Blog: September 2011

Below are the archives for my blog in September 2011.


Being Normal: Lessons From My Local Bipolar Support Group
by Daniel Bader - 09-24-2011
For the last two years, I've been a member of a bipolar group of people who meet once a month to share information and just generally chat. The group is very laid back. Basically, we just introduce ourselves at the beginning, and then break into in...

In Search of Bipolar Humor
by Daniel Bader - 09-17-2011
My wife had an idea today for this website, one that I'm considering. Perhaps I should add a comic strip to it, that would be about bipolar disorder and would be enjoyable at the very least to people with bipolar disorder. I couldn't draw to save m...

Excuses, Excuses: Hypomania Symptoms and Moral Responsibility
by Daniel Bader - 09-10-2011
One of the primary problems with having bipolar disorder is that many of the symptoms of bipolar disorder don't look pathological. They simply look like bad behavior. Going over the list of bipolar symptoms, there are some that one would certainly ...

Abandoning Ambition: Coming to Terms With Bipolar Disorder as a Disability
by Daniel Bader - 09-02-2011
Catholicism has a somewhat archaic term that one sometimes hears bandied about: “worldly respect.” It finds its way into examinations of conscience in a form like “not being ruled by worldly respect.” The idea is that, while earned reputati...