I nearly forgot...
Sep. 19th, 2006 04:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soulstarYou should all (um, if you get BBC2) watch Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. I'm hoping it's going to be actually interesting and useful, anyway. And that lots of people will watch it. Because, you know, I never know how to explain it more to people if / when I tell them I'm bipolar. I kind of get stuck at that, because I really can't think of any short way to describe it without coming off as... heh... completely mental. So it would be ever so nice if it was a bit more widely known about, and if having a mental health condition was less of a stigma than it seems to be right now. It's really not that much different to someone who has a permanent physical condition. Or at least, I don't see why it should be treated any differently. One person might have a wonky back that at often unpredictable times, goes on them, meaning they can't work, or do the things they'd usually do. I have a wonky brain that does much the same. Neither of us can help that. It would be great if people in general were more informed about that, and could understand that not having physical symptoms doesn't mean that you're (a) malingering, or (b) a scary freak to be avoided at all costs. Although, you know, it's entirely possible that you could get 'b' from other parts of my personality, which would be fair enough ;-)
Anyway, I'll stop rambling now. If you want to watch it: BBC2, 9pm, Tues 19th Sept & Tues 26th Sept.
Anyway, I'll stop rambling now. If you want to watch it: BBC2, 9pm, Tues 19th Sept & Tues 26th Sept.
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Date: 2006-09-19 08:11 am (UTC)Wish I could see it! Tell me if it was good.
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Date: 2006-09-21 05:48 pm (UTC)I was talking to Ally about it yesterday evening, and interestingly, she couldn't relate many of the symptoms / behaviours it illustrated to me. She was quite surprised when I told her that actually, pretty much all of them applied.
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Date: 2006-09-22 08:22 am (UTC)Oh, coolness! I'd love to.
>She was quite surprised when I told her that actually, pretty much all of them applied.
It's so strange, isn't it? Same with my parents. We're either pretty good at hiding stuff... or something else. ;-)
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Date: 2006-09-19 06:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-19 09:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-21 05:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-28 09:25 am (UTC)Found thw follow up progammme a bit depressing. think I'll stick to my Lithium and not be brilliant, ta! ;)
Sorry this took so long I'm between ISPs. *sigh*