Confidentiality is an ancient and well-warranted social value.
From Kay Redfield Jamison
Never once, during any of my bouts of depression, had I been inclined or able to pick up a telephone and ask a friend for help. It wasn't in me.
I love animals, and I was always attracted to the idea of being a zoo veterinarian or a veterinarian with the circus.
Grief comes and goes, but depression is unremitting.
Nothing good comes out of depression.
Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.
There are a lot of studies that suggest a higher rate of creativity in bipolars than the general population.
I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those who have it will experience a frightening, chaotic and emotional ride. It is not a gentle or easy disease.
Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better.
I say I'm an academic: a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins. And I write.
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