2014: Reflections on My Year as a Bipolar Addict
This was the year I turned the corner on my life after seven years lost due to alcohol and drugs.
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.
Moderate Drinking Without Alcoholics Anonymous?
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all drink and use moderately?
The Top 10 Songs About Mental Illness
Every music mag and blog is coming out with their best of list for 2014. We at the Bipolar Addict decided to count down the best bipolar songs that encapsulate the bipolar experience.
The Rant: We’re Not All Raving Maniacal Killers
The news just doesn’t get us. There’s the old saying “If it bleeds, it leads.” And it’s true. Nevermind the bipolar teacher or lawyer or athlete who contributes to society splendidly.
This is Your Bipolar Brain on Drugs
It’s the feeling you get when you’re higher than the moon for no reason at all. You’re invincible. Everything you do or say is brilliant. You’re hyper-aware. You’re bathing in a pool of euphoria. You’re high. But you didn’t do any drugs. That high is addictive.
Bipolar Geniuses: Amy Winehouse
Alcohol. Heroin. Cocaine. Crack Cocaine. Ecstasy. Ketamine. All of Amy Winehouse’s drugs of choice. They rendered her Lithium treatment for bipolar useless.
My Chemical Romance With Antidepressants
A whopping 11 percent of American adults are taking antidepressants. That’s more than 1 in 10. This is according to a 2011 study by the Center for Disease Control. In 2012, there were 228.4 million prescriptions written for antidepressants, according to IMS Health.
Eccentric of the Month: Kelly
Kelly is a theatrical actress who got hooked on crystal meth and cocaine. In this excerpt from The Eccentrics, we see the irony of her addiction as it relates to her acting career.
Bipolar Geniuses: Robin Williams
Williams confided to Carrie Fisher about his moods. While he didn’t believe he was bipolar, he answered yes to the five “Are You Bipolar?” questions Fisher posed at her one-woman show.
Share Your Story: A Poem on Addiction by Clarence Lewis
This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for our sobriety. We are thankful for our sanity. We are thankful for our fellowship. We are thankful for our friends and family who have supported us. And we are also thankful for our creativity.
