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mirrors can be confusing unless you know who's looking back

I’m not a Schizophrenic I am Just Giving Myself a Pep-Talk

May 31, 2011 by Shawn Maxam 2 Comments

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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How I Learned to Stop Worrying..​.& Love the Bipolar Disorder!

March 1, 2011 by Shawn Maxam 5 Comments

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. -Confucius Most of the time having Bipolar sucks! The medication, the talk-therapy, the occasional psych ward visit and best of all the unrelenting self-inflicted mind f*ckery of being emotionally/mentally unhinged. Controlling your disorder (and not having it control you) takes a combination of Dalia Lama restraint and [...]

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Welcome to…A Work In Progress

March 1, 2011 by Shawn Maxam 0 Comments

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings — always darker, emptier, simpler. -Friedrich Nietzsche As a person with Bipolar Disorder thoughts are a very dangerous thing. My feelings lead the way and my thoughts follow behind looking for guidance. You see an individual with a mood disorder is ruled by his or her emotions. Honestly [...]

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