“The patient needs to believe that they can keep the fire while being medicated. The doctors must tell them, "I understand that you experienced something beautiful. I understand that you saw the stars pulsing spirals of fire across the sky like Van Gogh did when he was looking outside the sanitarium window. But you know what? He didn't paint ['Starry Night'] when he was manic. He painted it when he was sane because he didn't need the mania to have the magic."” KnowsNeedsBelieveBeautifulNightStarsFireSawsMagicSkyWindowDoctorsPaintPatientSaneVansBeing MeSpiralsSomething BeautifulManicManiaStarry Night Author:Paul Dalio
“I feel much more emotion than I did before, and more meaningful emotion and richer emotion than when I was manic. I'm able to experience meaningful things that can only be experienced when I'm stable, like a family.” FeelsAbleEmotionMeaningfulStableManicMeaningful Things Author:Paul Dalio
“If I were to peruse a survey of label options, as they exist now, they either sound like a time bomb disorder or manic depression or Bipolar divide or mental illness. How can I find an identity in that? It certainly isn't something I can bring up in conversation, without a reaction of judgement or even fear.” IfsI CanSoundIdentityConversationIllnessReactionsMental IllnessLabelsJudgementBombsDividesDisorderSurveysBipolarManicManic DepressionTime Bomb Author:Paul Dalio
