This week on the You Look Happier Podcast, Ellie sits down with Dean, an Army veteran and dad who shares his raw and powerful journey of living alongside Bipolar Disorder.
After being sectioned under the Mental Health Act, attempting suicide twice, and experiencing the intense highs of hypermania alongside crippling depressive episodes, Dean opens up about the battles inside his head.
We talk about what bipolar really feels like, the reality of being sectioned, the impact mental illness had on his family, and how finally receiving a diagnosis helped him begin to understand himself.
⚠️ Content warning: This episode contains discussions around suicide, bipolar disorder, mental illness and being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. If these topics may be distressing, please listen with care.
Dean's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dean_online_performance_coach/
Bipolar UK: https://www.bipolaruk.org/
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