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Bipolar Suicide Is Premeditated
It’s well known that bipolar suicide is premeditated. It’s not an outburst or a momentary impulse. It’s a silent process where, little by little, you start organizing your things, saying goodbye without anyone noticing, and preparing the exact moment to…
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You Don’t Know How Much You Can Endure Until You’re There
You don’t know how much you can endure until the moment arrives. You think you have clear limits, that certain things would break you beyond repair, but when life pushes you to the edge, you find yourself still standing. Not…
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The Battle for Normalcy
When your mind fails, everything else loses meaning. Work, relationships, and projects become irrelevant. You wake up each day with one simple hope: to feel like a normal person. To go through daily tasks without your own mind sabotaging you,…
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Euphoria and the Path to Destruction
Yesterday, I set the city on fire. I left home with all the energy of euphoria on my side. I had been riding that wave for several days, feeling unstoppable. I don’t fully understand why, if euphoria already has me…
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The Tug of Euphoria: A Delicate Balance
I start to feel good, the euphoria is knocking at the door, and I know what’s coming. I know what I have to face. I can either fight the fire with Lithium and Quetiapine or ignore the meds and step…
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A Heavy Burden When Dealing with Mental Illness
Frustration is something we all deal with, but when you have a mental illness, that frustration becomes amplified. Small everyday challenges feel bigger, like just facing them is an impossible task. Often, you’re not only fighting external obstacles but also…
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Learning to Accept Yourself
For the first time in my life, I felt self-compassion. Before, I always found a reason not to: maybe I deserved it, others have it worse, life is just unfair. I never allowed myself to see it any other way.…