Category: Folly Watch
Locker Room Talk and Stigma
Posted on April 30, 2017 in Bipolar Disorder Clueless Oafs Encounters Frustration Gyms Stigma Violence Writing/Darkness
I so wanted to tell him that I had bipolar disorder
An Insulting Question for Tall People
Posted on March 27, 2017 in Clueless Oafs Encounters Reflections
First question out of his mouth: “Did you play basketball?”
Why Did Ted Hughes Burn Sylvia Plath’s Last Diary?
Posted on March 10, 2016 in Literature Psycho-bunk Suicide
You know what? I don’t know the answer.
Hijacked by the Peanut Crunching Crowd
Posted on March 4, 2016 in Bipolar Disorder Literature Movies Psycho-bunk Suicide
“Suicide attracts speculation and prurience like flies to rotting food.”
Stigma: Blaming the Victim, Denying the Victim
Posted on September 17, 2015 in Netiots Psycho-bunk Stigma
Blaming and denying the victim are calculated to avoid responsibility.
The Fallacies of Stigma: A Primer
Posted on September 8, 2015 in Netiots Stigma
The arguments of stigma are often cited as reasonable, but a closer examination shows that they are flawed.
Romanticizing Mental Illness: The Good and the Bad
Posted on July 19, 2015 in Bipolar Disorder Hope and Joy Psycho-bunk Stigma
Let us realize that for every poem, there are many long dark nights of the soul that the sufferer would prefer to be without.
Of Racist Symbols and Stigma
Posted on June 24, 2015 in Advocacy Authoritarianism Hatred Psycho-bunk Stigma
Freedom of speech is one thing, but psycho-bunk and hatred should not be allowed to go unchallenged.
TrueHope Intimidates Natasha Tracy
Posted on June 17, 2015 in Fraud Medications
This bullying underscores the flimsiness of TrueHope’s claims.
How the Sane Avoid Taking Responsibility for Stigma
Posted on June 17, 2015 in Psycho-bunk Stigma
It didn’t take much editing to make it relevant to those of us who challenge stigma for the mentally ill — not much at all.
I Am Not My Disease — And It Doesn’t Matter How I Identify Myself
Posted on June 16, 2015 in Bipolar Disorder Psycho-bunk Reflections
I asked her to show me a study that showed that this self-identification was harmful. Silence.
