Mood – maybe +1.5 energy and + 2 wellbeing – but I don’t feel happy. Smiling makes me feel happy. I don’t like masks – they stop me smiling at people, and until masks are mandated, I am going to smile at everyone – just everyone. I love it – the best people instantly beam … [Read more…]
Mood not so good today, maybe +1 energy and +1 Wellbeing – I did a bit of walking yesterday, wine free protein rich supper, a desert of blueberries and biscuits – not too many. Diet OK! Hip gradually getting better – so why am I not so happy today? I am doing a course about … [Read more…]
Fig 7 The illustrated MoodMap MoodMapping is a navigation system for your mind. It helps you go from one mental state to another. This system works, it has been tried and tested over many years. The worst criticism it has faced is being called ‘Mental Pilates’ and that when you are tired and depressed, it … [Read more…]
Figure 5 – London taxi cabs Accepting I had bipolar disorder was key to my recovery. It is hard to manage what you do not measure and this is the reason why the Mood Map was fundamental to my recovery. It gave me a way to measure my moods and because of this I was … [Read more…]
Fig 6. Sinclair Miller During the 1990s, I struggled. To begin with, I had lost a “glass ceiling breaking” career as a neurosurgeon and what was worse I had lost my mind. I had always prided myself on having a good brain. It did what I wanted, solved problems, came up with new ideas, remembered … [Read more…]