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Angela Merriott
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Join date: Oct 25, 2022
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Angela is the mother of two grown-up children. Whilst her children were young, Angela gained a BSc in Psychology with the Open University. In her working life, she has been committed to improving the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our society. She has worked in a Legal Aid law firm, as a volunteer mental health advocate and also as a befriender in her local community. Angela has Bipolar 1 and is well-acquainted with most aspects of this condition. She has experienced many episodes of profound depression and also hypomania, manic psychosis and one prolonged mixed affective state. Angela enjoys singing in a community choir, gardening, camping and hill-walking.
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Angela
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Merriott
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Jul 22, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Spinning Plates: Managing my Physical and Mental Health
I am 66 years old. I have had bipolar since the age of 21. (Bipolar is a condition where a person’s mood may go high or low). I have written three times before on this platform: about diagnostic overshadowing, about mixed affective states, and about living with a serious mental health condition. As well as bipolar, I have developed several physical health conditions. I have ulcerative colitis (an inflammatory bowel disease). I have also experienced two lymphomas.
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Jun 8, 2023 ∙ 5 min
A Message of Hope: Finding my Way through the Madness of the World
I am 63 years old. I have had bipolar since I was 21. I have experienced one prolonged manic episode, many profound depressive episodes, and
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Mar 24, 2021 ∙ 7 min
When Two Poles Collide: A Personal Account of a Mixed Affective State
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health condition that severely affects a person’s mood. It is a relapsing-remitting condition. It...
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