Like much of bipolar disorder there is a lot of confusion on moods. What is depression, hypomania, mania? How can you distinguish between the various moods? I’ve put together a tongue-in-cheek list of ways I distinguish between my personal moods. As you read these, get ready to leave comments with your own lists. Hypomania: ... Read more
Soldier Suicides at Record Level - Washington PostIncrease Linked to Long Wars, Lack of Army Resources"Suicides among active-duty soldiers in 2007 reached their highest level since the Army began keeping such records in 1980, according to a draft internal study obtained by The Washington Post. Last year, 121 soldiers took their own lives,... Read more
NAMI (National Alliance On Mental Illness) recently sent out questionnaires to the US Presidential candidates on mental health related issues. They just published those responses, they can be seen here. That's right, this is a US political post. I can hear the groans from my friends as far away as Australia. I promise not to write too much... Read more
This is one of those philosophic posts, when I’m over thinking everything. I can hear it coming – “GJ is in one of THOSE moods again…” The funny thing is, I can’t tell you what kind of mood I’m in. I know it’s changing, I have a feeling it could get pretty bad. It might be mania, I slept little... Read more
A couple of weeks ago I made a post called Stories In The News. The last part of that post was about Percy Paul, a brilliant mathematician from Canada who suffers from bipolar disorder. He's the subject of a documentary that originally aired on CBC called "Flight From Darkness". Percy found this post, and in the comments left us... Read more
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