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The End- When Our Lived Experience goes to sleep

13/02/2018by ourlivedexperience 1 Comment

Our Lived Experience closes its doors I hate it when I receive emails that start off with “It is with great sadness…” So, I refuse to start this post with […]

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South African Bipolar News

Meet new SA Blogger: Helène Janse van Rensburg

07/07/2017by Yvette Hess Leave a comment

The D-word (no, not Divorce or Diet – the other one) I’m a female, 37 years old, a daughter, a big sister, a University graduate, a wife, and a mother.  […]

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Stories, Submissions

I used to be- Yvette Hess

16/06/2017by Yvette Hess Leave a comment

The post below is a reblog of sorts. One of the founding members of Our Lived Experience, Yvette had stopped writing a while back. In fact, she’s been floating in […]

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Stories, Submissions

Dealing With Depression At Home

25/05/2017by canteatstories Leave a comment

Hello to our South African readers! (And of course a friendly hello to our foreign readers too!) We are excited to tell you that an article, “Dealing With Depression At Home“, […]

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South African Bipolar News

How To Support Your Family Member/Friend/Partner With Depression – W.B

12/05/2017by Yvette Hess 6 Comments

How to support your family member/friend/partner with depression: Don’t ask them why they are depressed. Do not say “if you change your mindset …” Do not give advice. I promise, […]

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Stories, Submissions

[Submission]: Welcome, Shadow!

20/07/2016by ourlivedexperience Leave a comment

Shadow inboxed me on my Facebook page asking about support structures for someone who has bipolar disorder. I convinced them to write about their struggles. We really hope we’ll hear more […]

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Submissions

Giveaway: Janine Binneman Fine Jewellery #SpeakUpAboutSuicide

07/04/2016by ourlivedexperience 9 Comments

April is known to be Fools’ month but our topic today is no joke.  Suicide is a very personal topic hence we don’t like to talk about it. The idea […]

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South African Bipolar News

Software upgrade!

30/03/2016by Charlotte Wessels 5 Comments

So yes, depression showed up, but you know what, the monster isn’t half as intimidating as it always was.

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South African Bipolar News

#FeatureFriday: Natasha Tracy in the house!

25/03/2016by blahpolar 11 Comments

Interview with Natasha Tracy, author of Bipolar Burble by the Blahpolar *passes Natasha a glass of water* How would you describe yourself, if you weren’t allowed to mention bipolar? I […]

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South African Bipolar News

Bipolar II disorder compared to bipolar I disorder – the results are not what you would expect

09/02/2016by Charlotte Wessels 6 Comments

Based on the following article: “American tertiary clinic-referred bipolar II disorder compared to bipolar I disorder: More severe in multiple ways, but less severe in a few other ways” Dell’Osso, […]

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