{"id":3836,"date":"2011-08-02T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=3836"},"modified":"2018-10-31T12:04:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T19:04:31","slug":"guest-post-craig-hamilton-part-1-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/guest-post-craig-hamilton-part-1-of-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: Craig Hamilton part 1 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Hamilton – My Story part 1 of 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Craig: Sports broadcaster, writer, and motivational speaker. Wow! <\/p><\/div>\n

In September 2000 I was hospitalized for two weeks after suffering a psychotic episode at Broadmeadow Railway Station in Newcastle, Australia.<\/p>\n

The subsequent diagnosis from the team at the James Fletcher Hospital was Bipolar 1 Disorder.<\/p>\n

It will be ten years in September since that traumatic time and I have had time to reflect on a great deal about the illness and the best way to manage it and stay well.<\/p>\n

Bipolar Disorder, like so many other mental illnesses has a stigma associated with it that makes management of the condition even more difficult than it should be.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For many people with Bipolar disorder , managing the illness and coming to terms with the sometimes severe mood swings is something managed in secrecy, away from the prying eyes of even close friends and family.<\/p>\n

My experience with the illness in 2000 was so traumatic and debilitating that upon recovery I felt almost duty bound to speak up about Bipolar Disorder and attempt to decrease the level of stigma around this illness.<\/p>\n

Since 2000 I have been very well. That needs to be stated for the record. I’m still working for ABC Radio in Newcastle , who were my employers back in 2000 when the world that I knew went pear shaped for a couple of months.<\/p>\n

I am never complacent about this illness because I have seen the devastation Bipolar can wreak when out of control, so I am constantly aware of the way I live my life. Stress levels, sleep patterns, medication, relaxation and exercise are all part of a management strategy that I have put in place to make sure that the events of 2000 are never repeated.<\/p>\n

Craig Hamilton\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here for <\/span>Craig Hamilton Part 2<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Click here for Craig Hamilton Part 3<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Craig Hamilton is an ABC Broadcaster and sought after motivational<\/span><\/address>\n
speaker. His book \u2018Broken Open\u2019 is a story of remarkable triumph that<\/span><\/address>\n
will inspire all who read it. You can\u00a0read more about Craig at his <\/span><\/address>\n
website www.craig-hamilton.com<\/a><\/span><\/address>\n

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Craig Hamilton – My Story part 1 of 3<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Craig: Sports broadcaster, writer, and motivational speaker. Wow! <\/p>\n

In September 2000 I was hospitalized for two weeks after suffering a psychotic episode at Broadmeadow Railway Station in Newcastle, Australia.<\/p>\n

The subsequent diagnosis from the team at the James Fletcher Hospital was Bipolar 1 Disorder.<\/p>\n

It will be ten years in September since that traumatic time and I have had time to reflect on a great deal about the illness and the best way to manage it and stay well.<\/p>\n

Bipolar Disorder, like so many other mental illnesses has a stigma associated with it that makes management of the condition even more difficult than it should be.<\/p>\n

For many people with Bipolar disorder , managing [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3836"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11661,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836\/revisions\/11661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}