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Home » bipolar disorder

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Posted inMusic

Folk genius Dwain Story died a legend to the few who still knew his music

by Steve Krakow December 4, 2018September 28, 2022

Dwain Story roomed with Phil Ochs and made a fan of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, but mental illness denied him a career like theirs.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘Am I just bipolar and kinky? Are the two related somehow?’

by Dan Savage November 30, 2018August 18, 2021

Advice on avoiding a hypersexual state. Plus: Embracing hyperfeminine presentation, and more.

Posted inArts & Culture

Erasing the Distance puts its magic on display at the inaugural Sparkfest

by Justin Hayford September 13, 2017August 18, 2021

The 12-year-old theater company aims to “disarm” the stigma of mental illness through art.

Posted inBlogs

Rocks in My Pockets and the challenge of representing mental illnesses onscreen

by Ben Sachs September 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Do people with mental illnesses want to see movies about people like themselves?

Posted inBlogs

Getting by in four recent American comedies

by Ben Sachs December 27, 2012August 19, 2021

Comparing Bernie, Magic Mike, Moonrise Kingdom, and Silver Linings Playbook in terms of style and themes

Posted inBlogs

My season of dread

by Ben Sachs November 9, 2012August 19, 2021

On two different kinds of “bouts with depression”

Posted inBlogs

Is there an alternative to being mentally ill?

by Ben Sachs June 1, 2012August 19, 2021

A short consideration of living with bipolar disorder

Posted inBlogs

Patsy Desmond, 1965-2011

by Steve Bogira October 3, 2011August 19, 2021

Patsy Desmond, a popular north side photographer and artist who was profiled in the Reader in 2005, died last month in Chicago.

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