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“It Gets People Talking” is Not Enough

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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 →

My Illness is Not a Plot Point

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I have noticed an increase in shows using bipolar characters in storylines. Great, right? Anything to show the truth of the disorder, right? It all raises awareness…. right?! Yeah, except they all seem to be dramas. Mind, I don’t like … Continue reading →