tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post2020983598007650203..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Rerun: Some Observations on StigmaJohn McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-47349439190534645762010-11-14T11:54:06.651-08:002010-11-14T11:54:06.651-08:00"People HAVE diabetes or HAVE a heart conditi..."People HAVE diabetes or HAVE a heart condition. But I AM bipolar." <br />Wow John, <br />Was I surprised to read that when I read your complete interview. Also "I'm a professional bipolar."<br />But this very attitude I think is part of the stigma equation.<br /><br />When I was corrected by my p-doc, "you aren't bipolar, you have bipolar disease", I failed Dawn Marie Rozzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805416666741574007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-76835859120542307242010-11-13T10:05:42.870-08:002010-11-13T10:05:42.870-08:00I will get back to the stigma topic myself, just a...I will get back to the stigma topic myself, just as soon as I finish being creative and smart with these diagnosable gingerbread houses of mine. They are intended as find-raisers, by the way -- for NAMI and for Habitat for Humanity.Willa Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816752444634576606noreply@blogger.com