Functionally Ill
Adventures with Mental Health : Deeply myself
by Laura-Marie
Laura-Marie, who also hears voices, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She questions what society considers mental illness and recounts her nervousness during her appointment with a county psychiatrist, including anxiety about medications and unwanted side-effects of weight-gain or diabetes. She also reprints an entry about her support group from her blog http://dangerouscompassions.blogspot.com.
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Written at a point when she is feeling well, Laura-Marie broadly discusses mental health advocacy and coping strategies, and zooms in on her specific method of self-care and recovery. She compares the goals of several mental health organizations, including NAMI, MindFreedom, and the Icarus Project, muses on a friend's opinion that all mental health problems are a result of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and criticizes a uniformed path of recovery for mental health patients. Laura-Marie also defines her particular breed of "crazy," outlines her strategies for self-care when she feels too low or too high, and explains why she wants to get off medication. Her active participation in the online forums of the Icarus Project, a radical mental health support and advocacy group, is highlighted.
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