As I do most days I just did a Google News search on “bipolar disorder.” I noticed that most of the top-listed stories were about Britney Spears and her latest pathetic publicity stunt; I didn’t actually read the stories but from the headlines I surmise that rumor has it she’s bipolar.

My first thought was, “Whew! That’s all we bipolar folks need, to be associated in the public eye with that ridiculous tramp.” This won’t help at all.

My second thought was, “With all of the research going on into bipolar disorder, somehow stories about that tramp — who may or may not even have bipolar disorder — drift to the top of the list?” The mass media have nothing more constructive or meaningful to report, on the topic, than that? That by itself should be enough to depress anyone … !