Commentator Aubrey Ralph is bipolar, and says he has been living in a storm for most of his life. In this audio essay, he takes us down below the clouds, and into the darkness of his own mind.
PermalinkSubmitted by Julie Brown (not verified) on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 6:04pm
this was amazing...it made me cry the whole way through...I have been struggling w/bipolar illness for 27 years, and have experienced some of the highest of highs, and lowest of lows...no one will ever truly know what it feels like -- until you experience it for yourself!
PermalinkSubmitted by esther (not verified) on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 10:01pm
it is an interesting and sometimes shattering journey to move through life in relationship to one's own and one's family-members' mental-health . i look back on my own behaviour over my 53 years and wonder-- was i manic? depressed? "normal"? was it me, or those crazy people all around me?!? now my son moves through sometimes extreme ends of the spectrum (?) and i am learning that the thing that helps us all the most is to address and learn to manage/contain/diminish ANXIETY--that emotional/behavioural tangle that short-circuits us on so many levels. our nervous-systems really do become so frayed. we really haven't learned to nourish and sustain our health and well-being-- and therefore must find our way with this most fundamental aspect of existence as best we can, day to day.
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this was amazing...it made me cry the whole way through...I have been struggling w/bipolar illness for 27 years, and have experienced some of the highest of highs, and lowest of lows...no one will ever truly know what it feels like -- until you experience it for yourself!
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it is an interesting and sometimes shattering journey to move through life in relationship to one's own and one's family-members' mental-health . i look back on my own behaviour over my 53 years and wonder-- was i manic? depressed? "normal"? was it me, or those crazy people all around me?!? now my son moves through sometimes extreme ends of the spectrum (?) and i am learning that the thing that helps us all the most is to address and learn to manage/contain/diminish ANXIETY--that emotional/behavioural tangle that short-circuits us on so many levels. our nervous-systems really do become so frayed. we really haven't learned to nourish and sustain our health and well-being-- and therefore must find our way with this most fundamental aspect of existence as best we can, day to day.
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