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: self-confidence and mental illness
Captain America: How Can You Transform Yourself? Making the External Match the Awesome Internal!
July 27, 2011
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Would you get your dog up every day, give him a cup of coffee, a doughnut, and a cigarette? Hell, no. You’d kill the damn dog. -Jack LaLanne By now everyone has seen the trailers, ads and other promotional materials for the film Captain America. The film (based on the comic book) tells the story of [...]
Read more I’m not a Schizophrenic I am Just Giving Myself a Pep-Talk
May 31, 2011
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Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. -Malcolm S. Forbes The older I get the more emotionally isolated I become. I am not this way because I’m embracing some antiquated perspective of manhood or a masculine approach to feelings. It is rather a pursuit Charles Darwin would approve of. I have adapted [...]
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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
