Continuing in my series on up ...
Not long ago, in two posts on psychosis, I made reference to Jung’s personal “Red Book,” which was finally published in 2009 after lying in a bank vault for decades. One of my readers, Donna, gave me pause to revisit the topic. As you may recall from last week, Donna brought up the very important but totally neglected issue of the dark side of our manias and hypomanias. As she describes it:
Admittedly, I was far more creative then than at any other...
It’s very clear from your comments to the posts in my series on “Up” that euphoria is an infrequent flyer at best. Way more common,... Read more »
In my pre-Super Bowl post, I commented on the phenomenon of Zen meets mayhem. This is personified in the quarterback, who somehow must... Read more »
Introvert, extravert? Manic, depressed? I can't believe this. Two weeks ago, on Question of the Week, I wrote: I am feeling a... Read more »
No one wants to be depressed. Everyone, on the other hand, wants to be hypomanic. Think of hypomania as “mania lite,” for the time... Read more »
Friday, Central Connecticut. I'm at my mom's place, not far from where I grew up. My brother and sister-in-law will be arriving shortly.... Read more »
My first real test using mindfulness came in the fall of 2005. I had successfully maintained a low dose regimen for more than a year, way lower than... Read more »
Bipolar sufferer Laurel Lemke moved in and out of hospitals before she was finally diagnosed with the condition. And though her bipolar disorder will... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Bipolar affective disorder Definition: Bipolar affective disorder is a mood disorder characterized by mood swings from mania (exaggerated feeling... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depression, is characterized by moods that swing between two opposite poles:Periods of mania with exaggerated... Read more »
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