The Crazy Thing About Stigma: Don't Call Me Bipolar

What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet ...

Last week, in The Art of the Therapeutic Insult, I noted that on occasion I happen to refer to myself as “depressed and crazy.” Some people think the word, crazy, should be banned. I am not one of them. 

Crazy is one of those, well, crazy words. It very accurately describes a large part of who I am, both good and bad....

Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - July 21, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: John McManamy Source Type: blogs