Treatments for bipolar disorder | Kay Redfield Jamison

[@JolieGaronne]

Kay Jamison is a great helper for the BD community. Now, she was SO lucky to have that family and support AND to be diagnosed so early. I really envy her. I am extremely isolated, no family at all in the US (only my 11 year old daughter), no real friends who can support me, hard to find support groups, no money at all AND I was diagnosed a few months ago with BD 2, when I've actually suffered from it for the last 30 years(!) Back in my younger years, I was diagnosed with a Depression going on and off, because obviously, I was only consulting a therapist when I was severely depressed -or not consulting at all.

[@MichaelHarrisIreland]

She gives voice to the people in the darkest dungeons. And although we may not make sense of all the voices we have a feeling we understand the connected words in phrases and loose connections. Like a rocket takes us into space, she takes us into the unknown places and mechanisms of the mind. It was her crazy and maybe innocent honesty that did this.

[@lonlylove4823]

I like this doctor I read an unquiet mind

[@Fightnight92]

I disagree with the idea that every person who fits the bipolar category needs medicine...

[@paulonokuzaki1558]

Why?

[@ash20453]

Perhaps, since it can be over diagnosed and often is they way I see it. Though someone who’s chronically dysfunctional and has been diagnosed by a professional and it works (the medication) there’s no reason a single one of them should feel like medication is a bad thing for them and go off it reading something like this

[@curesurvive5098]

Treatment: Believing in Jesus Christ and you'll be healed. You can laugh or you can try ;)))

[@paulonokuzaki1558]

No.

[@tylerallen6435]

How reductionist.