TW: self-harm, bipolar disorder, psychosis, suicidal thoughts
Today Maryellen is joined by a special guest, bipolar advocate Tatyana Frost. Tatyana runs the popular Instagram account, @havingbipolar, and opens up to the OKAY-ISH community about her journey of acceptance and advocacy. The two discuss:
Tatyana’s first experience talking about her diagnosis
Starting her Instagram during quarantine
How she felt when she was first diagnosed
Her parent’s reaction to the diagnosis and their relationship
How disorders such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD are widely accepted and discussed, but bipolar didn’t make it on the “acceptance train”
How, while a lifelong condition, bipolar disorder is still treatable
The importance of taking your medication when you have bipolar disorder
How Tatyana keeps herself stable
How the introduction of lithium changed the game for bipolar disorder
What psychosis means and how it can manifest
Advice for someone who was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Advice for family members of someone who was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Be sure to follow Tatyana on Instagram @havingbipolar.
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