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Is Kanye West Just a Grandiose, Attention-Seeking Rapper? Psychology Today Article

We need to understanding the typical patterns of bipolar disorder and how profoundly different manic/psychosis is from the much loved and cultivated bragging of the creative rapper. [ Read More ]

How Does Scrolling Through Social Media Affect the Bipolar Mood?

My next project comes out in 2021. I’m revising one of my books and adding a social media chapter. I never could have imagined that working on this book would coincide with the majority of the world staying at home and spending so much time online.

This is a great time to examine how social media actually affects the mood.

If scrolling and watching YouTube videos all day makes a person feel better, then keep on scrolling!

But if the person is like myself, the horrible, often out of control scrolling and video watching simply leads to more OCD and sleepless nights. I find that it deeply affects my thoughts about myself and is rarely good for the #bipolar.

The new section of the book will spend a lot of time talking [ Read More ]