To be normal is the ideal aim of the unsuccessful. - Carl Gustav Jung I recently realized how loaded the word normal is? It essentially means acceptable to society. But normal is subjective and colored by prejudice, lack of knowledge and the mores of the place and times we live in. Perfect example is how interracial relationships were [...]
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Tag Archives: Mental health
Everyone’s Special But No One’s Unique
January 20, 2012
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. -Voltaire Special: Surpassing what is common or usual; exceptional Unique: Being the only one of its kind, Without an equal or equivalent; unparalleled Whether it is arrogance, hopefulness, ignorance, wishful thinking or some other motivating factor human beings all want to be different. I often thought many [...]
Read more I Wanna Be Like Me: A Pep-Talk on Self-Confidence & Happiness
November 18, 2011
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God Self grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. -Reinhold Niebuhr It’s quite puzzling that it took me so long to come to the realization that the primary person I should look up to is myself. Institutions, individuals and ideologies are all [...]
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Misery Loves Company: Why You Shouldn’t Give a Damn About Anyone Else’s Opinion But Your Own
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Can Men Stay Faithful? Aka why guys with Bipolar Usually Fail at Monogamy!
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F*$! the World…When Anger Can be a Good Thing
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying...& Love the Bipolar Disorder!
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Waiting for Superman: But only you can save yourself!
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The Aggressive Happiness Method: An Epic Treatise on How To Feel Awesome 99% of The Time!
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Cliches: How We Often Sell Ourselves Short In A Society Obsessed With Simplicity
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The Goddess Complex and The Death of My Infallible Mother
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5 Years, 4 Hospitals, 3 Near Suicides, 2 Masters Degrees & 1 Unsolved Murder: The Lives, Deaths and Nuances of Shawn Maxam
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Emotional Maturity, Boundaries and Why Most of the People You Know Aren’t Actually Adults
Maxam
Maxam is a writer, mental health advocate and Bipolar griot! I write stories that I hope will help individuals who have mental illnesses (and those who love them) live rich and fulfilling lives. R.I.P. SKH
