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Tag Archives: mental health stigma

The Rant – ‘Skizo’ Halloween Costume Is Beyond Offensive

Music & Pop Culture, The Bipolar Addict, The RantBy Conor BezaneOctober 28, 2016

File this one in your basket of deplorables. This Halloween costume communicates that all mentally ill people are dangerous — and that’s an extremely disgusting assertion. The “Insane Skitzo Adult Costume” not only perpetuates the stereotype that people who are mentally ill are criminal and violent, but it makes light of us and our struggles.

The Rant: AA’s Mental Health Problem

The Bipolar Addict, The RantBy Conor BezaneNovember 10, 20151 Comment

It’s ignorant to think that people with mood disorders can just power through their days with the help of God and the steps. It just doesn’t work that way. Some of us need medication because of our conditions.

The Rant: Stop Using The Insults ‘Psycho’ and ‘Schizo’

The Bipolar Addict, The RantBy Conor BezaneMay 19, 2015

This week marks Schizophrenia Awareness Week. Therefore, I bring you this story in hopes of helping to break the stigma. Mental illness in the news is usually reported when something horrific happens. A homicide. A mass shooting. Infanticide. However, mentally ill people are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators themselves.

Weather And Sports Are Never Bipolar

The RantBy Conor BezaneMarch 3, 2015

Does it make you angry to see stories like these? “Colorado’s Bipolar Weather” “Bipolar Cowboys Drop Game to Ravens.” Best comments might be used in upcoming blog post.

The Rant: Fox News Calls Bipolar ‘The Latest Fad’ and a ‘Created’ Illness

The Bipolar Addict, The RantBy Conor BezaneFebruary 3, 2015

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.”

Pop Culture of Mass Destruction

Psych Report, The Bipolar AddictBy Conor BezaneJuly 20, 2012

 The Colorado Shootings: Guns, Not Movies To Blame   The suspected gunman in Aurora, Colorado, James Holmes, inevitably had an unhealthy obsession with the ultraviolent Batman films. He dyed his hair red and told police “I am The Joker.” He had a Batman poster and mask in his apartment. Did he read comics? An ABC report…

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