By s.e. smith on 22 December, 2010
I’m in a marathon rewatch of Six Feet Under right now because I’m working on an ongoing series over at I Fry Mine In Butter on the show’s depiction of the funeral industry1. One of the recurring themes of the show is mental illness and a number of regular characters including Billy Chenowith and George [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, mental health | Tagged Billy Chenowith, bipolar disorder, Six Feet Under
By Annaham on 14 December, 2010
K__ at Feminists with FSD: Notes on MTV’s True Life: I Can’t Have Sex Actual, proper terminology was used throughout the show. Chronic pelvic pain conditions were named, but some conditions that overlap were not mentioned at all (interstitial cystitis, for example, was not explored in this episode. This is a shame – interstitial cystitis [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged alternative medicine, asperger syndrome, autism, bipolar disorder, breast cancer, cancer, cancer treatment, chronic pain, death, female sexual disfunction, fraud, media and pop culture, pain, personal stories, reality tv, sexuality, television, the secret, tv, vulvodynia
By Annaham on 9 November, 2010
John Keilman for the Los Angeles Times: Technology opens new horizons for disabled Yet for all of technology’s promised advances, some worry that the cost will keep helpful devices out of many people’s reach. Others are concerned that governments, schools and institutions might think that high-tech gadgetry has relieved them of their responsibility to serve [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged assistive technology, bipolar disorder, Deaf, depression, education, gender, global, health care, health policing, independence, mental health, mental illness, patriarchy, recommended reading, schizophrenia, sexism, social construction, structural vs. individual, technology
By s.e. smith on 28 September, 2010
Joesphine King is an artist with bipolar disorder who produces startling and evocative self portraits. Josephine King remembers her first self-portrait and how it showed up out of nowhere. She was “really ill” with bipolar disorder, living alone in a flat in Amsterdam. “I was in psychosis. I was desperate, not at all well in [...]
Posted in art, creative work, identity | Tagged bipolar disorder, disabled painters, self-portraits
By s.e. smith on 15 September, 2010
On last week’s Dear Amy, a reader wrote in for some relationship advice. The reader’s girlfriend is becoming more distant, and the reader wants to know what to do: Dear Amy: I have been in a relationship with a woman for two years. I love her. She says she loves me. She says she wants [...]
Posted in blaming, Dear Imprudence, mental health, social attitudes | Tagged Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy, bipolar disorder
By s.e. smith on 30 April, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not necessarily safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged bipolar disorder, disability on television, immigration, interdependence, medical practice, psychiatrisation, race, racism, representations, women, women's rights
By Guest on 22 December, 2009
The general public’s understanding of service dogs or in some cases that there is anything beyond guides is very low. It makes sense that more people know of guide dogs, as they are did start the first service dog schools and hold their dogs to a very high standard. I must say that the constant questioning of whether I am blind is most annoying, not because I’m insulted, but because what my disability is or isn’t is not up for public consumption. When one adds in American society’s feelings towards mental illness, I rarely feel disclosure is in my best interest.
Posted in accessibility, guest post | Tagged bipolar disorder, mental health, mental health concerns, mental illness, service animals
By Guest on 23 November, 2009
How I came to path of getting a service dog* was a long, strange journey. My experiences are my own and by no means represent the entire service dog community. My country and state laws are most likely different from some readers as well, so I’m only writing from my own perspective.s
Posted in guest post, mental health | Tagged bipolar disorder, mental health, mental health concerns, mental illness, service animals
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