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On my way to Paris!! 27 Jun 2011 | 02:19 am
St Pancras station looking all posh now. Going to Paris for a few days with one of my best friends. How exciting is this??
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Where Am I Going? Where Have I Come From? 18 Apr 2011 | 05:13 am
I don’t know where this blog is going anymore. In fact I’m not sure where I am going anymore. The world is a big, large place and currently I’m scared of it. Am seeing my CPN tomorrow. Frightened that...
Mentally Numbed: Being Sedated Whilst An Inpatient Kept Me Safe 22 Nov 2010 | 07:52 am
So where was I? Ah yes, after lots and lots of lorazepam on the Monday afternoon/evening/night the duty medical doctor decided to delete it from my drug chart as the drug of choice for calming me dow...
Suicide Slip-Ups: Remember To Plan, Check And Then Check Again 15 Nov 2010 | 07:35 am
A week ago I was going to kill myself. I won’t go into exact details but to say that a key component in the plan was to drive off somewhere else. I had spent a fair few days organising this plan; lyin...
Left And Right: When One Doesn’t Know What The Other Is Doing 7 Nov 2010 | 06:45 am
I saw my CPN on Thursday. It would have been quite a useful meeting if I haven’t spent nearly all of it in tears, completely unable to articulate my feelings or my needs. The only upshot is that she r...
All Good Things Come To An End: How The High Has Given Way To A Low 4 Nov 2010 | 09:20 pm
I have stopped using the lorazepam to calm me down now and more to keep me safe. My hypomania has gone. The boundless energy has gone. The positive thoughts and hopeful aspirations have disappeared. ...
Interchangeable ‘L’ Drugs: Off Lithium But Onto Lorazepam 2 Nov 2010 | 05:14 am
There are breaks from blogging and then there are blogs in which you wonder if the author is ever going to bother returning. Well fear not dear readers, if I actually have any of those left, because I...
Bipolar Bright: Mental Illness Linked With Intelligence 5 Feb 2010 | 06:43 am
From yesterday’s Telegraph: Bright pupils more likely to suffer bipolar disorder Clever schoolchildren have a much higher risk of suffering from bipolar disorder than less intelligent pupils, accord...
We All Need To Learn: How Student Nurses Can Affect Appointments 24 Jan 2010 | 05:01 am
I met Emma, my new CPN, on Wednesday and she had a student nurse with her. I am very tolerant of students and agreed for the student to sit in on the appointment, even though it was the first time I h...
