Editor’s note: Dr. Liz Miller is a UK-based psychologist and occupational health physician. She first trained as a neurosurgeon until becoming ill with bipolar disorder. She writes for CNN.com about the strategies of mood mapping and mood management she has developed through her experience of managing her own mental health.

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I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 28. I was a successful neurosurgeon in a leading UK teaching hospital, and a leading researcher in head injury. This diagnosis followed 12 months in which I had experienced a series of personal and work related stresses. Story continues here ➤