Natasha Tracy

Natasha Tracy writes the award-wining Breaking Bipolar blog on HealthyPlace.com, and also hosts the Bipolar Burble blog. Natasha has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder type-II ultra-rapid-cycling, and writes primarily about mental health, bipolar disorder, depression and treatment resistant depression.

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How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder

Posted by: | August 7th, 2012 | 3 comments

Bipolar disorder is often a lifelong struggle, and supporting someone who has it isn’t easy. The person who is ill with bipolar disorder is dealing with ignorance, stigma, doctors, the healthcare system, insurance and many other challenges. In the face of all that, what’s a loved one to do? View Full Post

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Succeeding When You Have a Mental Illness: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Posted by: | May 22nd, 2012 | 1 comment

Slow and steady wins the race. Or so we’ve been told since we were children. But does anyone really buy this? Does anyone really think that slow and steady wins the promotion? Or slow and steady gets the new car? Or that slow and steady cures mental illness? View Full Post

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Life with Prozac: Accepting Your Depression Treatment

Posted by: | March 27th, 2012 | 0 comments

When I was first diagnosed with depression (and later bipolar disorder) I had a lot of preconceived notions about what it was to be treated for a mental illness. First, I didn’t consider depression to be a real illness, so I was pretty suspicious of the fact that I had it. View Full Post

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Human Rights and Assisted Outpatient Treatment

Posted by: | February 27th, 2012 | 0 comments

Guest blogger: Natasha Tracy There are only two kinds of people in this world: those with a mental illness and those who know someone with a mental illness. Yes, that’s right — every person’s life is... View Full Post