The Phraseology Of Bipolar: Are You Bipolar Or Do You Have Bipolar Disorder?
I am a writer. I am a blogger. I am a music aficionado and a tennis player. I am a television producer. But I am NOT bipolar. I happen to have the bipolar condition.
The Nomenclature of Suicide – Why ‘Committed’ Is No Longer Acceptable
The vernacular has been to say that he or she “committed” suicide. It is no longer acceptable to use the phrase that one has “committed suicide.”
The Migrant Children Mental Health Catastrophe
The youngest among us are experiencing PTSD. And it couldn’t be more ugly. Immigrant children separated from their mothers and fathers at the border are slowly being reunited, slowly but surely, but they’re just not the same anymore.
Today’s Tough Guys Are Sensitive Too: Men’s Health Month
Be a tough guy. Play it cool. Hide your feelings. And, above all, never let anyone see you cry. I’m here to tell you that being a real tough guy is totally different.
My Stint In Rehab Inspired Me To Defend Mental Health
It was in rehab in 2012 that I decided to carry the flag for the mentally ill. I’d received my diagnosis of bipolar four years earlier and ended up in treatment because I was drinking two six-packs of beer or two bottles of wine — or more — every night.
Functioning Addicts in the Workplace: We Think We’re on the Sly, But We’re Not
I don’t know how I managed to go stealth, but I did. A lot of smoking and gum chewing was involved in my cover-up scheme, though that doesn’t usually mask the smell all the way, since the alcohol emanates from your pores as well.
Springtime: The Manic Season
I don’t know about you, but it’s springtime that usually triggers my mania. The warm weather, the tulips popping up, green grass, and trees with budding leaves makes me feel high after a winter of hibernation and depression.
The Pressure to Feel Fine When You’re Bipolar And Really Not
Everyone around you just wants the best for you. But the best isn’t always what’s in store for us bipolar folks. We all wear masks. Even the normies. Everyone has something wrong with their life. We cover up the bad things and pretend to be all right.
Dare to be Different: Reflections on World Bipolar Day 2018
I used to be ashamed of my bipolar status. I was ashamed of all of the screwball things I did when I was manic. We who are bipolar are all a little bit eccentric. I’m proud to be eccentric and I think it’s what makes me me. I’ve been stable, without a manic episode, since 2009.
The War on Opioids vs. The War on Guns: Where’s the Outcry?
Deaths by drug overdose soared to more than 64,000 in 2016. Gun deaths totaled 33,000. This is not to discount mass shootings like ones in Parkland, Las Vegas, and Newtown, among many others, but comparatively little attention is paid to the opioid crisis, which is taking more lives many times over.