Ignorance Isn't Bliss (Electronic book text)

Description'Ignorance Isn't Bliss' is the account of Elizabeth's experiences with self medication via illegal drug and alcohol miss-use, social stigma and contact with the NHS mental health services. Although Elizabeth's story probably echos hundreds if not thousands of others, some perhaps even more extreme than her own, she felt she had an important story to tell all the same. 'Ignorance Isn't Bliss'' is reflective of the poor quality of services offered to people like Elizabeth and the social stigma linked to mental health. This is an excellently written and well thought out book which charts some of Elizabeth's extraordinary experiences. About the AuthorI'm a Bristol based film student, having moved here three years ago from Newbury in Berkshire. I have experienced mental health difficulties for some time, and through my teens and early twenties, self medicated with drugs and alcohol, but have recently been diagnosed as bipolar. I now want to tackle this head-on and by working at BristolMind, making mental health documentaries and writing my story, I aim to help other people do the same