Diaries of a Broken Mind

Duration: 1'27'10''

Synopsis

Documentary in which 25 young people tell the story of growing up with mental health issues - from multiple personalities to agoraphobia, anorexia to bipolar - in their own words.

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Anorexia | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Anorexia | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 3'37''

Tilly speaks about being an anorexic and her visits to the day clinic where she gets two meals a day.

Anxiety and CBT | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Anxiety and CBT | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 4'02''

A part-time model speaks about dealing with social anxiety and her beginning the process of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Bipolar disorder | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Bipolar disorder | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 4'54''

Abby describes how overwhelming living with bipolar disorder can be and speaks to her family about they cope with her.

Dissociative identity disorder | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Dissociative identity disorder | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 5'01''

A young woman describes living with dissociative identity disorder, where it's like ''a party of strangers all livi...

Mental health disorders | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Mental health disorders | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 5'10''

A woman suffering from agoraphobia details her condition and films herself leaving the house. Other guests talk about the ...

Mental health lecture | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Mental health lecture | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 2'26''

A woman with dissociative identity disorder gives a lecture about her life, involving students in role-play to comprehend he...

Seeking Treatment for mental health disorders | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Seeking Treatment for mental health disorders | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 2'33''

Seeking treatment for mental health disorders can be daunting and also hard to know where to start. ...

Talking about mental health | Diaries of a Broken Mind

Talking about mental health | Diaries of a Broken Mind

BBC Three | 2013 | 2'46''

Different people talk about how hard it is to talk about their mental health problems and disorders.

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