Blogging, maintaining an online journal, has become quite a trend across the internet. This tool has added a wealth of information to the literature available on any topic you can imagine and, of course, bipolar disorder is no exception. Found here are news and informational blogs as well as personal experience and diaries maintained by people who have bipolar disorder.
“I'm just a guy trying to make sense of mental illness in America in my own peculiar way. For me, that means that much of the babbling on this site will explore issues around psychiatric medications--whether it makes you queasy or not, it is a pressing question in this society.”
This blog is written by John McManany who shares, “I am an award-winning author and mental health journalist. I have been writing about mood disorders since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1999, ranging from a website, an email newsletter, a book, articles for HealthCentral, and this blog.” He also writes
John McManamy's SharePosts, which is linked in this list as well.
Tim Moore writes, "I am the author of a site called www.disabilitysecrets.com I started that site close to three years ago and there's a lot of information on it that comes courtesty of my own experience. But why this blog? Well, blogs allow a lot of freedom. Also, blogs allow for a lot of anecdotal information. And in the case of disability, anecdotal info can say quite a bit."
The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is a national nonprofit dedicated to eliminating barriers to treatment for severe mental illnesses. TAC’s president Dr. E. Fuller Torrey: "Until we find the causes and definitive treatments for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, we have an obligation to those who are suffering to try to improve their lives."
Liz Spikol is managing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column "The Trouble with Spikol," which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. This blog is about mental illness—policy, news, personal journeys and more.
