The perfect balance Original by Ruth Stirton

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This piece is another in my growing collecting of ‘bipolar art’. Red represents the manic phase of the condition, and blue represents the depressive phase. The dark corners highlight the danger that comes at the extremes of either phase when control is lost. The aim for any holistic treatment regime – medication, therapy, exercise, art – is to hit that perfect balance, the sweet spot where changes in mood are less extreme and more understandable. This takes time and energy, and hope.