A friend sent me a link to the YouTube versions of a UK documentary named Stephen Fry’s Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive. I’ve gotten through part 4 thus far and it’s quite good. If you have an interest in learning about Manic Depression, or Bi-Polarity this would be an interesting series to watch.
The link takes you to part 1, the other parts are in the related list along the side.
Tags: ManicDepression, Bi-Polar, StephenFry
Pin You should not feel sorry for me. This post isn’t about me. As I said, I have a condition that millions of people deal with every day. I’ll do the same. It’s about the reality that people around us are living with things that require efforts that we don’t understand. Just showing up for life every day requires effort and dedication from everyone you know. The amount of effort and challenges are different, and they are not distributed equally. You shouldn’t dismiss anyone’s struggles, especially if you’ve not been in those same circumstances yourself.Â
Some things have to be experienced to see all the details. When someone is willing to share the details of their challenges, listen and learn. Raise their voices instead of assuming you know the answers.Â
Experience is a hard teacher. We all can learn the lessons from those who’ve lived it.Â
Cross posted from my sports blog. As someone who’s been interested in news about mental illness and also sports, I read Greg Doyel’s piece on Davone Bess, and whether the Dolphins had a duty to help Bess deal with his demons, or were free to trade him away and let it be some other…
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