My name is "Ash"! 🖤
"BitterSweet Bipolar" is a MH awareness page all about my very own personal 'Bipolar' journey experience; battles & accomplishments 🖤
"BSB" is not only about spreading awareness, it is dedicated to supporting others with MH 🖤 This is the page where you can follow my very own 'Bipolar' & Mental Health journey. From a very early, young age, due to childhood trauma, I suffered w
ith (back then they would call it) 'Manic Depression.' However, I didn't get my official diagnosis of 'Bipolar Affective Disorder' until I was admitted into a mental health hospital back in 2015. This is where I spent three and a half weeks- which was the bravest, yet scariest decision I have made to date! Unfortunately, having tried to take my own life several times and using self harm as a coping mechanism, I understand how the mind can take you to dark places and the struggle it is to get 'through one more day', not just for the sake of yourself but also for the sake of your loved ones around you. As you may know, due to lack of funding in the healthcare system, and ratio of healthcare professionals to mental health sufferers, there is a very long wait to getting appropriate help and the correct diagnosis. For me, it always seemed like my life was (...and still is) "racing against the clock" and the scary worry for my family and friends of "will she get the right help in time?". One of the main reasons I created this MH journey page back in 2016, was to raise awareness of Bipolar Disorder, along with spreading awareness of all the other MH issues that come along side with it. Another reason, was to create support within the community and to show that those struggling with MH are NOT alone.
- Ash 🖤
BSB
BitterSweet Bipolar' VISION:
• To support people who suffer from mental health, giving them a sense of community where they feel comfortable to reach out and speak up when they need help.
• To raise awareness and educate everyone the importance of knowing and understanding mental health.
• To give each person the opportunity to identify the early warning signs of mental illness. BitterSweet Bipolar' VALUES:
• Reach out and listen to anyone that needs support and advice in regards to mental health.
• Everyone- regardless of race, religion, gender, age, eco status, sexuality and ethnicity is equal and has the right to be treated with understanding, compassion and respect.
• Be open and honest in telling our own Bipolar & mental health journey and experiences.
• To stick together and support one another. We all need to stick together and help eachother.
• Never give up. Remember that! 🖤
