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In March 2021, the photo book 'Koorddansers' was published, with beautiful black-and-white portraits by Carla Kogelman and personal stories of patients, their loved ones and their caregivers. Vincent van Gogh, Kanye West, Joost Zwagerman. Almost everyone has heard of these or other famous artists or performers who suffer or suffered from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. One to two percent of Dutch people are manic depressive. So there is someone with this condition in every circle of acquaintances. Nevertheless, it is a mental illness that makes people extremely lonely. In 'Koorddansers' people with bipolar disorder show themselves, in words and images. In this video, Cornelie Egelie (author of the book Pillendoos) tells her story. More information: https://www.boompsychologie.nl/100-96... This video was made by Sophie Koster Videoproducties: https://sophiekoster.nl/