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Things I want to tell you about living with complex mental illness.

Things I want to tell you about living with complex mental illness.

Posted on 3 May, 20193 May, 2019Author NataliePosted in Mental illness

This past year has been tough for me. I’ve been ping-ponging between hypomania and depression while living with social anxiety that sees me unable to leave my house for weeks at a time. Navigating life as a mentally ill person in Australia is confusing and opaque. This post discusses mental illness and self harm. It’s…

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Hyperglycaemic whimsy: put a flower on your bike.

Hyperglycaemic whimsy: put a flower on your bike.

Posted on 3 April, 2013Author NataliePosted in Mental illness7 Replies

Since I was blessed with my bipolar 2 diagnosis a lot of things have started to make sense. I don’t want to make light of mood swings and behaviour changes, but I can identify with oscillating between saccharine whimsy and eye-rolling cynicism and it’s pretty evident in the sort of things I make. I also…

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