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A brand new service from Bipolar Scotland to help you explore ways to move forward through shared experience.
Beyond Diagnosis offers adults in Scotland that are newly diagnosed with bipolar the unique experience of engaging with Peer Workers and Peer Volunteers who can support you for up to six months. We understand that a diagnosis affects everyone differently. For some, the road to understand what you’re going through has been long and getting a diagnosis at last can feel like a relief, and for others it’s an unexpected diagnosis that brings about feelings of confusion, fear and uncertainty about the future. Whatever you’re feeling, we’re here to help you understand that a diagnosis is life changing but not life ending.
If you live in Scotland and have been diagnosed with bipolar recently, then Beyond Diagnosis might be for you. If you would like to chat with one of our team, please complete this short form. We look forward to hearing from you!
If you live in Scotland and have been diagnosed with bipolar recently, then Beyond Diagnosis might be for you. If you would like to chat with one of our team, please complete this short form. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our aim is to provide support as unique as you are. In the first instance we will connect you with a Peer Worker who will get to know you and help you identify what you would find most helpful. This might look like:
Space to talk about your bipolar with someone who understands
Help understanding what a diagnosis means for you
Support on how to speak to others about your bipolar
Support to increase your self-confidence following a diagnosis
Help with self-advocating for what you need with medical professionals
Support to stay in work or education
Support extended to those important people in your life
We may also link you with a Peer Volunteer who can share their own insight and experiences that are unique to your situation.
We currently have a team of three Peer Workers and a growing team of Peer Volunteers. Click here to find out more about some of our team.
All of our Beyond Diagnosis staff and volunteers live with bipolar. Peer support is a relationship of mutual support where people with similar life experiences offer each other support, especially as they move through difficult or challenging experiences.
Peer Workers are people with personal experience of mental health problems who are trained and employed to work in a formalised role in support of others in recovery. The peer worker role involves developing mutually empowering relationships; sharing experiences in a way that inspires hope; and offering hope and support as an equal (Scottish Recovery Network, 2012).
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