Year: 2006
A Medical not a Criminal Problem
Posted on July 25, 2006 in Addictions Compassion Health Justice
Possibly among the biggest chunks of common sense that I have come across in answer to the Republican-driven “war on people crime
Side Effect of the Week
Posted on July 25, 2006 in Psychotropics
My introduction to higher levels of Geodon includes the relentness desire to keep my feet drumming on the floor.
Super-Charged
Posted on July 25, 2006 in Mania
The loquacious bipolar might be likened as a eighteen wheeler running at 60 mph next to a passenger car.
Hallucinations
Posted on July 24, 2006 in Mania
People do not think that bipolars hallucinate. The fact is that we do.
The Horizontal Landslide
Posted on July 24, 2006 in Mania
Try thinking about all the repercussions of this kind of travel
The Rosary
Posted on July 22, 2006 in Childhood Poems
I remember my grandmother’s rosary
without fondness or grief at her death.
A Strip
Posted on July 20, 2006 in Driving
“You know,” I thought to myself, “I don’t know anyone who met his wife in a nightclub.” I turned to look at the silver car which had pulled up beside me. Her eyeliner was as black as the marks on a mime and her skin as pale as a Venetian carnival mask.
Bipolar Sells Soap
Posted on July 20, 2006 in Bipolar Disorder Media
The following came via DBSA:
We are excited to be working with Mr. Maurice Benard, veteran actor on the popular ABC daytime drama General Hospital. Benard, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 22, is currently playing Sonny Corinthos, a character who also lives with the illness and its symptoms. Due to Benard’s fame, as well as the popularity of General Hospital, there already has been an increase in the awareness of bipolar disorder.
DBSA, in partnership with ABC Daytime, has taped a public service announcement (PSA) with Benard which will air after the show on Monday, July 24. The announcement makes it clear that bipolar disorder is a real, treatable, medical illness that affects millions of people. Maurice directs viewers who think they may have the illness, or their loved ones, to DBSA’s website. ABC chose to air this special message on that day’s episode because “Sonny” will be diagnosed with the illness by his physician.
If you are unable to watch General Hospital, the PSA will also be featured on our website, www.DBSAlliance.org. We encourage you to watch the PSA on Monday, July 24, on General Hospital and/or view it on our website.
DBSA commends General Hospital and Maurice for educating the general public about the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder. Maurice’s bravery and desire to educate the public, paired with DBSA’s mission “to improve the lives of people living with mood disorders,” is a partnership that we hope will lead many thousands more people to get the help, hope and support they need.
This is just cool. Very cool!
NonNews
Posted on July 20, 2006 in Depression Journalists & Pundits
This is not news. This is broad-based character assassination.
Damnation without Cause
Posted on July 20, 2006 in Justice Mania Stigma
please don’t say that this is “typical bipolar behavior”.
