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What a way to bust down that wall and get people to start talking about it....I mean about the everyday people who have bipolar or depression, the ones who don't use coke to self medicate, who don't go on killing sprees. The ones who struggle to live, to pay for treatment. Which is most of us.
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Well said! There are so many double standards in modern society it drives you nuts. Here's a chance to open dialogue about mood disorders and the Media is so far off on what they choose to report on. People use because they're not happy with something about themselves, otherwise they wouldn't go near something that alters your mind and personality.
George Carlin talked about double standards in America during his act in the 80's: How Time magazine will run a story of Cocaine on the cover...but slip liquor ads inside the magazine.
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Sure, resources can help. At the root, though, in life, you are on your own.
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This also gets me. Everyone always talks about how people are social creatures. Williams, L'Wren Scott, Richard Jeni were surrounded by close family members who loved them but it's totally like everyone was helpless in this situation and these people ended up being islands to themselves.
I saw Williams and Carlin at PSU in the 80's. Williams was manic off-the-chart. I don't know how he did it. I've seen/heard other successful people who are bipolar and can function well. I can not relate to that one bit.