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James Rhodes and Bipolar Disorder
Jun 10, 2012 in the Bipolar Disorder Community
Did you know that the pianist James Rhodes has bipolar disorder? I wreote the following after seeing one of his docos. ------------------------------ JAMES RHODES and ME James Rhodes(1975- ) filmed a seven episode series called James Rhodes: Piano Man1 which aired on Sky Arts 2 in December 2010 and again in March 2011. I saw my first episode of this se...
Did you know the famous 1960s/1970s activist Abbie Hoffman had BPD?
Apr 13, 2012 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 4
Good point, Tegorsk. Misdiagnosis is a problem with BPD.-Ron
Did you know the famous 1960s/1970s activist Abbie Hoffman had BPD?
Apr 13, 2012 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 4
Thanks, ILADVOCATE, I'll check that link out.-Ron
Did you know the famous 1960s/1970s activist Abbie Hoffman had BPD?
Apr 06, 2012 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 4
Did you know the famous 1960s/1970s activist Abbie Hoffman had BPD? ------------------------------ ABBIE HOFFMAN AND ME Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (1936-1989) was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party(YIP). The YIP or Yippies were a radical youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of th...
Have you seen the movie Mr Jones?
Mar 24, 2012 in the Bipolar Disorder Community
Did you get any sense of identifying with Mr Jones? I did and I wrote the following: ------------------------------------- Mr JONES and ME I saw the 1993 movie Mr Jones at some time during the years when I was retiring from FT, PT and volunteer-work, 1999 to 2005, and from extensive involvement in Baha’i community life.1 I had had a working life of 40 ye...
biploar
May 27, 2010 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 7
Sorry for going on at such length...and that heading---------ENOUGH FOR NOW------------- should have come at the end of the post.---Ron
biploar
May 27, 2010 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 7
there are many reasons why BPD is, as you say, hard on people. Here are some of the reasons from my 66 years of dealing with BPD.-Ron in Tasmania ----------------------- 1.12 There are other psychiatric disorders often confused or associated with BPD and sufferers with BPD need to be aware of these other disorders in their diagnostic dialogue with their doc...
Bipolar diorder
Jan 02, 2009 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 13
Excellent anecdote and comment, Jodie. Your remark places much of BPD experience and mine in a helpful perspective. As you say, you are "not the life of the party anymore, but you appreciate the stability you now have because of the meds." I might put my interpersonal conext this way: "I don't want to be the life of the party; I could be ...
Bipolar diorder
Dec 21, 2008 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 13
I shall post no more instalments on my story. If anyone wants more of the sotry, just write here.-Ron in Australia
What do you think my long range prognosis is?
Aug 14, 2008 in the Bipolar Disorder Community - 3
I will post my question after setting the context as follows: 10.1.5 Finding the right combination of meds can be a discouraging process but, thanks to the professional expertise of a psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist or, perhaps, a psychologist, assistance is available to sufferers from BPD. In my case I had a psychiatrist who has specialized for ove...