Do You Practice Healthy Sleep Hygiene?
I used to be a night owl. In sobriety, I’ve turned into an early bird. I love sleep. Too much. This means going to bed as soon as it gets dark and sleeping 10-12 hours. Is it healthy?
Conor Bezane is a music-meister who has written for MTV News, AOL, and VICE. He is a recovering bipolar addict who can be found digging through the crates at a local record store when he’s not attacking his keyboard, writing nonfiction. His first book, The Bipolar Addict, is available now on Amazon.
Are Addicts Just Crybabies?
If you feel the need to chastise James Hetfield as a crybaby for getting sober, then go burn your copy of Master of Puppets. We know you still have it.
Bipolar Geniuses: Beach Boy Brian Wilson
“Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear,” Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson told the New York Times Magazine in 2004. “I can’t understand what they are saying. It’s a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive.”
Metallica’s James Hetfield Expounds on Addiction and Recovery In New Interview
Metallica is notorious for playing hard and partying harder. That’s why the band is nicknamed Alcoholica. James Hetfield expounds on addiction and recovery.
Eccentric of the Month: Natalya
Natalya is a 31-year-old beautiful woman from Belarus, Russia. Her youth was innocent – she grew up picking berries in the forest – but her teenage years and early adulthood were embattled by undiagnosed bipolar, an eating disorder and self-mutilation. In this excerpt from my forthcoming book The Eccentrics, we hear about Natalya’s passion for electronic music and dancing.
Weather And Sports Are Never Bipolar
Does it make you angry to see stories like these? “Colorado’s Bipolar Weather” “Bipolar Cowboys Drop Game to Ravens.” Best comments might be used in upcoming blog post.
The Top 10 Films About Mental Illness
Our culture has come a long way since One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. While the Jack Nicholson film is indeed a great one, it is nowhere near an accurate picture of what mental illness and treatment look like today. The following films get it right.
What is Bipolar Disorder? The Simpleton’s Guide to Mania and Depression
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, occurs when a person experiences mania – an elevated mood marked by increased energy, delusions of grandeur, and sometimes psychosis, paranoia, and hallucinations. Mania is a perpetual high that feels like doing cocaine without actually snorting it. Those who struggle with this malady are also plagued with bouts of horrible depression.
Bipolar Geniuses: Carrie Fisher
She played Priness Leia – one of the most iconic heroes in Hollywood history. But off screen, Carrie Fisher has battled bipolar and addiction for decades.
Eccentric of the Month: Brendan
Brendan is a 32-year-old bipolar gay man who grew up in a trailer park near Jacksonville, FL. In this excerpt from the forthcoming book The Eccentrics, we hear about his travails as a teenage runaway in New York City.
