Me – bipolar – Spike and I went to the same School of Silliness. He duxed the School. I got Pass Grade 3. Too busy clubbing 
Spike – my mentor – bipolar – he went on to fame and fortune. Looks like I’m gonna have to be content practising for a lucky break on FCS
My brain is wired to silly
Can’t help the way I think
Trait of a bipole manic
Rinky-dinky-dink
Why do I write silly, strange, offbeat stuff?
Because after being hospitalized twice they diagnosed me with bipolar mania.
It’s now comforting to know I have a medical reason for my behaviour.
And yes, a bipolar brain is wired different to a normal one. Handed down genetically at birth. An imbalance of chemicals in the brain for which there is no cure. Medications help keep some form of balance. Sort of. Sometimes I get carried away. Bear with me. I come back down to earth.
Eventually.
I hesitate writing about personal issues,
but feel discussion about mental health is important
Bipolars cycle from extreme highs (mania) to extreme lows (depression). Suicides occur in the depression cycle. Bipolars are often creative.
Other bipolars – Stephen Fry, Robin Williams (suicide), Mariah Carey, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain (suicide), Virginia Woolf (suicide), Vincent van Gough, Brian Wilson, Ernest Hemingway (suicide), Spike Milligan, Sinaed O’Conner.
Don Matthews
July 2021
Don, you’re on a creative high. Ride the waves and feel the wind in your face. You’ve got this! 🙂
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Thankyou…Had to get it off my chest, as they say
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Thank you for sharing, it’s personable and educational.
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To me, to fully appreciate the work of an artist you need to understand what makes the artist tick. Particularly ‘unusual’ ones like Dali, Warhol etc. My career was in education. Seems it still is…..
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Respect 👍
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Thanks David. To me, to fully appreciate the work of an artist you need to understand what makes the artist tick. Particularly ‘unusual’ ones like Dali, Warhol etc. My career was in education. Seems it still is…..
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To seek and find 👁️ 👁️
that tick is the trick 😎
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🖤🖤🖤
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Thanks…..
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👍🖤
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