Bipolar disorder is NOT a character flaw.
After my initial diagnosis, this was the toughest question I had to work on figuring out for myself. In terms of my personality, who I am, what I do or say, how I treat others…I kept coming back to the same issue – where does manic me stop and real me begin? To be sure,…
How to Support Colleagues With Mental Illness
Like many people with a mental illness, Spencer was unable to make a living. I know this contributed to his despair. It’s a shame because he was bright-eyed and intelligent, and had so much to offer. Chances are, you have a colleague who suffers from a mental illness — probably silently, unbeknownst to others. The U.S. National…
Bipolar Continuum
From Depression and suicidal thoughts to mania and psychosis, I find this mood continuum chart on of the more comprehensible of these type of visualizations. Mood can be thought of as a continuum ranging from extremely happy (mania with psychosis) to extremely sad (depression with psychosis and/or suicidal ideation). Mood disorders can primarily be differentiated…
Anxiety & Depression Cripple so Many Founders
Mental Illness May Plague Entrepreneurs More Than Other People. But there are ways to cope and even power through and above for some folks. A bipolar brain is by nature difficult to manage. As are startups. Together the intricacies of manic depression can make life running a startup a particularly interesting challenge to say the…
Can Head-Banging to Heavy Metal Alleviate Mental Illness?
According to strict medicial criteria, not likely But one Australian study from the University of Queensland indicated that patients suffering from depression or anger-related issues found relief by listening to aggressive music, ex., heavy metal, hard core, punk, etc… Another study participant noted, When I’m sad I don’t want to listen to Happy by Pharrell,…
The Bipolar Survival Guide
If you’re bipolar, read it. Without question. If your child is bipolar, definitely read it. A spouce? Dig in. It forces you (all) to face some though questions and even tougher memories, but the advice is indispensable and spot on in every scenario. (I found it almost scary how similar behavior an be from one…