Our culture has come a long way since One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. While the Jack Nicholson film is indeed a great one, it is nowhere near an accurate picture of what mental illness and treatment look like today. The following films get it right.
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Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, occurs when a person experiences mania – an elevated mood marked by increased energy, delusions of grandeur, and sometimes psychosis, paranoia, and hallucinations. Mania is a perpetual high that feels like doing cocaine without actually snorting it. Those who struggle with this malady are also plagued with bouts of horrible depression.
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She played Priness Leia – one of the most iconic heroes in Hollywood history. But off screen, Carrie Fisher has battled bipolar and addiction for decades.
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Brendan is a 32-year-old bipolar gay man who grew up in a trailer park near Jacksonville, FL. In this excerpt from the forthcoming book The Eccentrics, we hear about his travails as a teenage runaway in New York City.
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If medical marijuana is part of your personal treatment plan for bipolar, you might want to rethink it.
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“I’m bipolar 1, I have borderline personality disorder, and I’m a recovering addict. The meds for bipolar make me feel as though my brain is in a vice grip.”
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On Superbowl Sunday 2012, I sat down with my last six-pack of beer. I think I took it easy since I knew I was going to rehab the next day. I also admitted I was an alcoholic.
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Fox News host Tom Sullivan really stepped in it Jan. 28 on his radio show. While he stopped short of calling a guest “crazy,” he just may deserve the title himself. “I think bipolar is like the latest fad. Everybody and their brother is getting diagnosed with bipolar.”
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This article will make your skin crawl. It’s chock full of lies and assumptions gone awry. You will want to scream after reading it. It’s a scare-mongering piece of hogwash that panders to card-carrying NRA members.
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Bradley Cooper doesn’t touch the stuff. Neither does Eminem. Jennifer Hudson has never had a drink in her life. Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t partake anymore either. Jennifer Lopez. Ewan McGregor. Colin Farrell. Tobey Macguire. Ben Affleck. All of them sober.
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