Onion News: Obama Has Bipolar

Citing "extreme self-confidence" and "euphoric, inexplicable sense of hope," Onion News reports that Obama has just ended a three year manic period that included his first six months in office. Now, according to The Onion, Obama is sleeping on a couch in the Oval Office, watching reruns of NYPD Blue.

FDA Approves Depressant Drug for the Annoyingly Cheerful

FDA Approves Depressant Drug For The Annoyingly Cheerful

This, from The Onion, is too funny for words. According to Onion News Network, the FDA has approved the first "depressant" for the 20 million Americans who are "insufferably cheery."

Funny thing, though, if such a drug existed, I'm convinced psychiatrists would be handing out free samples by the truck load. Actually, in a way, they do. I learned very quickly when showing up for a psychiatric visit, that I needed to mask any appearance of chirpy behavior. So fearful are psychiatrists of mania, I'm convinced, that they tend to err on the side of over-medicating us. I've seen way too many examples in support groups.

In my binary world of "smart" vs "dumb," this is an example of "dumb psychiatry." A smart psychiatrist will work to find the patient's sweet spot. But that's for a future blog.

Enjoy the video ...