tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153550756777902895.comments2012-01-12T13:31:06.422+11:00the manic geekPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538529135446681978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153550756777902895.post-56127524092180866232012-01-12T13:31:06.422+11:002012-01-12T13:31:06.422+11:00Hi Penny
Thanks so much for the comment. It's...Hi Penny<br /><br />Thanks so much for the comment. It's sounds cliched, but knowing that others are experiencing the same things and that people read do care enough to read & comment really do help with getting through the day. <br /><br />I suppose the main message that everyone needs to communicate is that it IS OK to have a mental illness, and getting help doesn't make you insane!<br /><br />Thanks again!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538529135446681978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153550756777902895.post-25221950388981695642012-01-09T21:23:24.422+11:002012-01-09T21:23:24.422+11:00Hey Bushy
I have to let you know that I am most i...Hey Bushy<br /><br />I have to let you know that I am most interested in what you have to say about what it is like to be bipolar and the struggles it brings to your life. Your journey may help me understand something of what my mother was going through and perhaps to understand her ultimate death due to suicide.<br /><br />New Year's Eve marked one year since she felt the need to end her suffering. For me, it was like it happened only yesterday. The pain is still so raw...and it may help you to know that the carnage that is left behind is so great. I know that she was suffering and that this was what she wanted, but it has left me feeling guilty, regretful, angry and ultimately extemely sad. I have had to attend numerous counselling sessions (as have my children)and have at times had great difficulty in functioning as a 'normal' human being. But I guess that this is only a fraction of what she was going through, but I'm just saying that I don't see how her actions 'fixed' anything.<br /><br />I am happy that you know you have this illness and are willing to share it with us. The greatest thing for me was to understand that mental illness is a real disease, just as destructive as any aggressive cancer...and I think the biggest breakthrough for us all would be to shake the stigma that is involved at any mention of a mental illness.<br /><br />I guess I just want you to know as well, that you are not alone in your fight...there is help and people that care out there and you do mean the world to many people. I have dealt with undiagnosed mental illness for the last 40 years and have seen many things come to pass...don't let it define you as a person xxxPenelope Pittstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382320954493970843noreply@blogger.com