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Sep 1, 2024 | themighty.com | Juliette V.

Members of The Mighty's bipolar disorder community share movies they relate to.

Apr 16, 2024 | themighty.com | Janet Coburn

I once suggested to a writer that he should include chemist Clara Immerwahr in his book on notable women. After her education, she had no opportunities to do her own research, as it was the early 1900s. Instead, she helped her husband in his. In 1915, she killed herself because she couldn’t accept the weapons-related research on poison gases her husband was doing. My friend replied that he wanted the women in his book to demonstrate agency.

Apr 15, 2024 | themighty.com | Wendy Kennar

Rebellious body. That’s what my soul lives in. A body that is rebelling against itself. Over and over. A body that is punishing me. A body that isn’t following the rules. The rules I followed all my life — get enough sleep, drink water, limit alcohol, don’t smoke, exercise, eat a varied diet. I did all that, and still I wound up with a rebellious body. Generally I hear rebellious, and I think positive attributes like strength and bravery. Rebels who fought against Nazi Germany.

Apr 13, 2024 | themighty.com | Janet Coburn

When I first started looking at the literature regarding serious mental illness (SMI), I became confused by the abbreviation BPD. At first, I thought it was a typo or an alternative for bipolar disorder. Of course, I found out that it wasn’t — BPD stood for borderline personality disorder. Even if you know what the abbreviation means, it’s easy enough to get confused between the two. In fact, bipolar is often misdiagnosed as borderline, or vice versa.

Apr 10, 2024 | themighty.com | Jennifer Walsh

When I received my bipolar diagnosis, I struggled to accept it as truth. Although the pieces of the puzzle finally seemed to fit together, I was in denial for many weeks. The pervasive shame and stigma associated with mental illnesses often lead many to go years without receiving the necessary support and treatment. I was no exception until I ended up with no choice but to seek the help I’d been longing for after being hospitalized for a self-inducedoverdose.