Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!
Everyone in the world is affected by mental illness in some way. Whether you have mental illness yourself or if you have a friend or family member who does, mental illness is universal.
The Psych Report: Special K To Treat Bipolar Depression?
Ketamine is now being used to treat bipolar depression in clinical trials. First developed for use as an animal tranquilizer, the anesthetic is also known by its street name, Special K. It is used recreationally to enhance the experience of being at a rave or club, producing euphoria and hallucinations.
Eccentric of the Month: Bipolar Jennifer
In this excerpt from The Eccentrics – my book out in 2016 – we meet Jennifer, a coke-head musician who finds solace in punk rock and classical music.
Eccentric of the Month: Ian
Ian is a 41-year-old graphic designer and aspiring art therapist. In this excerpt from my book The Eccentrics – out in 2016 – we hear about his mostly innocent childhood and how drugs and alcohol nearly ruined his life.
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.
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.
Psych Report: Marijuana and Mental Health
If medical marijuana is part of your personal treatment plan for bipolar, you might want to rethink it.
Eccentric of the Month: Jason
Jason is a bipolar businessman who’s been to rehab or detox a whopping 17 times. From corrupt cons to crack cocaine, read part of this amazing story, which appears in the upcoming book The Eccentrics – out in 2016.
