Exhibit 101: Why I regularly blog about my own mental illness and stigma You may remember him from his classic role as Lewis Skolnik in the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. But what you probably didn't know was that actor Robert Carradine battled with bipolar disease for nearly two decades. Photo: Wiki Fandom This … Continue reading Revenge of Bi-Polar illness
Tag: MENTAL HEALTH & STIGMA
The Dangerous Type
Four years ago this week, (the third week of February) I was discharged from Spring Harbor, a psychiatric hospital in Westbrook, Maine. It was my most recent hospitalization. I have been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for more than 40 years, sometimes on a voluntary basis; other times as an involuntary patient. I have … Continue reading The Dangerous Type
I think I’m turning Japanese
Two stories I found on the pages of the Portland Press Herald today: [Maine's] Riverview Psychiatric Center faces the loss of an estimated $20 million in federal funding because the federal government has decided that the hospital in Augusta has not solved staffing and governance problems." Full story The mother of a Connecticut woman who was … Continue reading I think I’m turning Japanese
Catch 22
There is a disturbing new trend in the U.S. military, and it's killing our troops with increasing frequency. No, we're not talking about roadside bombs or militant terrorists. We're talking about something that is much more frightening: suicide. The U.S. military's highest court is wrestling this week with whether it makes sense to punish service … Continue reading Catch 22
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