Marion, bipolar: "It's not a character trait"

2023-03-22T04:15:49.483Z

Since childhood, Marion has alternated between states of euphoria and moments of sadness and aggressiveness. In its high periods, it feels capable of accomplishing the impossible, but in its low periods, it sinks into abysses of depression. At the age of 14, the crying attacks worsen, and to externalize the pain, Marion begins to self-harm. Then in high school, she begins to hallucinate and even has the sensation that her organs begin to "rot". Taken to the psychiatric hospital, the diagnosis falls: Marion suffers from bipolarity. How did his family react? And how does Marion now live with her difference? In this new episode of the podcast "Dans les yeux d'Olivier", Marion tells her story to Olivier Delacroix. She describes the evolution of her symptoms over the years, and opens up about the impact of her illness on her relationship with her loved ones.