I'm straying away from the mummy memoirs today to comment on a feature i have just seen on todays 'This Morning' on ITV1. They are running a series this week on different mental health disorders.
Today they were looking at manic depression. I dont have any personal experience of manic depression or bi-polar disorder but i thought the subject was dealt with very well. There was some focus on what i imagine some people would class as the comical element of the disorder 'the man featured washed his hair in tomato soup and painted his carpet blue during one manic episode' , however it also looked at the serious side of the condition and the effect it can have on the sufferer and people around them.
There was also a very positive message in the feature as the sufferer shown graduated from university with a good degree, is a successful author and has been medication free for over 2 years. It just goes to show there is always hope even for the most serious sufferers and we should never give up trying to live the kind of life we all want and deserve to live despite our mental illnesses.
Well done to 'This Morning' i look forward to seeing more positive stories on mental health from them.
Take care and stay positive.
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Yes i thought i'd seen a clip showing the mental health programmes on the "this morning" show. I'll have to tape them in the week. It's really great that more channels are willing to show mental health issues and approach them in the subtle way that most other illnesses have. Thanx for reminding me i'll make sure i watch.
hya,
thanx 4 lettin me know bout that!
i'll af try an av a gander at the old day time t.v c wots on n tape um!
purkul
x
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