Mostafa Ibrahim

A year and a half in Phoenix has passed and so has a year and a half of life-changing experiences and opportunities. Its difficult to pinpoint every single thing but when I reflect on my life as a whole, I know that I am continually growing and evolving into a better person. I am learning...
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Ive been mentally stable with no major episodes since February 2012. This has been the longest stretch of time I have been able to accomplish that since being diagnosed bipolar. As I look back at college and what I have accomplished after that, I think how I became and, God-willing, will continue to...
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As I face another rough patch, I turn to writing as another avenue of healing and therapy. Everything was going so well in my life until bipolar struck again. The overexcitement and enjoyment I felt abruptly ended and feelings of depression, loneliness, and hopelessness took over. My doctor suspects...
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As I face another rough patch, I turn to writing as another avenue of healing and therapy. Everything was going so well in my life until bipolar struck again. The overexcitement and enjoyment I felt abruptly ended and feelings of depression, loneliness, and hopelessness took over. My doctor suspects...
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At my psychotherapy session today, my psychiatrist asked me to recount my journey with my disorder, starting with my first manic episode. Talking about my manic episode and the hypomanic episode that happened a few months later was hard for me to do. I try not to think about it because being manic i...
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