The Psych Report: ‘Secrets of the Creative Brain’
Nancy C. Andreasen, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist who studies creativity, wrote a fascinating article “Secrets of the Creative Brain” in a recent issue of The Atlantic.
Bipolar Geniuses: Edgar Allan Poe
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. During these fits of absolute unconsciousness, I drank – God only knows how often or how much. As a matter of course, my enemies referred the insanity to the drink, rather than the drink to the insanity.”
– Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Bipolar Disorder: “The Disease of the Decade”
In a recent Huffington Post article, bipolar was referred to as the “disease of the decade.” However, the word bipolar has become part of the vernacular for all the wrong reasons.
Eccentric of the Month: Ethan
Ethan is a thirtysomething Harvard-educated heroin junkie. While he is sober and stable now, he wasn’t always. Here is an excerpt from the forthcoming book The Eccentrics in which he relays one of his grandiose rock-bottoms. From Chapter 7, The Jetsetter: California. 2005. SFO airport. High on ketamine. Manic. He was wearing sunglasses and a crimson…
Happy Halloween!
A little out of my element at Planet Earth – The ’80s New Wave dance party at Late Bar. I dressed for the wrong decade. Kurt Cobain was a bipolar heroin addict. This year marked the 20th anniversary of his death.
Bipolar Actress Rene Russo Is One Of Us
Rene Russo let the bipolar cat out of the bag on the Queen Latifah Show. She made the revelation on Monday’s taping of the program.
How Realistic is ABC Bipolar Drama ‘Black Box’?
It’s “E.R.” meets “Grey’s Anatomy” with a twist of mental illness. “Black Box” follows the story of Dr. Catherine Black – a world-famous neurologist who is bipolar. The bipolar TV character is played by British actress Kelly Reilly. But how realistic is the show’s portrayal of bipolar disorder? Unlike Claire Danes’ role as bipolar C.I.A. agent…
Did Bipolar Disorder Kill Kurt Cobain?
What if Kurt Cobain had taken lithium instead of heroin? Would he still be alive today? Would it have stifled his creativity? Or maybe enhanced it?
In Defense of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Addiction is a disease. The brain of the addict is different than the “normal” human brain. It craves escape. Numbness. A reprieve from reality.
’80s Horror to Watch Now
In this first installment of Netflix Instant Queue Theater, I watched all or part of 18 movies. Horror movies are a dime a dozen and chock-full of clichés. They take place in cabins. At summer camps. In creepy old mansions. High schools. And tiny towns. They are rife with hot coeds getting naked. It’s no secret…
