Bipolar Advantage

Psychosis

Tom Wootton on August 30, 2012

As with the notion of “chemical imbalance”, the term anosognosia has crept into the psychiatric lexicon. Its use confers a certain sophistication of understanding and knowledge that is not supported by the data.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on August 27, 2012

For the last five years I have been speaking to groups of therapists and doctors. When I tell them assessments are not thorough enough they are often in agreement about others, but believe their own assessments are very thorough and use the best evidence-based tools available.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on August 17, 2012

I noticed it when I was first diagnosed, but have been watching the phenomenon ever since. I have seen it happen in so many people that it might be true in three quarters of the cases. What is even more amazing is how fast it happens. Bipolar may be the fastest path to perfection known to man!

Depression

Tom Wootton on July 30, 2012

Because of the diagnosis and the prevalence of delusional thinking being a part of it, I looked upon all of the experiences of my life as a sign of my mental illness instead of a sign that I was seeing God. I was devastated by the implications of it.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on July 20, 2012

The "dis-abled" argument is central to bipolar disorder.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on July 1, 2012

Bipolar IN Order is about becoming more functional in an expanding range of intensity and moving from Recovery toward Self-Mastery.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on June 23, 2012

I have always pretty much ignored the med controversy because it is not central to my message. Until now.

Grief

Tom Wootton on May 29, 2012

To improve the quality of end-of-life care for patients and their families, we also need to improve the quality of life of their physicians, by making space for them to grieve like everyone else.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on May 10, 2012

In his wisdom about managing rage he grasps the secret to managing depression and mania too. In one brief statement he captured the greatest flaw in the current paradigm about treating bipolar.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on May 3, 2012

I have been teaching people to drive while bipolar (figuratively) for about ten years now, and see a huge difference in those who have had training and practice compared to those who continue to blame the condition for the way they handle it. Like the skilled race car driver, my conclusion is the lack of training is the problem, not the condition itself.

Hypomania

Tom Wootton on April 12, 2012

For most, there is a far more important line that they need to be careful of.

Hypomania

Tom Wootton on April 6, 2012

Lessons on how to be hypomanic without losing control.

Hypomania

Tom Wootton on April 5, 2012

We must learn to take responsibility for our states and keep them from getting to places that we cannot control.

Depression

Tom Wootton on March 20, 2012

A recent question on our Depression and Bipolar Advantage LinkedIN Group brings up a point that needs to be addressed if we are to fully understand depression: What are some of the positives about having experienced bouts of depression? Since most people assume there are none, it is important to put it in perspective.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on February 23, 2012

This is the paradigm change that needs to happen in mental health.

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on January 15, 2012

...reveals the results of an important recent study by the National Institute of Mental Health that you will find shocking. There are many who wish the study would remain buried, but as they say, "The cat is out of the bag now!"

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on August 26, 2011

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on August 8, 2011

Those of us who have done the work to change our bipolar condition from disorder to IN order can be tremendous assets to society instead of burdens.

Depression

Tom Wootton on June 8, 2011

Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton on March 10, 2011

This blog champions an integrated approach to depression and mania that embraces recovery as a critical and necessary first step, while providing a clear and user friendly path utilizing the same tools for accomplishing something much greater.