James Williford, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, as a military dependent. He is the fourth of five children. When he was young, he did not realize that he was mildly dyslexic. James did know that he was a slow reader compared to his peers and older siblings. While he enjoyed the literary arts when listening, this reading problem facilitated his direction towards basic science and playing musical instruments mostly by ear. Also, he had little interest in psychology until his first manic episode.
James Williford, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, as a military dependent. He is the fourth of five children. When he was young, he did not realize that he was mildly dyslexic. James did know that he was a slow reader compared to his peers and older siblings. While he enjoyed the literary arts when listening, this reading problem facilitated his direction towards basic science and playing musical instruments mostly by ear. Also, he had little interest in psychology until his first manic episode.
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Also, what is your experience with experiencing mania when psych drugs are involved? Do you have experience or familiar with anyone else who has experienced this.
This is a fantastic episode and I thank you both for sharing. I am able to relate to much of what was shared and have a few questions that I would love to get answers to. 1) Have you found ways to induce mania? 2) When your in the manic state are you able to decipher mania and psychosis and are you able to control psychosis like you are mania? What is your view on psych drugs when it comes to experiencing mania/depression episodes? Is the mania worth going through when it's followed by depressive episodes? Do you feel every manic episode takes you deeper down the rabbit hole and get concerned that you will not be able to come back and relate to realm you were in before the episode? How are you able to maintain staying grounded when your in your episode?
