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Guest Post: Interview with Author of ” I am Her She is Me” Birdie Thorn

Bipolar Bandit

Birdie has lived experience with Bipolar 2, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and ADHD. A: I live with Bipolar 2 disorder. I give people a first-hand look at the deepest depths of depression and the heights of mania. There are some parts of the book that are describing a depressive episode that the main character is experiencing.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

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10 Ways Substance Addiction Can Change Your Personality

Gateway Foundation

Substance use disorder significantly impacts a person’s life, damaging health, relationships, careers, and finances. Other substances like methamphetamine or cocaine can lead to reckless behavior due to paranoia or overconfidence. Additionally, addiction can worsen mental illnesses like anxiety and depression.

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psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

what the BPS report says In contrast to media stereotypes, in reality few people who experience paranoia or hear distressing voices ever hurt anyone else. After all it could be that people who, say, suffer from depression are too apathetic to be violent, and so bring the total violence of the mentally ill down to the population average.