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Share Your Story
Submission
Guidelines
Submit Your Story via Email
Submit Your Story via This Web Site
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Part of DBSA’s mission is to
eliminate the discrimination and stigma that unfortunately is attached
to mood disorders. One of the most effective ways to combat this is
for people to tell their experiences living with a mood disorder. By
sharing your story with us you will inspire others.
Whether you are living with a mood
disorder, or you’ve helped a loved one or friend, we would like to
read your account. Please type your story in the enclosed box (it’s
subject to editing) and submit it. Select submissions will be posted
on our web site to share with others who will gain from reading them.
If you would be willing to share your
story with a news reporter, please give us your name, email address
and/or phone. Even if you indicate your willingness to be interviewed,
please know that absolutely no information about your identity will be
released without your prior consent.
Here are a very few examples of
personal stories people would benefit from reading:
- How a person who has enjoyed very
good health and success during their lifetime came to see that
feeling depressed was not a character flaw, that depression is a
chemical imbalance in the brain, and they successfully sought
treatment.
- If you have been diagnosed with
bipolar disorder and you were given several incorrect diagnoses
before the correct one, your story will give others hope.
- If someone has made a fatal or
non-fatal attempt on his or her life as a result of a mood
disorder, treated or untreated, it is information that may help
another.
- How a person living with bipolar
disorder came to recognize that they need to stay on their
medications, despite their mood.
- DBSA’s on
line mood disorder questionnaire (MDQ) has helped thousands of
people learn more about whether they should seek professional
diagnosis for bipolar disorder. I f you have been helped by the
MDQ we would like to hear about your experience.
Please do not limit your story to the
topics on this list. We hope you will share your experience,
improvement, pain, inspiration and any other aspect of living with a
mood disorder. It’s our hope that people who will gain comfort and
courage from your story.
Submission
Guidelines
- Stories must be no more than 1000
words.
- All submissions are subject to
editing.
- Edited versions of the story will not
be returned for approval prior to publishing. However, all
authors will be notified when their story has been published on this
site and may request it be removed at any time.
- Stories may not contain names of real
individuals.
- DBSA reserves the right to not post
any story.
To
Submit Your Story Via Email
You may submit your email to bookstore@DBSAlliance.org
Email must contain authors name, mailing address, phone number and
email address.
To Submit Your Story Via This
Web Site use the form below.
All information provided
is held in strict confidence and at no time will be distributed to
other organizations.
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