It has been three years since I started talking and writing openly about my Depression and life with a Bipolar 1 family member. Being transparent about my struggle has changed the rules of engagement in my conflict with mental illness. I discovered that by talking only to therapists and an inner circle for so long, […]
In our current system, someone having a psychotic episode has a legal right to be psychotic. In other words, they can have lost touch with reality and yet be treated as if they haven’t. Is this a case of civil rights taken too far? First, lets define psychosis. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The day someone I love was hospitalized, the world turned sideways. New York City’s noises went from thrumming chorus to sharp screams-each honk, siren and raised voice split me in half. During several weeks of lead up, I’d observed from another state as my loved one skyrocketed into mania. A new, more explosive strain laced
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