Bipolar Psychiatrist: Your Diagnosis Is NOT Your Prognosis
NEW EPISODE! Stream on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all platforms: talkBD.live/bipolar-psychiatrist
Psychiatrist Dr.
Joanna Jarecki shares a powerful story of living with bipolar disorder - from spiralling into depression to being taken to hospital in handcuffs during mania. Dr. Jarecki reveals how her experience with bipolar I disorder turned her to psychiatry to help others in their recovery journey, and delivers a heartfelt message of hope that living well with bipolar disorder is possible.
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Chapters and Timestamps
01:52 Growing Up & Early Signs
03:01 First Depressive Episode: "My World Was Ending"
08:14 Mania: Grandiosity & Delusions
10:52 Handcuffs & Hospitalization: "Fighting for My Life"
15:02 The Aftermath: Shame, Treatment & Rebuilding
21:49 Bipolar Disorder Made Me a Better Psychiatrist
26:43 Why Recovery Is Possible
30:58 What Psychiatrists Fail to Understand
37:57 "I Promise You, Things Will Get Better"
40:17 Thank Yous & Unconditional Acceptance
The Transformative Power of Accepting Your Bipolar Disorder
New blog! Being diagnosed with bipolar I disorder over 30 years ago at the age of thirty-five,
Louise Dwerryhouse reflects on her decades long journey on how accepting her bipolar diagnosis changed her life and supported her path to recovery.
"Acceptance is about acknowledging that bipolar disorder exists within us, a life partner so to speak."
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Top 4 Ways to Support Someone in Depression
Share this video with your loved ones! Author
Sara Schley, who lives with bipolar II disorder, breaks down the most important things that family members, caregivers, and friends can do to help support a loved one experiencing bipolar disorder or depression:
youtube.com/watch?v=4kIJz7b3ubA
1. Reach In/Don't Expect People to Reach Out
2. Listen Without Judgment
3. Take Initiative (Just Do It)
4. Create a Support Team
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