So after Alan action-heroes his way down the balcony, he makes his way to his car-- not a direct path, of course. Here he is. And what are your friends seeing? OBJECTIVE. And I'm saying that. And there's no mention of phone calls that his brother Christian and his father say they made at 1:00 AM and 1:14 AM, respectively, to alert the hospital about Alan's psychiatric issues-- though that's not unusual that phone calls like that wouldn't be mentioned in the chart. What was your fear that it would do to Alan? Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability by Julie A Fast and John Preston | Sep 26, 2006 4.6 out of 5 stars 374 That's all she said. There were assassins after him. Bipolar disorder can be difficult to diagnose, but there are signs you can look for. And for a bunch of reasons that I won't bore you with here, the way Alan's apartment was locked, the only way he could have gotten out was off the balcony. Here's how that goes down. In this episode of My Life With, we follow two people living with Bipolar Disorder in New York, to show the realities of living between two extremes. Dr. Pean and his wife, Paloma, get to Alan's hospital room around 10:00 AM. (11 minutes) You know, so--. And is it true that if he had been diagnosed as a psych patient, he would have been in a psych ward where no guns are allowed? This is actually what was galling to the staffer that I talked to from St. Joseph Medical Center. The part of Alan's brain that looks at the world and draws conclusions about what he sees doesn't stop doing that. Find out how to start an exercise program you can stick with. Code Blue means somebody needs immediate medical attention. He's totally withdrawn. He stopped smoking weed, time to buckle down. Now at this point, once the cops are inside that room, the story gets a little hazy. Adding exercise to your daily routine can help fight the mood swings of bipolar disorder. Then I'm thinking, like, well, wait a minute. OK, Alan. She thought maybe I was lying. In the week before the surgery, denial-- carefully executed not thinking-- was my only goal. And I'm thinking, are these people out of their minds? He is unarmed, and has been shot by the cops in the hospital. And it never clicked. Guns in hospitals wielded by people who are not trained to have guns in hospitals kill people. Yeah. They put Alan on a stretcher, take him into the ER. [MUSIC - "WHERE IS MY MIND" BY VANILLA FUDGE]. We decide to fly right away, yeah, 6:45. I can't believe that I'm even here, walking around, standing. Now that I am in recovery, my life with bipolar disorder is – I’m doing my best to make this as exciting as possible – mundane. An accomplished inspirational speaker and guest blogger at bpHope Blog, Susie was the … This American Life retracted this episode two months after it was originally broadcast, after learning that Mike Daisey exaggerated or fabricated various claims about his experiences in China. It could be some sort of trap. I think it would probably make him more disoriented, confused. Bipolar disorders, or manic-depressive illness, is a group of disorders characterized by the presence of pronounced high-energy phases known as manic … AMY GOODMAN : Well, every year some 44 million Americans experience mental illness, of which almost 6 million are diagnosed as bipolar. And lots of hospitals, as I've said, have decided they're comfortable with guns. His latest book is Old Age: A Beginner's Guide. I would think outrage. Like, what if-- what if he's not really my brother? A nurse, a doctor, somebody treating the patient, should have been in there with them. And then, just in January this year, there was another patient with bipolar illness who was shot and paralyzed by security in a Virginia hospital. Both were by hospital security. As someone with bipolar disorder, the writer shares three common bipolar symptoms, in the hopes that being more open about them will help destigmatize them and the disorder. I was like, no. The first symptoms typically appear in the late teens or early adult years, though some people may develop the disorder in childhood or later in life. He's going to class. I feel great. To paraphrase an old saying, guns in hospitals don't kill people. I live with Bipolar disorder. I was expecting an apology. And there's an EMT guy right there. Production help from Lyra Smith. It was so contentious that I recorded an interview with this hospital staffer, and to protect their identity, we have replaced the person's voice with an actor saying the exact same words. And then I run out, throw my phone into the toilet, and run out into the balcony and close the balcony door behind me. On a whole bunch of levels. The brain! But there are some things we know for sure. And that's because in the past, sometimes this would happen for a couple of days, and then it would go away. It can affect your thinking. And I don't know what to do. Where I thought that I was President Barack Obama. (3 minutes), If you enjoyed this episode, you may like these. Well, I say, "Alan, we are here. I just don't understand. And I'm like, why isn't the gate opening? His father booked a plane to Houston from their home in McAllen, Texas. His eyes were closed. He'd been tasered by police before he was shot. And he said it multiple times. It's now 13 hours before the shooting. But denial was very good to him. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. You don't get involved. Back next week with more stories of This American Life. Then the delusion kicks back in. So innocent statements said to him, like "I don't know anybody in Houston who can come over to your apartment," Alan inserts into the delusion. What? But at the same time, he had all this energy, which I guess is something that just happens to him sometimes. That was just how much it was. Where's the rendezvous point? OK. When he chose denial, Mike did feel bad about deceiving other people, not just the general public but also people he knew. As the parent of an adult son with Bipolar Disorder, my heart broke for this family. Not sure why floss. Bipolar and related disorders now have a chapter of their own in the updated American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5): ‘Bipolar and Related Disorders’.. An estimated 1 in 50 (1.8%) Australian adults experience a bipolar disorder each year (Black Dog Institute 2018). I mean, that's the thing that shocked me. Today's program, "My Damn Mind." Bipolar disorder is one of several mental and physical health conditions associated with an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and cardiovascular heart disease. So they just-- they said we're just going to make a little hole. Of course, we all would hope that police would know how to deal with people who were mentally ill. Yeah, that's exactly it. This means that we pledge to work against individual racism, interpersonal racism, and institutional racism in all their forms. Don't go any closer. Many different treatments are available to help a person manage this condition and have a good quality of life. And he still had the taser things attached to his chest. He say, "hi, Pop." Well, for one thing, violence in hospitals has also nearly doubled in that same period. The daytime actor—who plays Michael “Sonny” Corinthos Jr. on General Hospital—talked with bp Magazine on life with bipolar: “I’ve lived a productive life having bipolar.I’ve talked to people who don’t want to talk about [having bipolar] because it’s embarrassing. They had realized that I was acting strange. The one national survey on this subject found that about half of all hospitals now allow guns. This is good. This American Life host Ira Glass (Photo: Jewcy.com) The coffee-focused segment is seventeen minutes and available below: Listen to the full episode here. It's like-- it's Geodon. Angry black guy. You see it all day. But she just didn't pay attention. But in this particular case, there was something else that could have stopped this from happening, something simple. And I'm going off to my support group. They have 17 months to get their act together, or they lose their federal funding. But she said, well, that's what the doctor prescribed. Alan gets to the emergency room at 10 minutes before midnight. It made them feel safer that a couple of cops with guns would be in the emergency room in case somebody with a weapon came into the hospital. You need a suit for that kind of thing. Views Working toward my degree in public health and dealing with extreme anxiety last year gave me a unique perspective on bipolar… Alan Pean nearly died. Or, as Mike has cheerfully written over the years, Parkinson's gives you a decent chance for something else to get you first. Alan could have been given a psychiatric evaluation. Like right above his right eye. Apartment complex. So that would be standard procedure for a patient who's sick, instead of sending their doctor, send police officers and shoot them. He said the nurse said to him-- maybe hearing his accent-- you might be a doctor somewhere, but you're not a doctor here. It's This American Life from WBEZ Chicago. 6 Comments . Objective: Life expectancy in patients with bipolar disorder has been reported to be decreased by 11 to 20 years. It's not totally clear what happened inside the room. Today's program, "My Damn Mind." And I just see blood everywhere, all over the floor. They go into his room and close the door. I was incredibly unstable for about 4 years until they finally got me on the right combination of meds, and even then, I was still a risk to myself. And when you're at the hospital, you said explicitly, you're having a manic episode. He plays video games with a group of friends from high school, smokes weed, soft-spoken, thoughtful, considerate. A few small studies reported efficacy of lithium and valproate in later-life bipolar depression-lamotrigine and adjunctive aripiprazole may also be helpful. Did you say, I want a psychiatric evaluation? It kind of reflects the divide in American society right now about guns, whether they make you feel safer or not. And let's get right to it. You don't want guns in psychiatry wards for common sense reasons. Yeah. But in this case, it's a totally logical story with consistent details, like a movie or a video game. The simple fact is that life in recovery with bipolar disorder is boring because much of life, in general, is mundane. What, my football training? And then, he was shot. The surgery did what it was supposed to. I ran CEO Mark Bernard's statement, quote, "If it should happen today, they would not have done anything different," by Alan's father. So he's my little brother, Dominique. And yet here I am, discussing it on a national radio show, so obviously my motives are mixed. When the doctor began to assess the patient, somebody mentioned that he was shot.". And I basically, from the second story to the AC units, I do a parkour stunt, like jump off of it and then jump onto the sidewalk. If you have trouble accessing any of APA's web resources, please contact us at 202-559-3900 or apa@psych.org for assistance. Thanks, as always, to our program's co-founder, Mr. Torey Malatia. Bipolar disorders can be treated, and people with these illnesses can lead full and productive lives. This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange. The first was in 2008, when he was a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin. And I was like, "what?" And I asked what medication they were giving him. And maybe even more galling, Parkinson's is not just one thing. Confusing like I have this controller, but then a thought would interject. They would drive Alan back home to McAllen and get psychiatric help there. Yeah. OK. In reply, the hospital issued this statement, which it said came from CEO Mark Bernard. He had a taser on his upper chest. In the hallway--. We sent what Alan's dad said to the hospital's crisis manager to give CEO Mark Bernard a chance to respond, along with a long list of other questions. By 1:30 in the morning, the nurses' notes say that Alan is acting weirdly, trying to pull out his IVs and his lines. Police had shot an unarmed patient in his own hospital room. Our editor is Joel Lovell. And Alan's lawyers told him not to talk about the details either because the whole thing is going to court. But some people, it may cause psychosis, actually, because that's part of the side-effect-- confusion, dizziness, psychosis. We have two stories on our program today-- in one, the brain working for you, and the other, this story, the brain very much not working for you, not being a helper, not being a pal. But that night, on the PS4 with his friends on FaceTime, it was all kicking in again. But I thought, well, this is how they do it. After years of struggling with something I couldn’t define, I was diagnosed in April of 2018. Michael Kinsley wrote an essay years ago-- it was funny, naturally-- in which he announced that he had Parkinson's Disease. (40 minutes), In this act, writer Michael Kinsley describes harnessing the power of his own mind to deal with his Parkinson's diagnosis. And it seems more likely. The cognitive issues vary a lot from person to person, and they're still being researched. Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. While everyone experiences ups and downs, the severe shifts that happen in bipolar disorder can have a serious impact on a person’s life. Because it's different. She stated she went to the room with another nurse and was trying to help the patient into his gown. And then--. But then he has a moment. He's forcing himself to talk to people at this new school. In New York's hospital system, which has several of the busiest emergency rooms in the country, security carries no weapons. OBJECTIVE. We asked listeners to send us their best coincidence stories, and we got more than 1,300 submissions! They test him for drugs and alcohol. As I said earlier, the story that you're hearing right now is a collaboration between our radio show and The New York Times. Well, obviously, you trust your brother, your unit, right? But Elisabeth looked for that as well by digging through old police blotters, court documents, news accounts, and surveys, and found over a dozen cases, most of them mentally ill patients. I think they just-- another black guy acting crazy. Act Two, "Don't Need to Know Basis.". Alan explains why. There are many things I have to deal with as an adult and, while many adults aren’t dealing with chronic health issues, some of us are. There's nurses and stuff who are putting needles and things into me. ", Our first act was about somebody whose mind was sending him jumping off of balconies. I never trained for anything. So there's two cases, one in Utah and one in Ohio, where patients were actually killed after repeated tasering. You know, how do I get through this program every week? Evasive maneuvers, under cover of night. Yeah. Instead it has a variety of causes, called risk factors. I hate to say it because we never want to talk bad about anyone that we work with-- and I wasn't there, but if that was said to a medical professional, then their wishes should have been complied with immediately. And even though the staff notices all kinds of things that might lead them to treat Alan for his psychiatric problem, they don't do it. [SIGH]. And he was like, "oh, OK. Well, put some cold water on your face. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition defined by the American Psychiatric Association and listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders, fifth edition (DSM-V), a handbook used by mental health professionals. They locked it. Contact. And everyone was exchanging emails. So you do think, well, do I want to use that up? Current professional basketball player for the Melbourne Boomers of the Women's National Basketball League in Australia. This time, it's the cops who arrive, in full Houston Police Department uniforms with guns. Even though it's general anesthesia, it's not local or anything. I'm driving, and I'm having these thoughts, like, that place is about to explode. Maybe just go meet her. Alan hangs up on his brother. But what he cannot understand is why police officers were in his room, when he was an ill patient trying to get well.". It's not like law enforcement. But that's a perfect example of something I didn't research but that many people would and do. Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder characterized by extreme highs and lows in mood and energy. That's how they are. The man in this story is Michael Kinsley-- writer, editor, known for, among other things, starting the online magazine Slate and for being just a very sharp, funny observer of American politics and human nature generally, including his own nature. If the patient doesn't comply with orders, it's protocol in the hospital to ring for security. It's like a blind date. The patient was conscious, trying to get up, saying he was Super-Man and needed to get up. D. Paul Dalio, American writer, director and composer.He made his feature directorial debut with Touched with Fire (2016), a film which drew upon his own experience with bipolar disorder. They're putting the serum that I needed in order for the morphing process to begin, to morph, to look more like Barack Obama. But they still don't treat him like a psychiatric case. The more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to develop bipolar disorder. And that opened my eyes in a way that I sort of never want it to. 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