Tag: bipolar diagnosis
Embodying Emotional Taboos: Musicians and Mental Health
Mia Berrin is a songwriter, producer, and recording artist based out of Brooklyn, whose project, Pom Pom Squad, has garnered attention over the last...
Mad Parenting: On Becoming an Unlikely Family Man
Iâve often been told I shouldnât have kids because Iâm âbipolar.â But since my twinsâ birth, Iâve been way more stable than I thought I would be, and Iâve found what Iâve always been looking for.
Child Abuse and Psychosis: My Healing Journey
Hospitalized for "grandiose delusions," I began to wonder: Was my dis-orientation really just a sickness? Or in "treating" it, was I missing a powerful re-orientation toward healing old wounds?
The Mountain Man
Self-acceptance is a very human experience, and a necessary one in the pursuit of personal happiness. In my experience, the mental health field does an abysmal job of addressing this truth.
âMisdiagnosed Bipolar: One Girl’s Struggleâ
The San Jose Mercury News tells the story of Tessa Gallo, who was wrongly diagnosed with bipolar disorder in sixth-grade when she actually had...
âDoctors Tell Sinead OâConnor: âYouâre Not Bipolarââ
Sinead says she was misdiagnosed after giving birth eight years ago and has suffered greatly from the psychiatric drugs she was prescribed. âThey are...
