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Bringing positive thoughts to Mind
Posted by: | CommentsI spent an evening with a group of people from the York and District division of Mind this week. As a volunteer (running the Bipolar Support group), it was good to join volunteers and service users from other groups.
The amount of courage, positivity and support in the room was unbelievable. I spent time chatting to people who had overcome the most incredible adversity, relying on this charity to provide valuable support and advice in their darkest times. The people I met were funny, resourceful and fascinating, having each found coping strategies for their individual mental health issues.
On lunacy…
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s been a funny few weeks, recently. The launch of the novel has led to a myriad repercussions which I didn’t fully consider until it was published and promoted. I’m published with Chipmunka, who specialise in releasing texts with a mental health theme. Coming out of the closet as someone with Bipolar is a bit like admitting you wear mismatched underwear.* It’s something you don’t necessarily want the world to know about.
