Stability is still such a foreign concept to me. Ever since I was a young girl, I experienced mood swings that at times felt scary, out of control and destructive: to me and others around me.
I became used to experiencing debilitating depression, hopelessness and self-hatred. I had a terrible relationship with my body, which led to eating disorders and engaging in self-harm for over a decade.
I also had explosive outbursts of anger and periods where every little thing made me feel irritable and agitated. It wasn’t too long ago that I discovered these symptoms to be part of a bipolar disorder type 1 diagnosis.
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