I remember reading the following Washington Post article in December of 2005, when I was trying to figure out what in the heck was going on with me. It helped me to understand the nuances that exist within the family of bipolar disorder, and I was empowered by learning about the struggles of Andrew Solomon,…

I wanted to thank all of you for your supportive comments regarding my boundary struggle lately with work and family. It was helpful for me to see how many others are at the same place. Like Beyond Blue reader Lisa who wrote this on the combox of my “Video: On Boundaries” post: I hope you…

I knew there was little chance of getting a personal interview with Peter D. Kramer, clinical professor of psychiatry at Brown University, and author of “Listening to Prozac” and “Against Depression,” among other books. So for my interview series, I thought I’d reprint this incisive and extremely informative article that ran in the New York…

If anyone deserves an Oscar for exceptional acting, it’s a depressive. My guardian angel, Ann, told me the other day that she has spent more than half of her life pretending to be a happy person. “People have no idea I suffer like I do. When they learn about my manic depression, they shake their…

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