What is your view that a person's Astrological sign contributes to their character traits? Seeing how my wife and I are born on the same day at the same time, I'd say there definitely is something to astrology, especially with regard to how the planetary forces influence your personality at birth.
I agree with Dr. Stan Grof when he says that astrology deserves more open-minded, but vigorous scientific inquiry. Right now science simply sneers at astrology as something for weak minds, all the while turning a blind eye to some pretty obvious occurrences, like Virgo people being detail-oriented and picky, or Aries types being great 'idea' generators, although they sometimes have trouble putting their ideas into action.
Regarding my own personality, if I were to assess where most of it derives, it seems to have much more to do with being born under the sign of Aries than it has to do with the personality traits of either of my parents.
The symptoms of Bipolar are behavioral ones. Do you think that your behavior prior to the first manic episode contributed to your bipolar condition? Or that the sum of all your past behavior, good and questionable, led up to the first manic episode?
From what I've seen so far, the 'roots' of Bipolar Mania, as with schizophrenia, are in a person's inability to express their True Self, or Soul, in their daily life. They repress themselves from doing this because their False Self, or Ego over-rides the wishes of the Soul.
However, during periods of rapid change in one's life, the Ego can, in a sense, 'weaken' and is overpowered by the Soul, leading to the person truly living in a dream-state, interpreting everything in this 'real' world symbolically, as if it were part of the dream.
That's where the trouble starts. We start to behave as if we are in a dream. It was my 'repressed' behavior. That's what lead to the mania - acting normal. There seems to be pattern on the maternal side of your family that I found very interesting--that the women followed a similar living pattern generation after generation. What do you contribute this to? I'm sure the Buddhists would attribute it to some sort of Karmic resonance, but I really can't say.
What I do see is that parents tend to pass on to their children their habits, both good and bad. So a child whose parents are cold and stern will be more likely to be cold and stern once they grow up and have children, but hopefully, a little less so. I like to think that with each generation, we get a little warmer with each other, both in the family and in the workplace. And where there is warmth there is love. Your bipolar or waking up was a spiritual enlightenment for you.
Can you provide some examples of how your perception of the world, of yourself, and of those around you have changed pre-manic episode and post-manic episode? I think my 'rat race' mentality really dropped away - that sense of feeling like I had somehow been victimized by graduating university during a recession, then being stuck in the corporate hierarchy under a deluge of baby-boomers.
Somehow, I had always felt that I was 'behind'. That just disappeared, immediately. After the episode I just felt that everything was just fine the way it was. In a sense, I stopped trying so hard. I also realized that, as long as I was focused and patient, I could get pretty much anything I truly wanted from life.
I also stopped searching so hard for meaning in life, as I could see that everything was meaningful. Every conversation. Every conflict. I felt God was with me all the time.
Like I said before, when I was 'manic' I felt as if the world was a big dream. It's a very common experience. Someone once asked me when that feeling went away. Get to Know Us. Free Book Download! Get to Know the Work. Innovations in Healing Bipolar Disorder. All Categories. Try our Online Therapies. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, retreats are currently on hold.
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Health Conditions Discover Plan Connect. Share on Pinterest. You can tell when you had a manic episode by looking at your credit card bill. Just not for me. Family members have mistaken you for the Incredible Hulk. You eat fear for breakfast. Your cat would describe you as the aloof and needy one. Your psychiatrist spends so much time balancing your moods she now has a side job as a professional juggler.
You remember when Prozac was cool. Your depressive spells make you forgetful, which is a shame because if you thought about your manic stages it might cheer you up. Michael Guy Thompson. The name Ian means "Gift from God. Please visit westernmountain. She's currently a staff writer for Complex, an award-winning, multimedia website that focuses on hip-hop music, culture, style, sports and sneakers.
She attended Texas State University, where she received a bachelor's in journalism and a master's in new media. Before landing at Complex, she worked for NPR, and a small creative studio that focused on empowering musicians through storytelling. She was diagnosed as bipolar I in after a manic episode, and has since been searching for answers about the spiritual elements that have revealed themselves through the disorder.
You can find her most recent writing at www. She helps break down what is going on with Kanye West, drawing from her own experience which was beautifully articulated in her latest article. Many of you know that I draw my vision of bipolar and neurodiversity from a long history of marginalized peoples, and as a strong Black woman, Kiana naturally draws from such embodied wisdom. Chris Cole: Bipolar like Kanye West. In this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks to the recent news of Kanye West coming out as bipolar, especially amid so much political and cultural controversy.
What are the implications for the rest of humanity? How do we relate to the complexity of Kanye West and ourselves? There is an opportunity emerging for us to explore a greater depth of understanding, both in our own psyches and the collective. Since , Sean Blackwell has been researching and teaching about the spiritual dimension and healing potential of bipolar disorder, through his YouTube channel, bipolarORwakingUP.
His videos graphically illustrate subjects such as spiritual emergency, transpersonal psychology, and the evolution of consciousness, always demonstrating how these themes relate to transcending the bipolar condition. His latest project, The Bipolar Awakenings Healing Retreat, is designed to help people who are currently medicated work through the subconscious, bio-energetic material which he views as the root of their disorder.
In September of , Sean received his certification as a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator with Grof Transpersonal Training, the official training program of Dr.
Stanislav Grof. This education has been fundamental to the development of the healing retreat process he facilitates. And yet, holding such a radical vision does not preclude him from accepting and navigating the many views and experiences of various bodies moving within these complex domains. She lives with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis, and for more than 17 years has been presenting keynotes and workshops on mental illness and recovery, creativity, wellness and self-care.
More importantly, she reduces stigma of this, one of the very last taboos, and offers hope and tools to build wellness to flourish in life. BD, a global research team on bipolar disorder, and blogs for Psychology Today. She calls to my mind what it truly means to be a wounded healer, and I am honored to present her now. In this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Kelli Foulkrod—licensed psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and healing arts practitioner located in Austin, Texas.
For the past 16 years, Kelli has been working in the mental health field and practicing yoga and meditation. Kelli approaches mental health from a holistic lens, and incorporates the body, soul, and spirit into modalities for addressing human suffering. She is an advocate for informed consent in mental health treatments in America, and is on a mission to help create a paradigm shift in mainstream mental health treatments.
She has experience working with individuals, couples, and groups with a variety of populations including depression, anxiety, bipolar, psychosis, substance abuse, homelessness, and perinatal mental health.
The goal of Kelli's work is to empower the individual to become their own healer and reconnect with The Earth, in order to stop relying on an expert outside of themselves for the answers.
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