John Emotions rants about how his family abandoned him, even after they all learned of his bipolar. Also, addresses how society harnesses bipolar people when they're manic, but discards them when they get depressed. Day ends on an up note when Maria Bamford replies to his tweet.

Bipolar Style | John Emotions on Being Shut Out

A lot of people claim bipolar is a chemical "imbalance." The problem here is a logic puzzle. Since there is no consensus among scientists or doctors on specifically what "balanced" chemicals are, how can anyone possibly know if a bipolar person is "IMbalanced?" Once the drug companies convince people that the chemicals are "imbalanced," they provide drugs that they imply will "balance" you. But, it's all bullshit. There is no balance. Do drugs have an effect on people? Of course. Do they make people feel better? Sometimes. Can they "balance" an&nbsp;"imbalance" that has not been quantified? No. OCD rant over.&nbsp; Lots of American footballers took a knee this weekend to protest the racist police state. The racist president made it worse, as usual. John Emotions riffs on the importance of protest, even to disabled people.&nbsp; Has anyone ever snitched on your bipolar to others? Have you ever been disloyal to a loved one and shared their private medical condition? John talks about the importance of being a good ally to bipolar people. You don't kick sick loved ones while they're down. What's the matter with people? &nbsp;

Imbalance? Define "balanced."

The planned topic got bumped due to another mass shooting in America. Tonight, John talks about bipolar and how people perceive those with mental illnesses as dangerous. But, are ALL mental disorders dangerous to others? Are they "dis" orders at all?

Bipolar is an emotional condition, not a behavioral one.

John and Fiona talk about building a better podcast for bipolar people, including the factors involved in selecting a platform for the social media activities. John wonders how to reach more women and people of color struggling with mental health issues and shares his story about missing the DBSA picnic by 50 feet due to social anxiety.&nbsp;

Rebranding "bipolar" one podcast at a time.

John and Dyane discuss her new book, "Birth of a New Brain," about&nbsp;Postpartum Bipolar Disorder. They discuss what the condition is, how Dyane experienced it, and how the book came to be. They also talk a little about their favorite Netflix shows including Black Mirror, Lady Dynamite, and Theo Vonn. Also, we include&nbsp;more talk of a #bipolarcabal on Twitter and lots of bipolar digressions. Keywords; Post-partum depression, bipolar, baby blues Dyane's book is available here:&nbsp;http://bit.ly/dyaneharwood Follow Dyane on Twitter @dyaneharwood&nbsp;

Postpartum Bipolar Disorder with Dyane Harwood

John Emotions rants about the confusion surrounding Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder, particularly mislabeling the initials #BD and #BPD. John explains that "bipolar" is one word, like bicycle or universe, and that you never create an upper case initial in the middle of a word, at the syllable, just because. John then metaphorically explains that borderline disorder is a problem with your emotion selector, while bipolar disorder is a problem with your emotion regulator. Catch the behind-the-scenes video of this podcast at&nbsp;psych.media&nbsp;

Bipolar Disorder Vs. Borderline Personality Disorder

John Emotions discusses a brief Twitter encounter with the anti-psychiatry crowd and the problems with excluding legitimate voices from the mental health conversation by limiting the way people talk, and the words they use. Recorded live from the Psych.Media Group page on Facebook, November 2017. @BipolarStyle @JohnEmotions

Anti-Psychiatry and Medical Language Models, Bipolar Style

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