*Photo by Warren on Unsplash Dr. Scott Symington Your pattern of thinking (thinking patterns)—the thoughts you regularly invest in—has a big impact on your mood. Ever since the cognitive revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, it has been well established that certain reflexive ways of thinking about self and the world—sometimes referred to as “cognitive…
by Mackenzie Littledale Someone on Twitter engaged me in a (civil) disagreement over whether it’s humane or cruel to subject mental illness patients to long-term use of psychiatric drugs. I insisted that society needs violent mental illness patients to be on medications, even if a risk of physical disability or suicidal ideation might be in…
*Photo by Sandeep Swarnkar on Unsplash Addict John and His Story His name is John—addict John. It’s been four months since his family has heard from him. He’s been isolating, although to him it didn’t seem that way, considering the chaos he felt raging inside him. He believed he was keeping everyone safe. His history…
I have the distinct pleasure of introducing my first guest blogger on The Bipolar Battle – Conor Bezane. This is his story about being dually diagnosed. Here is Conor’s story… In the winter of 2012, my family held an intervention for me, bringing to light the fact that I have a problem with alcohol. Even…