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What piece of music do you keep coming back to? Why? Does it help you cope? Take you to a different place? Do you have an affinity with the composer or the performer?

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We know that bipolar disorder is a horrific illness. But do you also regard it as a gift that you would not trade to be normal? Feel free to elaborate.

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Are bipolars better in bed?  How has depression or bipolar affected your sex life or that of your partner? Be as explicit as you like.

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Do you feel that you are a more spiritual person as a result of your depression or bipolar disorder? Feel free to state why.

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What did you think of the movie, The Hours, based on a fictional day in the life of Virginia Woolf?

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Should the next DSM have the term "illness" where "disorder" now appears, as in "Major Depressive Illness," and "Bipolar Illness?"

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Tell us your reaction to the movie, A Beautiful Mind, based on the life of Nobel Laureate John Nash, who has schizophrenia.

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Should people in a state of mania be held legally and morally accountable for their actions?  Are there mitigating factors?  Feel free to also comment on depression.

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How have the events of Terrible Tuesday affected you?  What are your thoughts and feelings?

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Tell us your bad experiences with your psychiatrist or ex- psychiatrist.  Feel free to report your good experiences.

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Being a patient has given you special insight into treatment, free of the biases of the treating professions and those with special interests.  Tell us what you think of meds in general, meds in particular, ECT, alternative, and other treatments you have experienced.

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Do you "have" bipolar or "are" you bipolar?

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What prevented you from initially seeking help for your depression or bipolar?  What finally moved you to get help?  What should be changed to make it easier for others to get help?

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Should psychologists be allowed to prescribe medications?

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Have you used alternative or complementary therapies to manage your depression or bipolar?  Tell us what works.

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If you could change one thing in the educational or medical system to make it responsive to mental health in kids, what would it be?

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Do you think there will be a breakthrough treatment for depression or bipolar in the next five years?

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