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The Basis of My Mental Health/Mental Illness Advocacy
Posted on September 29, 2015 in Advocacy Stigma
This article stakes out my position and makes a stand for what I believe.
The Enemy of My Enemy Can Still Be My Enemy
Posted on September 24, 2015 in Stigma
The opposition to Murphy’s Law has made some strange bedfellows, but I am not willing to get into bed with just any of them.
Stigma: Blaming the Victim, Denying the Victim
Posted on September 17, 2015 in Netiots Psycho-bunk Stigma
Blaming and denying the victim are calculated to avoid responsibility.
The Fallacies of Stigma: A Primer
Posted on September 8, 2015 in Netiots Stigma
The arguments of stigma are often cited as reasonable, but a closer examination shows that they are flawed.
A Letter to President Obama
Posted on August 25, 2015 in Advocacy Stigma
I am crazy. The Republican Congress is willful, destructive, and evil. Please make the separation.
Video: My Life with Bipolar Disorder: Mixed States and Suicide
Posted on August 3, 2015 in Bipolar Disorder Mixed States Suicide Video
My latest video in the series called My Life with Bipolar Disorder.
Misleading Vividness
Posted on July 31, 2015 in Hatred Stigma Violence
It happened! It is going to happen again! Therefore forcing treatment and locking up the mentally ill is the answer!
Sandra Bland and Ableism
Posted on July 23, 2015 in Courage & Activism Depression Stigma Suicide Violence
Black lives with mental illness matter, too.
On Reading Bipolar Memoirs
Posted on July 21, 2015 in Mania Stigma
I read because I want to understand this strange state of mind that seizes me at unlikely times.
Romanticizing Mental Illness: The Good and the Bad
Posted on July 19, 2015 in Bipolar Disorder Hope and Joy Psycho-bunk Stigma
Let us realize that for every poem, there are many long dark nights of the soul that the sufferer would prefer to be without.
Minority Mental Health and Murphy’s Law
Posted on July 18, 2015 in Advocacy Hospitals and Prisons Psych Wards
Any future mental health legislation needs to ensure that programs help everyone.
