Although it is still common to label drug addicted persons as “bipolar”, the fact remains that the bipolar label is still just that — a label. It’s not a physical illness by legitimate medical standards and there is no physical test, that can be done on a person, which shows a “chemical imbalance” or “bipolar”.
I’ve [...]
Are Drug Addicts Bipolar?
Does Your Child Know When to Call 911? Are You SURE?
This week, an amazing story was posted on the LA Times site “A Teen Party, a Mysterious Death — and a Town’s Unanswered Grief.” It really brought home the message that we, as adults, can and often do underestimate what our kids know. For the safety of your children, I highly recommend you read [...]
Cracks in My Psyche
“Well, sometimes I think that when you get high or when you drink – when you alter your consciousness – it weakens you psychically [mentally], like it creates cracks and then bad stuff can seep into those cracks and maybe never go away.”
This quote comes from a scene in the movie, Sunshine Cleaning. As [...]