About bipolar Courage
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Bipolar Courage is a blog of insights and art by Xanthe Wyse from New Zealand. Xanthe has been diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety disorder. Xanthe started Bipolar Courage during a depressive episode. Xanthe makes her own meaning and purpose with creative projects to keep her going through the challenges of the highs and lows that go with bipolar disorder and PTSD.
Xanthe is very determined and chooses challenging projects that seemed 'ridiculous' at the time but gradually works towards them. In the process, her creative expression has been therapeutic. |
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In the process of writing her first novel Pet Purpose, a pet themed semi-autobiographical novel with a character also with bipolar disorder and PTSD, she has completed around 80 artworks, filled dozens of journals (most are now destroyed) and uploaded over 200 short, unedited raw videos on You Tube about mental health and her creative process.
She had a solo art as therapy exhibition called Spinning Orbit in 2018. She set the goal of an exhibition of process artwork to get through a very difficult time. She is having another art as therapy exhibition called Speak in 2020. Pet Purpose is now at the editing stage. A story of love, loss, determination and courage. It has been a work in progress for over 5 years. After Xanthe publishes Pet Purpose, she intends to write the sequel, Soar Purpose.
Xanthe has been described by others as courageous and insightful. She is compelled to have a voice, a voice she could not have previously. Her artworks tell a story.
She had a solo art as therapy exhibition called Spinning Orbit in 2018. She set the goal of an exhibition of process artwork to get through a very difficult time. She is having another art as therapy exhibition called Speak in 2020. Pet Purpose is now at the editing stage. A story of love, loss, determination and courage. It has been a work in progress for over 5 years. After Xanthe publishes Pet Purpose, she intends to write the sequel, Soar Purpose.
Xanthe has been described by others as courageous and insightful. She is compelled to have a voice, a voice she could not have previously. Her artworks tell a story.