Warning: a bit cursier than usual <3 In the last couple of days, mindfulness CBT hit the news headlines. Apparently, it’s a grand idea for people with depression, and maybe even with bipolar! Um… except fucking not. Personally, I’m sick … Continue reading →
Last night on Channel 4, a documentary called Being Bipolar went out on the air. Now, I’ll own up — I didn’t watch it (I wanted to mention that in case anyone, especially Dyane at ‘Birth of a New Brain’, … Continue reading →
By now, I suspect that most of the bipolaratti have heard about Sinead O’Conner’s open letter to Miley Cyrus. Perhaps some of you have nodded along in agreement. Perhaps others of you felt that, while well-meaning, Miss O’Conner is in … Continue reading →
It seems today that mental health is the hot topic in UK news. Some of it is for fairly good reasons, like trying to appreciate the importance of early detection and treatment: Mentally ill are ‘dying needlessly’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24240408 Call for … Continue reading →
I wish to preface this by stating I am a huge fan of Hyperbole and a Half, and have been since I first read her pants-pissingly funny and apt ‘This is Why I’ll Never be an Adult‘. When she posted … Continue reading →
Yesterday, I found out that Baroness Margaret Thatcher died while I was working on my post for here. I have no real opinion on her; I accept that she was incredibly divisive and that a lot of people were worse … Continue reading →
Outside of some skirmishes with racing thoughts, things continue to be pleasantly neutral. I’m not doing much, mind – I’m planning a party for a month hence, and doing my Monday checklist. I’m revelling in enjoyment of things, and the … Continue reading →
Not much going on here today, as befits a weekend. I’m just gaming, chilling out, etc. And then I see something kind of insane in the news: London rooftops to carry missiles during Olympic Games http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/29/london-rooftops-missiles-olympic-games Yanno, I get that … Continue reading →
Today is a rather busy day on the British political landscape. The Culture Secretary is fighting for his job after revelations from James Murdoch at the Levenson Inquiry, his father Rupert is on the stand today, and we are apparently … Continue reading →
Not much to say today, mes amis – I’m curled up with a hot water bottle, and watching the Leveson Inquiry. For those not in the UK or uninterested in clicking a Wikipedia link: ‘The Leveson Inquiry is an ongoing … Continue reading →