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As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot of people had the attitude that I had the capability to 'kick it' and get better instantly. This was the most frustrating attitude for me.

~Andy Behrman

Topics: About Attitude Better Capability Frustrating Get Had Illness Instantly Kick Knew Lot Me Mental Mental Illness Most Much People

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The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cursed with an illness that nobody could see and nobody knew much about.

~Andy Behrman

Topics: About Bone Broken Could Cursed Felt Guilt Happened Having Heal Horrible Illness Knew Mental Mental Illness Much Never Nobody Prayed See Six Weeks Would

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My illness is one often characterized by dramatic overspending - in my case through frenzied shopping sprees, credit card abuse, excessive hoarding of unnecessary material goods and bizarre generosity with family, friends and even strangers.

~Andy Behrman

Topics: Abuse Bizarre Card Case Characterized Credit Credit Card Dramatic Even Excessive Family Friends Generosity Goods Hoarding Illness Material Often Shopping Strangers Through Unnecessary

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My eating habits are the only behaviour of mine that are still manic. I can't walk by a restaurant, a bakery, an ice-cream store or a candy store without making a purchase; the amount of calories I take in today are at least five times as many as I took before starting on all of this medication.

~Andy Behrman

Topics: Amount Bakery Before Behaviour Calories Candy Eating Five Habits Ice-Cream Least Making Manic Many Medication Mine Only Purchase Restaurant Starting Still Store Take Times Today Took Walk Without

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Manic depression is a type of depression, technically, and it's the opposite of uni-polar. Manic depression is also called bi-polar disorder. Some people don't like to call it that because they think it makes it sound too nice, when the reality is if you have manic-depression you have manic-depression.

~Andy Behrman

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My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination.

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In my most psychotic stages, I imagine myself chewing on sidewalks and bulging and swallowing sunlight and clouds.

~Andy Behrman

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I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty to forty episodes a year.

~Andy Behrman

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The little depression I experienced during my manic-depression was not like depression as anyone else had ever described it. It was very violent and angry, and I was full of rage. I wasn't lying in bed.

~Andy Behrman

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I think, when it comes to psychiatry, that a lot of people are overmedicated. I think when it comes to ECT a lot of people go through too much. I think there's a lot of guesswork in psychiatry.

~Andy Behrman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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