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| source : aido.id |
It's not easy to admit that you've been sitting on the railing of the seventh floor that they wanted to jump over. Or at some point in your life the only solution to problems is to drink and drink until you give up. But I think testimonials like these help bring the reality of mental illness out of the cave.
The last ones to appear are an actor, Javi Martín, and a singer, Mai Meneses (Nena Daconte) with her books: “Bipolar and Lots of Honors” and “I Have Lots of Things” let you”. I was very moved when I spoke to them the other afternoon on the radio and they opened the channel without much consideration. Javi, with his comical armor as a flag: “I will laugh until the fear disappears; out loud, sometimes even so as not to cry. Call me crazy. And Mai, who wrote the book in a month, suddenly had to digest very painful memories: “I gave up my nightly nightmares. The spirits entered my bed and I saw them approaching until I could scream.”
Both suffer from bipolar disorder, a roller coaster ride where feelings of euphoria and sadness take over until the patient is exhausted. Manic episodes can take you - it is said - to seventh heaven, but depressive episodes drag you into a mire of suffering, sometimes intolerable. It's no one's fault if this happens to you. the existence of a known genetic component; Although it is true that drugs, unhealthy lifestyles and excessive stress contribute to its development.
The good news is that bipolar disorder doesn't drain the brain. And it can be controlled with medication, therapy, and psychiatric care. This is confirmed by Javi Martín and Mai Meneses, two people who today turn out to be two people who seem to know what happiness is, who accepted having mental illness and not only were not ashamed of it, but also undressed. because their experience - and their suffering - can be helpful to someone. At a time when selfishness and "everyone for you" seem to be in vogue so far, your generosity is a precious gift.