I just saw a link to this while I was looking at your Kink Bingo. It's probably too late for me to sign up; moreover, I haven't been able to write anything in the longest time. (Damn you, mental illnesses! I used to be so fucking prolific; now I'm just fucking useless. Admittedly, my most productive periods are when I'm hypomanic, so the crazy can help as well as hurt. It's just been exclusively focused on the latter lately.) But I have loads and loads of ideas, if you want them at any point.
Plus, given my experience with the subjects, I can certainly help with the insanity one or the self-harm thing. I hope you decide that you don't want to do self-harm, however, as it's very hard for me to read those stories. If you really want to do it, of course, go for it. As I said, I'd even provide advice to make sure it stays realistic, if you were inclined to take it.
Crazy!Neal, on the other hand, is an idea of which I totally approve. Although, at least for bipolar disorder, the age of onset is usually earlier, it isn't always. So we need not put him through trauma to make him crazy; it could just happen, without any specific trigger. (To back me up, here's a quote from NIMH: "Bipolar disorder often develops in a person's late teens or early adult years. At least half of all cases start before age 25. Some people have their first symptoms during childhood, while others may develop symptoms late in life.") But naturally it's totally up to you; you could skip the insanity box altogether, or, after choosing it, write it very differently from what I've described. I'm sure I will enjoy whatever results, so long as it is accurate with the abnormal psychology stuff (which I am sure that it will be)!
OKAY I WILL STOP RAMBLING NOW.
In short: I can't wait to see what you come up with for this bingo thing, and am presumptuously offering my help with anything crazy-related, if that's one of the things that you choose.
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Date: 2010-07-09 08:06 pm (UTC)Plus, given my experience with the subjects, I can certainly help with the insanity one or the self-harm thing. I hope you decide that you don't want to do self-harm, however, as it's very hard for me to read those stories. If you really want to do it, of course, go for it. As I said, I'd even provide advice to make sure it stays realistic, if you were inclined to take it.
Crazy!Neal, on the other hand, is an idea of which I totally approve. Although, at least for bipolar disorder, the age of onset is usually earlier, it isn't always. So we need not put him through trauma to make him crazy; it could just happen, without any specific trigger. (To back me up, here's a quote from NIMH: "Bipolar disorder often develops in a person's late teens or early adult years. At least half of all cases start before age 25. Some people have their first symptoms during childhood, while others may develop symptoms late in life.") But naturally it's totally up to you; you could skip the insanity box altogether, or, after choosing it, write it very differently from what I've described. I'm sure I will enjoy whatever results, so long as it is accurate with the abnormal psychology stuff (which I am sure that it will be)!
OKAY I WILL STOP RAMBLING NOW.
In short: I can't wait to see what you come up with for this bingo thing, and am presumptuously offering my help with anything crazy-related, if that's one of the things that you choose.