The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test.
Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?”
A young man in the rear raised his hand and answered, “A basketball coach?”
My husband watched basketball all weekend. I half paid attention while typing on the computer. After the first couple of games, I decided I’m not completely alone in my moods. These guys go from one extreme to the other in a matter of minutes. No one broke out the antidepressants, anti-psychotics, or even the benzos. I think I am feeling much better about myself.
My husband watched basketball all weekend. I half paid attention while typing on the computer. After the first couple of games, I decided I’m not completely alone in my moods. These guys go from one extreme to the other in a matter of minutes. No one broke out the antidepressants, anti-psychotics, or even the benzos. I think I am feeling much better about myself.