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I don't describe myself that way. I identify as a person with a mental illness, but that doesn't mean I am ill all the time. I think I've had times of being mentally ill, particularly when I've been in hospital. l I think the term mentally ill has negative connotations because it seems all encompassing. So I would describe myself more as a person with bipolar disorder, not as a mentally ill person.
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"Does the body rule the mind, or does the mind rule the body?"
"Those who feel the breath of sadness, sit down next to me. Those feel they're touched my madness, sit down next to me. Those who find themselves ridiculous, sit down next to me."
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