I am reblogging this post by my good friend lilypup, not only because I can’t concentrate well enough to tie my shoes but because she describes a scenario that happened to her in real life. Read it and see what an effed-up mental health system we have even in this day and age.
In Chairs
Published by bpnurse
I'm a retired registered nurse and writer who also happens to be street-rat crazy, if the DSM-IV.....oops, 5---is to be believed. I was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder at the age of 55, and am still sorting through the ashes of the flaming garbage pile that my life had become. Here, I'll share the lumps and bumps of a late-life journey toward sanity.... along with some rants, gripes, sour grapes and good old-fashioned whining from time to time. It's not easy being bipolar in a unipolar world; let's figure it out together. View more posts
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