Tuesday’s Journal Prompt: Was there a specific event or series of events that created your fear? Did your fear come from a story you heard or a scene on TV? Dig back in time and find the source of your fear.
Hi there!
In the spring of 1995, I received my bipolar disorder diagnosis. I knew little about mental illnesses other than the little I had seen on TV or read in the book Sybil. I knew of one man with the diagnosis, and the way he lived his life terrified me about my possible future.
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness. It can throw your life into chaos, fill your head with false memories, and drive you to self-destructive behaviors.
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