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The Unbearable Lightness of Being…Alive

July 7, 2012 by S. Maxam 4 Comments

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Shawn Maxam shares Bill Zeller’s suicide note which illustrates the true despair of depression.

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Waiting for Superman

June 26, 2012 by S. Maxam 6 Comments

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Shawn Maxam explains how the only person who could save him — was himself.

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The Benefits of Anger

June 15, 2012 by S. Maxam 5 Comments

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Shawn Maxam explains why anger can actually be a constructive and positive emotion especially for people with mood disorders .

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I am Just Giving Myself a Pep-Talk

May 31, 2011 by S. Maxam 3 Comments

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Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. -Malcolm S. Forbes The older I get the more emotionally isolated I become. I am not this way because I’m embracing some antiquated perspective of manhood or a masculine approach to feelings. It is rather a pursuit Charles Darwin would approve of. I have adapted [...]

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Welcome to…A Work In Progress

March 1, 2011 by S. Maxam

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings — always darker, emptier, simpler. -Friedrich Nietzsche As a person with Bipolar Disorder thoughts are a very dangerous thing. My feelings lead the way and my thoughts follow behind looking for guidance. You see an individual with a mood disorder is ruled by his or her emotions. Honestly [...]

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