More: Mental health
7 Different Types of Addiction and How They Can Be Treated
Addiction does not just refer to a compulsion to have drugs, tobacco, or alcohol. It encompasses much more, leading to different types of addiction....
A Bipolar Self-Portrait: Living My Best Life Instead Of Suffering In Silence
I am an author, poet and essayist. I am also a blogger, novelist and screenwriter. I have written over twenty books. I am forty-four...
Schizophrenia
Whilst not as common as other mental illnesses, schizophrenia does affect an estimated 24 million people around the world. Unfortunately there is a lack...
Sane: A Bipolar Life
I have endured the worst possible case scenario. Being locked up in a mental institution for six months while in my late teens, early...
The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
Social media has become a vital part of our everyday lives in the ever changing digital world, influencing the way we connect, communicate, and...
Intelligent Progress, Alien Perspectives And Preparation For Illness
I see life through a blue filter. Light is filtered out and all I can see is shadow. In shades in the dark something...
Writer, Chameleon, Bipolar
I feel as if I am in a constant state of imbalance. It's like being on a neverending rollercoaster ride. My life in writing...
Eating the dust of the Colonial and Imperial masters
Suicide and suicidal desperation was uppermost in my mind to the extent that I was continually thinking about taking an overdose of tablets. Fortunately...
Sanity and certain aspects of intergenerational trauma
The psychiatrist who studied in Vienna had wild hair like Einstein. Gerda had been prepared for an eventuality of this magnitude. She was the...
Dr Ambrose Cato George: In the footsteps of a bipolar life, a daughter and a memory of madness
My wife on our wedding day was my Cinderella. I was her prince. For the young, making love is just for fun. I have...