A good friend of mine who has bipolar disorder and I were talking about the ups and downs of bipolar disorder and I said,
“Up sort of implies something good and down implies something bad. It’s not like that with bipolar disorder. Mania is just as ‘bad’ and as dangerous as depression. You’ve been in the hospital with mania and depression- and my mania – even though it’s euphoric and awesome has actually wrecked my life just as much as the depression.“
So, I decided that I need another way to describe the illness that shows how both the up and the down are ‘bad.’ I came up with over the top and below the norm. Some people have trouble with the word normal- I don’t. I know that I’m not normal when I get depressed or manic! I can compare myself to the millions of people around the world without the illness. When I get manic I go over the top in my emotions, actions and thoughts. ‘Life is great! I’m a genius! Nothing can hurt me! I am superwoman! I can drive 90 miles an hour!’
When I’m depressed, I am below the norm. ‘I’m a worthless piece of trash that belongs in the gutter. I want to die so that I don’t feel this pain anymore. I will be like this forever and there is no hope.’
It’s the same dangerous language- it’s just two directions away from normal!
Julie
TO BEGIN WITH JULIE: THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME!!!!!!
This is for the the individuals you are trying to reach through this magazine…THERE IS AN ANSWER to anyone stuggling with MENTAL ILLNESS….
You need to do the REASEARCH I have uncovered in the past 2 years. The MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROOF is available on the INTERNET but you are reluctant discover the TRUTH.
Many of your readers would like to know that there are 96,000 PEER REVIEWED articles on Pubmed.gov. This is where the Doctors search for information. There are many articles on Bipolar/depression etc and Glutathione/Oxidative Stress….
THE CELLS of the BODY hold the ANSWERS and the BRAIN of an individual with MENTAL ILLNESS has BRAIN CELLS that are OXIDATED and DEPLETED in GLUTATHIONE.
We all understand Vitamin C with 35,000 articles but most of us haven’t heard about GLUTATHIONE. IT is the MASTER ANTIOXIDANT of the cell and without it we don’t EXIST. Without it the cell isn’t able to clean up the FREE RADICALS we take into the body EVERYDAY.
FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR READERS PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DISCOVERY FROM DR. ROBERT KELLER AND DR. HERBERT NAGASAWA…
Then you can start writing stories about how there is an answer for the BRAIN to stay healthy and PREVENT diseases. How the body/brain will HEAL ITSELF.
There are MANY OF US that have increased our GLUTATHIONE NATURALLY without side effects (REMAINED on MEDICATION)and ENJOY a life without ALWAYS dealing with SYMPTOMS.
My journey was to help my sons and many others with MENTAL ILLNESS. I did my due diligence and it’s there for anyone who wants it. Everyday is a blessing!!!
Hello Jacquie and to All Readers:
I am putting the following comment on the site for your information only. I do not endorse this, nor have I investigated the claims- but… the goal is to get better. If you wish to check this out and read the research that Jacquie sites, please do so with open eyes- but, if it is helpful, the information does need to be read.
Julie