I live in Scotland and have always said that I need the very distinct change in seasons to keep my brain happy. My brain has an annual cycle. I always thought it must be weird to live somewhere with dusk occurring at roughly the same time all year round, as well having no seasonal variation in weather. It is like the seasons keep my brain in line with the annual clock.
I have learned to love every season altho, once longest night is past in December, I particularly enjoy the March towards progressively longer days. I love spring. I absolutely love that we only get twilight here in the summer and it is light at 10:30pm & 4am.
October and November on the West Coast of UK is the rainy season. A hot cup of freshly brewed coffee is at its finest in this weather. Soon the weather will change to cooler crisper mornings, which I particularly enjoy, and I will be in the season when I can justify having a hot chocolate every night!
I believe in find what works for you and, if that is impossible, finding the silver lining in it
I also love the work of Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison—and also always felt sad that when she wrote a memoir she chose to give up private practice, as if that was incompatible. You are an inspiration and trailblazer breaking down stigma by writing about being bipolar and also practicing medicine.
Hmm... Given the only evidence seems to be that mania is worse close to the equator I am totally unconvinced by the rationale for thinking that a move will improve bipolar, for which mania is the defining characteristic. I'd be interested in whether such a move was beneficial for severe unipolar depression, given that it looks like having an antidepressant effect. I'm also wondering how much of the effect is cultural given the significant differences.
I'm with you with continuing to work while out about bipolar - I was disappointed Kay chose to cease clinical work. But she didn't just come out, she wrote a tell-all book about it...
I live in Scotland and have always said that I need the very distinct change in seasons to keep my brain happy. My brain has an annual cycle. I always thought it must be weird to live somewhere with dusk occurring at roughly the same time all year round, as well having no seasonal variation in weather. It is like the seasons keep my brain in line with the annual clock.
I have learned to love every season altho, once longest night is past in December, I particularly enjoy the March towards progressively longer days. I love spring. I absolutely love that we only get twilight here in the summer and it is light at 10:30pm & 4am.
October and November on the West Coast of UK is the rainy season. A hot cup of freshly brewed coffee is at its finest in this weather. Soon the weather will change to cooler crisper mornings, which I particularly enjoy, and I will be in the season when I can justify having a hot chocolate every night!
I believe in find what works for you and, if that is impossible, finding the silver lining in it
I also love the work of Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison—and also always felt sad that when she wrote a memoir she chose to give up private practice, as if that was incompatible. You are an inspiration and trailblazer breaking down stigma by writing about being bipolar and also practicing medicine.
It was a different era. Also--psychology and psychiatry are different disciplines.
Really?? It all comes down to SAD?!?
In honor of your awesome string of Modest Mouse references:
https://youtu.be/VdNb8jKRuy8?si=QlMxZsOoXRvpYk4M
Hmm... Given the only evidence seems to be that mania is worse close to the equator I am totally unconvinced by the rationale for thinking that a move will improve bipolar, for which mania is the defining characteristic. I'd be interested in whether such a move was beneficial for severe unipolar depression, given that it looks like having an antidepressant effect. I'm also wondering how much of the effect is cultural given the significant differences.
I'm with you with continuing to work while out about bipolar - I was disappointed Kay chose to cease clinical work. But she didn't just come out, she wrote a tell-all book about it...
You didn't read the paper about the increase in suicide rates I'm guessing?
Wow. That is a lot of authors on that paper. But look who’s at the bottom. The guy who wrote a textbook about lithium. Interesting topic.