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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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[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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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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Bipolar Disorder Research

From one day to the next

29/10/2015by Pieces of Bipolar 4 Comments

one day i’m fine, the next i dine on suicide, and pesticide one day i’m down with a frown cold as stone, in agony moan then i am gay for the day inhibitions gone astray, life’s […]

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[New Post]: Welcome Philippe Doubell!

28/05/2015by ourlivedexperience 9 Comments

Philippe hails from Grahamstown and manages his Facebook Page, Bipolar Disorder- a Path Taken. He has over 4000 likes and is strong becoming an online go-to point for day to […]

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