This is not a hugely significant entry, but since so many of you were so kind to comment on my review of my surprisingly positive assessment session with the Nexus Institute on Tuesday, I thought I would update you as to the current state of affairs with regards to them – or, at least, as regards [...]

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Perspectives from the Mentalist's Partner

Apologies for the delay in the third post in this series; we had something of a disrupted week last week and last night represented A’s first chance to explore these issues. In this post, we’re talking about the direct impact on him of my illnesses, history of trauma and current treatments. Q: On a day [...]

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Perspectives from the Mentalist's Partner

I deal with a set of symptoms representing the diagnoses of BPD, C-PTSD, clinical depression and social anxiety on a daily basis. I fall victim to the nefarious antagonists of psychotic and dissociative episodes with more frequency than I would care for (although I must hat-tip the efficacy of Seroquel in decreasing the former, having [...]

So apparently Seaneen, my fellow Norn Iron mental health blogger who writes at mentallyinteresting.org.uk, has been told she does not have bipolar disorder, but borderline. Anyone with any knowledge of mental illness that has read Seaneen’s blog knows that it is 100% fucking clear that she has manic depression. It doesn’t take the abject wankery [...]

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