A mum has shared how bipolar made her think she'd caused the pandemic - and says she's grateful pop star Selena Gomez has spoken out about having the illness to dispel myths. Natasha Rea, 33, has struggled since she was a young teen with bipolar.
She was misdiagnosed with a mood disorder aged 14 and took her first overdose in January 2005. It wasn't until the autumn of 2013 that she was formally diagnosed with the condition.
Natasha has spent the majority of her life battling with intense emotions, deep depressions, anxiety and unpredictable manic episodes, which cause her to become fixated with certain things and have intrusive thoughts. Natasha says she is "thankful there is mainstream discussion taking place" showing the condition "isn't simply high and low moods". Actress and singer Selena Gomez recently revealed her experience living with the condition in a documentary called My Mind and Me.
