a2z Bipolar - A Personal Journey
I would like to apologise to my neighbours who I offended during my drinking days. What started off as a quick visit to borrow a cigarette became much more disruptive. I would often go to my neighbours’ houses late at night and wake them up in a bid for more alcohol and manic interaction. I…
Sometimes my head is so busy that any noise at all causes great discomfort. In mania, I particularly like loud music. In a low mood I cannot even tolerate the sound of the television or indeed any music. I want total silence, which is not realistic. A slamming door or someone creeping up (intentionally or…
I think by now most of us will have heard that the brain is one of the least understood organs in the body. Neurotransmitters are hormone-like chemicals which send signals to all parts of the nervous system. I lived with a buzzing head for years. It feels as if there are electric shocks going off…