Matt Edmondson on impact of rare mental health disorder cyclothymia: “Simply getting the label was life changing”
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nme.comA post shared by Matt Edmondson (@matthewedmondson)Edmondson went on to say that until he received his diagnosis, he hadn’t considered how much of a negative impact those stints of mania had on his life. “These ‘up’ times very much controlled me,” he continued, “and I always had a feeling that if I didn’t go with the excited spark of an idea in that exact moment I might lose it forever.”As for his experiences with the other end of the emotional spectrum – when he noted was what spurred him to seek treatment – Edmondson said: “My low times are often accompanied by incredibly strong anxious thoughts, catastrophisation… and panic.”Having an official medical diagnosis wound up benefiting Edmondson greatly, he explained, as “simply getting the.
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