http://www.iexaminer.org/news/features/living-bipolar-disorder/ The Newspaper of the Northwest Asian American Communities. Find your InspirAsian. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:44:34 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.iexaminer.org/news/features/living-bipolar-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Liz Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:41:11 +0000 http://www.iexaminer.org/?p=1580#comment-1380 I would tend to think that -- as was pointed out -- it's less that fewer Asian Americans are afflicted with Bipolar Disorder and more that they don't seek help, so the numbers are artificially low. I also think that the stigma of having the disorder is way less than it was say, 25 years ago, when my own relative first was diagnosed. What a roller-coaster ride it's been. Andthere are so many "success" stories, for lack of a better word, such as Patty Duke, who's been very upfront about her struggles. And there's a book: <a href="http://www.bipolarman.org/AbouttheBook.html" rel="nofollow"> Blessed with Bipolar</a> by Richard Jarzynka, talks about the gifts that have come from his disorder. His belief: God isn't messing with you -- he will use the disorder to help you be your absolute best. I would tend to think that — as was pointed out — it’s less that fewer Asian Americans are afflicted with Bipolar Disorder and more that they don’t seek help, so the numbers are artificially low. I also think that the stigma of having the disorder is way less than it was say, 25 years ago, when my own relative first was diagnosed. What a roller-coaster ride it’s been. Andthere are so many “success” stories, for lack of a better word, such as Patty Duke, who’s been very upfront about her struggles. And there’s a book: Blessed with Bipolar by Richard Jarzynka, talks about the gifts that have come from his disorder. His belief: God isn’t messing with you — he will use the disorder to help you be your absolute best.

]]> http://www.iexaminer.org/news/features/living-bipolar-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Bipasha M Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:39:05 +0000 http://www.iexaminer.org/?p=1580#comment-1108 How may I get in touch with the author Shiwani Srivastava? How may I get in touch with the author Shiwani Srivastava?

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