Bipolar Me

Sometimes it’s harder to receive help than it is to give help or to ask for it.

I’ve needed lots of help with my bipolar disorder over the years, and my husband has consistently been there to give it. His help has been the embodiment of the weddi...

Earlier this month, I wrote about inflammation and a possible cause of mental illness and, in the process, mentioned some of the theories about what causes depression. Now I want to revisit the debate and the pros and cons of the various possible exp...

On Tuesday, when I went to my psychiatrist’s office, I noticed a large display of brochures for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). My husband, who was with me, asked about it, so I told him what little I knew about what it is and what it’s supposed to...

Last week, I got to go out and hear live music—the Stray Cats, one of my favorite bands, were having a reunion tour with some new music, and I had tickets for it. I looked forward to it with great excitement (and a little anxiety, which proved warra...

Over the years, I’ve heard all kinds of definitions and supposed causes for depression, from anger turned inward to double-jointedness. Many of these turned out, like these two, to be either questionable or outright bogus.

Now there...