August 2011 - Knowledge is Necessity

Choosing a Partner: Good Luck Deciding

On Thursday, Sept 8, I will be giving a talk here in San Diego to the International Bipolar Foundation. My presentation will be on relationships, which I am an expert in, having been in and out of two marriages. Following is a sneak peek, from a segment...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 3:38 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, relationships, deciding

Relationships: Dealing with Life's Little Surprises

On Thursday, Sept 8, I will be giving a talk here in San Diego to the International Bipolar Foundation. My presentation will be on relationships, which I am an expert in, having been in and out of two marriages. Following is a sneak peek, from a segment...

Published Thu, Aug 25 2011 3:02 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, relationships

Quick Update

Yes, I'm still here. Yesterday, I drove a visiting family member to the airport. Tomorrow, I'll be the one flying out - to Sacramento and three days of NAMI CA. I'm hoping to get off a couple of blogs on the road. Plus I have a whole backlog...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 6:29 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Reckoning with Evil

This is my third installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” In our previous two pieces, Dr Ghaemi indicated he is no fan of normal, at least not in crisis situations...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 10:44 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: " John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, evil

Rerun: Thinking of Going Off Your Meds? - You Need to Read This First

Going off meds may be a sensible and responsible personal decision for you - with the emphasis on sensible and responsible. Tragically, too many of us opt for crazy and irresponsible. Whatever choice you make, first you need to be reading my friend Judy's...

Published Thu, Aug 04 2011 11:09 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, Going off meds, Judy Eron, What Goes Up

The "Normal" Paradox: Is Obama Mentally Unfit to be President?

Okay, before we start, let me make it clear: This is my thought. It belongs to me. I take full responsibility. But the book I just finished reading, “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness” by Nassir Ghaemi, has...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 9:11 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, Obama

The Ghaemi Conversation: Why We Need to be Asking the Questions

This is my fifth installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” My previous post made note of the fact that two myopic scribblers posing as NY Times reviewers trashed...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 4:01 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, NY Times

Ghaemi's A First-Rate Madness: The Conversation Heats Up

This is my fourth installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” In times of crisis, Ghaemi tells us, we don’t send in someone chronically normal to do a crazy man...

Published Wed, Aug 24 2011 6:01 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, Mallon, Maslin

Normal: It Ain't What It's Cracked Up to Be

This is my second installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” (See The Normal Paradox.) Dr Ghaemi is by no means the first to comment on the positive association...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 1:32 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, normal, homoclite

Relationships: How Does Bipolar Figure Into It?

I’ve spent the last few days working on a talk I will be giving here in San Diego to the International Bipolar Foundation on Thursday, Sept 8. My talk will be on relationships, which I am an expert in, having been in and out of two marriages. Let’s pick...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2011 9:09 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, bipolar, relationships