Blog: December 2011
Below is an archive of all blog posts from December 2011:
 | Top Ten "Bipolar Today" Posts of 2011 by Daniel Bader - 12-31-2011 Well, the new year has just rolled around, and it seemed like a good time to look back over some of the stories that have been covered this year and which one garnered the most attention. If you’ve just arrived on the site, this post will give a q... |
 | Bipolar Disorder in the Mainstream: “Homeland” Season One *Spoilers* by Daniel Bader - 12-24-2011 *Spoiler Alert* The first season of the television show “Homeland” has just ended. For those of you who might not have watched the show, it is about a CIA agent named Carrie Mathison who suspects that a recently freed P.O.W. named Nicholas Br... |
 | Improving Your Life Through Incremental Change by Daniel Bader - 12-17-2011 New Year's is coming up, and many people make New Year's resolutions about how they are going to improve their lives. However, as is well known, most New Year's resolutions are rarely kept. It is difficult to simply decide to improve one's life and... |
 | Avoiding Freak Shows: Reality Television and Mental Illness by Daniel Bader - 12-10-2011 Last week, Amber Portwood, one of the four single mothers on the MTV television show Teen Mom revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and that she tried to commit suicide after the season ended. This isn't the first time that so... |
 | Overcoming Powerlessness: How To Get a Bipolar Person Help by Daniel Bader - 12-03-2011 Bipolar people have one advantage compared to their family and friends. At the end of the day, we have the option of seeking treatment or not seeking treatment, and what kind or kinds of treatment to seek. Family members and friends of bipolar peop... |
