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Some of you may recall I did a reader survey a while back on the Bipolar Burble. The vast majority of the feedback was incredibly generous and positive. I appreciate all the feedback.
However, one of the things that came up multiple times was the desire to have more personal mental health stories represented here. People valued the in-depth information but wanted it balanced with life stories of real people with mental illness.
OK. I can do that.
To that end I’ve been soliciting guest authors and we’ll be seeing subjects like:
Personal Experiences of Mental IllnessI think it’s important people hear from others with mental illness because it puts a real face on the disease. And as much as people can relate to what I write, more people can relate to more kinds of stories. After all, not everyone is me. And that’s a good thing.
Would you like to guest post here? Do you have a personal story of mental illness involving yourself or a loved one? I’d love to hear from friends, family members and significant others as well. They too have invaluable stories to share.
If you’d like to get in touch, leave a comment or find me on Facebook, Twitter or contact me here.
Your piece can be anonymous if you choose. This is about what you want to talk about and in the way you want to talk about it.
The first personal experience story is about dealing with the grief of death while dealing with a mental illness coming up later this week.
Natasha Tracy is an award-winning writer, speaker, advocate, and consultant from the Pacific Northwest. She has been living with bipolar disorder for 26 years and has written more than 2000 articles on the subject.
Find more of Natasha’s work in her acclaimed book: "Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar" on Amazon.
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Hi Natasha-
Is this still open?
Hi Alex,
Absolutely :)
– Natasha
I don’t normally get excited about guest authors, but I have to say, I am looking forward to reading about someone else’s personal experience with transcranial magnetic stimulation. I read many other blogs, but I have yet to encounter anyone else that has tried it. My own experience was an excruciatingly painful and traumatizing failure after only two treatments because of incompetent and inadequately trained staff. Since I know what I went through can’t possibly be the norm, I’m curious to find out what the treatment is like when done correctly and what the therapeutic outcome was.
Hi Sid,
Yes, in the case of the upcoming author, she has found rTMS helpful.
If you’re interested, you could write a piece alongside hers and then you can add another perspective. And you could add what, exactly, incompetent staff looks like in this case (because I was under the impression that this is a very specialized treatment run but specially-trained personnel).
If you’re interested, let me know.
– Natasha Tracy