Articles written by Arthur Burton

Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Is suicide a personal right?: 7 of 66

Part of me as a person wants to say, "No, suicide is not an individual's right." George Eastman, the founder of Kodak and inventor of roll film, left his suicide note saying, "My work is done. Why wait?" There are plenty of reasons why you shouldn't leave this world, George! However, the mind is often a more troubling place ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: How did I get here?: 2 of 8

I suppose all of us have had moments that we wished we could have back. I'm not saying one needs to regret their life as that would be self defeating. However, there are things in life about which we wish we still had a say. I'm writing this with twenty twenty vision of my life thus far, and yet am truly baffled by the quest...
Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Misdiagnosing narcissism: The bipolar disorder: 2 of 2

I have been a psychiatric patient all of my adult life. I have had numerous diagnosises and have tried an array of anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, MAIO's, SSRI's, and a handful of other interesting acronyms and with their side effects. As it stands right now, my diagnosis seems to run within a continuum, but the concurren...