Diaries Of A Broken Mind Summary

The documentary, Diaries of a Broken Mind, sought to explore the stories of young people who were suffering from various mental health disorders. The first participant, Abby was diagnosed with anorexia, and bipolar type two disorder. Abby was newly diagnosed with bipolar and displayed various symptoms throughout the documentary. For instance, Abby demonstrated and reported symptoms associated with a hypomanic state, such as, excessive talkativeness, flight of ideas, and inflated self-esteem. She also displayed rapid cycling between hypomanic and depressive states. For example, Abby documented being in a hyperactive manic state one day, and then the very next day being in what appeared to be a very low depressive state. While in the depressive state, she reported the symptom of feeling worthless. Tilly was a young women who had been diagnosed with anorexia. She had been so dangerously underweight that she had to be admitted to the hospital and then sequentially was admitted into an eating disorder treatment facility. The documentary followed Tilly as she was partially discharged from the impatient facility and was following up with daily outpatient care. Tilly met the criteria for anorexia by restricting her food intake and by becoming extremely underweight. Tilly exhibited symptoms of anorexia by expressing her fear of eating and gaining weight. She

She feared leaving home and exhibited extreme anxiety when traveling away from her home. She exhibited symptoms of agoraphobia by being reluctant to venture outside of her home while alone. She relied on her boyfriend heavily, and only agreed to go short distances such as the bar across the street from her house, as long as he agreed to accompany her. Furthermore, she displayed fear of being in a crowd and in closed off spaces. For instance, her friends convinced her to go to a club with them and upon arrival, Bex was so overcome with anxiety that she passed