Bipolar – Kirsty Spraggon

Mental Health Awareness – Personal Interviews

May 12, 2015 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Clinical Depression, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Shame, Stigma, Suicidal

[youtube]https://youtu.be/Wubl6GYaDRo?list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg[/youtube] Mental Health Awareness is key to reducing the stigma. My guests share their personal stories of mental health struggles and successes. To help raise awarness around mental health issues. People who’ve overcome the stigma. My guests share their personal stories of mental health struggles and successes. Watch to hear from people like you and me who’ve overcome the stigma associated with mental health. They share their turning points, lessons, the gifts that came from their hardships and what they Read More

4 Epiphanies That Change Lives For the Better

October 21, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Addiction, Alcoholic, Bipolar, Cutting, Depression, hard times, hardships, KirstyTV, Self Harm, tough times, turning point

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5pzZzlpm7k&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=41[/youtube] [powerpress] Getting through tough times is much easier with a healthy perspective. Watch 4 guests share the epiphanies and turning points that helped get them through the hard times. My favorite part of all of my interviews is when my guests share the turning point that changed their lives and got them into a happy place again. I get to hear what it was that made them shift their view of the world, changed their thinking, and helped them Read More

I Am Depressed. What Should I Do?

September 16, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Clinically Depressed, Depressed, Depression, KirstyTV, Mental Health, Ross Szabo, Self Hate, Suicidal, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz_EVifkaU&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=38[/youtube] [powerpress] “I am depressed. What should I do?” is a common question I receive in emails from viewers. I also get thank you notes from viewers who’ve benefited from our depression and self-esteem. Depression is one of those topics that often people do not want to talk about, but it’s the very thing that will help people who struggle with depression. At any place in the mental health spectrum, wether it’s mild OCD or bipolar disease, the question is Read More

Celebrity Suicides & Wisdom From People Who Have Overcome Depression

September 10, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Clinically Depressed, Cutting, Depressed, Depression, How to deal with depression, Interview, KirstyTV, Mental Health, Self Hate, Suicidal, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide, Teen Depression

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJz_EVifkaU&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=1[/youtube] Celebrity suicides in 2014 and in recent years include Simone Battle (X Factor Star and member of girl band G.R.L.), Robin Williams (actor), Lee Thompson (actor known for playing the main character on Disney’s “The Famous Jett Jackson”), and Tony Scott (the director of the hit film “Top Gun” among others). Tragic and shocking, it’s opened up the stigma-heavy topic of depression on social media and private conversations all over the world. I have the privilege of sharing the wisdoms of three Read More

Living On The Edge: Being Bipolar

June 17, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Depression, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Mental Health, Ross Szabo, Self Harm, Self Hate, Suicidal, Suicide, Talkshow, Teen Depression

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wubl6GYaDRo&src_vid=lihdu4EEHpg&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_3969632117[/youtube] [powerpress] The truth about depression, suicidal thoughts and bipolar disorder. His story starts at just 16 years old, when Ross Szabo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder which escalated to depression, suicidal thoughts, anger control problems and psychotic features. At just 17, he was hospitalized for attempting to take his own life. He has found a way to not just survive, but thrive and has gone on to speak to over a million people on a mission to normalize mental health Read More

Learning To Stop Silencing My Emotions Saved Me

March 24, 2013 by admin In KommunityTags: Bipolar, Couch, Discussions, Grow, Hope, How to Heal, Inspiring, Interviews, Kouch Time, Moving Forward, Moving On, Self Harm, Self Help, Talk Show, Talkshow, The Talkshow, Women Discuss, Women's Topics

My story starts in Colorado where I had recently moved with my parents. We had come from northern California and I was a sophomore in high school. I remember being so utterly devastated about being uprooted from the town I had lived in since the 2nd grade. My sister and I shared a bunk bed that we were able to take apart because we had our own rooms in this new home. Our bedrooms were located in the bottom Read More