Verified by Psychology Today

The Bipolar Coaster

Adventures in a Manic World

Anger
D.A.A.D. Dilemma

Carlton M Davis on August 25, 2017

Anger can lead to self-destruction, but there are ways to control the tendency.

Anger can lead to self-destruction, but there are ways to control the tendency.

Bipolar Disorder
Carlotta Returns

Carlton M Davis on December 2, 2016

Carlotta Pizzotta returns to celebrate life and art

Carlotta Pizzotta returns to celebrate life and art

Suicide
I am a Suicide Survivor

Carlton M Davis on September 11, 2014

Suicide is the short term solution to a long term issue. Anyone who thinks about killing themselves needs to step back and see as best they can the long view

Suicide is the short term solution to a long term issue. Anyone who thinks about killing themselves needs to step back and see as best they can the long view

Suicide
IBBBSS

Carlton M Davis on September 10, 2014

Irritate Bowel Syndrome has no known cause, but stress is a major factor. IBBBSS, Irritate Bariatric Bipolar Bowel Suicide Syndrome is a way of looking at what causes and what can be done about IBS.

Irritate Bowel Syndrome has no known cause, but stress is a major factor. IBBBSS, Irritate Bariatric Bipolar Bowel Suicide Syndrome is a way of looking at what causes and what can be done about IBS.

My Grandmothers House
Relationships
Bye, Bye, Blackbird

Carlton M Davis on July 2, 2014

There are people and places we associate with hurt. This is a story about confronting that hurt.

There are people and places we associate with hurt. This is a story about confronting that hurt.

The bluebird of Nothingness
Depression
Depression Day, June 6, 2014

Carlton M Davis on June 6, 2014

Depression Day is a consequence of anger and frustration. It gives one a very negative view that life is meaningless and absurd. Yet if you are aware of the black hole of depression, you can rise above it.

Depression Day is a consequence of anger and frustration. It gives one a very negative view that life is meaningless and absurd. Yet if you are aware of the black hole of depression, you can rise above it.

Cover of Reverend Ed Bacon's Book "8 Habits of Love"
Relationships
Love and Isolation

Carlton M Davis on November 18, 2013

Veterans commit Suicide daily. Mentally ill people feel alone and isolated. They inhabit a world without love.

Veterans commit Suicide daily. Mentally ill people feel alone and isolated. They inhabit a world without love.

Bipolar Disorder
The Final Breath

Carlton M Davis on August 16, 2013

I have small airways disease due to years of smoking and I am bipolar. The medicines prescribed to open the small airways so breathing is easier cause a relapse into severe bipolar disorder. I had to stop the drugs, which means I may not have long to live.

I have small airways disease due to years of smoking and I am bipolar. The medicines prescribed to open the small airways so breathing is easier cause a relapse into severe bipolar disorder. I had to stop the drugs, which means I may not have long to live.

Psychiatry
The Living Room at Turning Point, Skokie, Illinois

Carlton M Davis on June 11, 2013

The Living Room at Turning Point creates a compassionate place for mental health emergencies and saves the state of Illinois money at the same time.

The Living Room at Turning Point creates a compassionate place for mental health emergencies and saves the state of Illinois money at the same time.

Serial Killers
Military Serial Killer Is Not The Only One Guilty

Carlton M Davis on April 30, 2013

April 22, 2013 Sergeant John Russell was convicted of serial mass murder. In my opinion, he is not the only one guilty. His Army psychiatrist should be tried for his role in not preventing this tragedy.

April 22, 2013 Sergeant John Russell was convicted of serial mass murder. In my opinion, he is not the only one guilty. His Army psychiatrist should be tried for his role in not preventing this tragedy.

Fear
The New Lepers Are Out To Gun You Down

Carlton M Davis on February 22, 2013

Mental Illness and Gun Violence have been conjoined by events like Sandy Hook, and the shooting of Gabriel Giffords in Phoenix. The NRA and politicians are proposing that the mentally ill be subjected to background checks. This is further stigmatization of those with mental illness whom John Nash, a schizophrenic Nobel Laureate, described as the new lepers

Mental Illness and Gun Violence have been conjoined by events like Sandy Hook, and the shooting of Gabriel Giffords in Phoenix. The NRA and politicians are proposing that the mentally ill be subjected to background checks. This is further stigmatization of those with mental illness whom John Nash, a schizophrenic Nobel Laureate, described as the new lepers

Psychosis
Anyone Can Go Psycho

Carlton M Davis on January 11, 2013

Not only the diagnosed mentally ill can go psycho, but normal people can too. Norman Bates resides in every person, he is just waiting for the right circumstances to show his evil face.

Not only the diagnosed mentally ill can go psycho, but normal people can too. Norman Bates resides in every person, he is just waiting for the right circumstances to show his evil face.

Suicide
IS SUICIDE A POLITICAL ACT

Carlton M Davis on September 1, 2012

Can you stretch your definitions of suicide to think of it as a political action? If all self-murder has a societal and economic impact even if we look at it in the aggregate, does that not make it a political statement?

Can you stretch your definitions of suicide to think of it as a political action? If all self-murder has a societal and economic impact even if we look at it in the aggregate, does that not make it a political statement?

Bipolar Disorder
OF TWO MINDS, The Conversation Starter

Carlton M Davis on August 29, 2012

The film of TWO MINDS is a great conversation starter. It opens up a new perspective on Bipolar Disorder that is free of psychoanalytic jargon and medical pronouncements. It focuses on the people with the disorder as human beings not altogether unlike anybody else.

The film of TWO MINDS is a great conversation starter. It opens up a new perspective on Bipolar Disorder that is free of psychoanalytic jargon and medical pronouncements. It focuses on the people with the disorder as human beings not altogether unlike anybody else.

Migraine
The Pain in My Brain

Carlton M Davis on May 14, 2012

I didn't think I had migraines then I looked at my own experience.

I didn't think I had migraines then I looked at my own experience.

BDSM
Laura's Law and Kendra's Law Bandages and Bondage

Carlton M Davis on January 24, 2012

Laura's law in California, Kendra's law in New York, and laws like them in other states are promoted as a solution in saving the lives of the resistant mentally ill.

Laura's law in California, Kendra's law in New York, and laws like them in other states are promoted as a solution in saving the lives of the resistant mentally ill.