The Myth of the Straight Line: Understanding the Challenges and Victories of Mental Health
Sharing some of the ups and downs from my mental health journey.
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Prozac was a wonder drug for me.
In the course of a few days, I went from days in bed, unable to function, to spring cleaning every inch of my apartment and going out with friends every night. For the first time in years, I felt like everything was right in the world.
Then things went very, very wrong.
I didn’t know I had bipolar disorder, and my general practitioner doctor thought the solution was to keep throwing higher doses of Prozac at me. Mania took over my life. When things on the outside became just as destructive as my feelings on the inside, my friends rushed me to the hospital.
Their actions saved my life.
"Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair."
- Rick Warren
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Receiving a Diagnosis
During my hospital stay, I found out I had bipolar disorder. The diagnosis can be traumatic enough, but the way it makes you doubt everything is even worse.
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