| Summary: | This autoethnographical study addresses the lack of qualitative research in the field of
research in mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. Historically, the narrative of the
individuals who experience incapacitating emotional and psychological distress have not been
recognized for their power to instruct and inform about psychiatric conditions and
psychotherapeutic treatment.
The purpose of this study is to present a first person account of the lived experience of
treatment for mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder, in order to highlight alternative
frameworks for conceptualising and treating people who have been diagnosed with a mental
illness. Using narratives based on my own personal experience, I intend to show ways in which
postmodern treatment approaches that incorporate client centred personal counselling along side
the effective use of pharmacotherapy can transform patients into active and empowered
participants in their own recovery process. === Education, Faculty of === Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of === Graduate
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