Manic Depressive Talk

Cilantro Pesto for Chelation TherapyMy uncle has Bioplar Disorder I, the same as I do, so there isn’t really a doubt in mind that my Bipolar Disorder is related to genetics. That fact hasn’t stopped me from reading up on other therapies or reasons that may play a role in my Bipolar Disorder. One thing that has had me concerned for some is mercury poisoning, which is caused by eating fish with mercury in it, or through mercury fillings and can cause neurological damage including dementia and psychosis.
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Bipolar Disorder in ChildrenI just read an article today about Bipolar Disorder in children about Judith Warner’s book on the subject. It seems that Judith Warner’s opinion is that Big Pharma actually has it right- children who seem to have the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder should be medicated. Read more

Forced Hospitalization for the Mentally IllI just read today that our state is considering passing a bill that would make it easier to put people in mental institutions against their will. Read more

Family Guy and Sarah PalinEverybody knows about the Sarah Palin versus Family Guy debate. How could mean, old Fox TV say anything bad about poor Trigg, who has Down’s Syndrome? Even worse, how could they defame his mother, the most righteous of the right in all of “Real America”?

Watch the clip and see what you think.

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Salt Lake OlympicsI missed the last winter Olympics because I was in the tropics.

I wasn’t as lucky for the Salt Lake Olympics because I was in a mental institution for a portion of the Olympics. I had had a manic episode on a vacation in Asia that year and nobody around knew what to do; the obvious solution was to fly me home.

My Dad sprang for a trip home for me. Between the flight and layovers, I didn’t get to sleep for about 28 hours, and got put into the “hospital” the next day after my not-so-glorious return. I was so tired from the flight and disoriented that I had difficulty sitting through the four-hour long admission process.

In all actuality, I probably didn’t really need to be there at all.
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Stalking Vampire?

A Confession of Sorts: Some of the Most Embarrassing Things I’ve Thought About While in a State of Utter Mania

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Bipolar DreamsI was 22 and lived in a backward suburban town when I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Since I had had a family member with BP, I took it rather well and within a week and a half after my week-long hospitalization, I was back doing what everybody in the town my age did- drinking at taverns and sports bars. The first time I went out, I saw a woman who had been in my “facility” at the same time I was- we both looked down at our tables, stayed with our respective friends and kept on drinking and I tried to forget about my own psychosis and her suicide attempt.
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Dark Days.....I went for a walk today when the weather was a bit better, but it didn’t help my mood later on. At the moment, I am feeling frustrated, angry inside, and like I am feeling the effects of SAD, which, trust me, is not altogether uncommon in the Pacific Northwest.
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Natural Medication Guide to Bipolar DisorderI’ve been taking medication for Bipolar I most of the time since I was diagnosed, but am always interested in looking into alternatives to a medication-only regime in hopes of lessening my side effects and maybe even lessening the damage to my internal organs. Recently, I read “The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder” by Stephanie Marohan.
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The New York Times has an article which exerpts a bunch of stuff from an upcoming book.  While this is always a dicey proposition (generally if an author's argument takes an entire book to make in the first place, trying to explain the whole thing in a single newspaper article is only going to lead to tears) it is already leading to controversy.
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