I am Hasmik and I have a psychosocial disability.

 

Hi,

I would like to suggest that we engage in regular conversations around a topic that we might loosely call equal rights, fundamental human values, and everything that relates to the course of our lives.

I am Hasmik Buniatyan, a social worker, and I live with a mental health condition — bipolar affective disorder.

I developed this condition years ago and have been living with it ever since. I know that I will carry it throughout my life, yet it has not, and will not, prevent me from living my life as fully as possible.

I acquired this health condition following an interpersonal conflict, during which I fought for the rights that belonged to me. Losing that initial battle led me into the grip of death itself at the time.
But we will talk about everything gradually, in time, and according to priority.

Bipolar affective disorder leads you into an interesting and, at the same time, unusual world, where you begin to view the world, people, and even yourself through completely different eyes.

You wage a battle — first and foremost within yourself — to achieve inner peace and tranquility.

Bipolar affective disorder makes you both silent and expressive at once; this is how people describe you when they truly come to know you.

I have personal experience of fighting internal battles and celebrating victories on this difficult path.
And I want to assure you: each of us fights our own existential battles and faces existential anxieties, and along this journey of striving for existence, we are capable of overcoming every obstacle — so long as we aim not merely for what we desire, but for what is essential: the peace and harmony of our inner selves and souls.

To be continued…