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Creativity And Madness: Are They Inherently Linked?

Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Creativity, Madness, Psychosis, Mental Health, Depression Mental Illness, Mental Illness, Creativity Madness, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Creativity and Madness, Insanity, Gps-Soul, Bipolar, Healthy Living News

The myth that creativity and madness are inherently linked has a certain romantic appeal, but it does little -- if anything -- to promote human well-being.

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The Real Definition Of Insanity

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Legal Definition, Law, Mental Health, Not Guilty, Insanity, Talk Nerdy to Me, Schizophrenia, Science, Bipolar, Psychology, Myths, Skepticism, Education News

"The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting different results," utters the know-it-all guy in the coffee shop offering free "therapy" to his visibly shaken friend. He couldn't be more wrong.

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How To Handle Social Media Post-Split

Juliet Jeske | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Insanity, Divorce, Facebook, Drama, Manners, Divorce News

I would love to write that post-divorce I handled my online social media profiles with grace, restraint and dignity, but that it would be a total and utter fabrication.

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Lawyer: Alleged 'Fetus Snatcher' To Plead Insanity

AP | Posted 12.31.2011

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MILWAUKEE -- The lawyer for a Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her full-term fetus says his client will enter a...

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Possible Insanity Plea For Suspect Accused Of Removing Woman's Fetus With X-Acto Knife

AP | By DINESH RAMDE | Posted 12.20.2011

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MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting out her full-term fetus in the hopes of raising the child as her own mi...

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Florida Mom Accused Of Killing Children Claims Insanity

AP | Posted 10.15.2011

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TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida woman accused of killing her two teenage children at home will use an insanity defense. Her public defenders filed their int...

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Man Convicted Of Killing Another Man And Eating Part Of His Lung

AP | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Insanity Defense, Murder, Herbert Mike Merritt, First-Degree-Murder, Insanity, Crime, Tennessee, Cannibalism, Anthony Laymond Tony Ford, Anthony Laymond Ford, Lungs, Home News

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man has been convicted of killing a man in a bar and eating his flesh. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that ...

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Perhaps Charlie Sheen Should Try a Different Approach

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Addiction & Recovery, Charlie Sheen, Betty Ford Center, Cbt, Celebrity Rehab, St. Gregory Retreat Center, Intervention, 12-Step Treatment, Evidence-Based Therapy, Aa, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hazelden, Passages, Relapse Prevention, Gil Kerlikowski, Tom Mclellan, Insanity, Marijuana, Home News

Charlie Sheen's repeated relapses -- and returns to treatment -- suggest that perhaps he might look at different approaches to his addictive problems. What he's been doing doesn't seem to be working so well for him -- as it has failed many others.

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Hawaii Legislature Introduces Bill To Raise Revenues From Lunatics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Dave Weigel, Politics News, Neil Abercrombie, Insanity, Conspiracy Theories, Birther-Movement, Birthers, Lunatic Fringe, Obama Birthers, Politics News

As you may have heard, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D), upon taking office, declared that he was going to be the guy to settle the whole "Obama birth...

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The Murderous Rampage Next Door

Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Columbine, Arizona Shooting, Insanity, Conservative Talk Radio, Fox News, Gabrielle Giffords, Hate Speech, Arizona, Jared Loughner, Arizona Gun Laws, Politics News

Every tragedy births a supplication. Every assault, violent attack, assassination attempt and murderous spree begets the same series of questions, a p...

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Neil Abercrombie Should Rethink His Decision To Take On The 'Birthers'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Politics News, Conspiracy Theories, Insanity, Dave Weigel, Neil Abercrombie, Lunatic Fringe, Birther-Movement, Birthers, Obama Birthers, Politics News

The flaw in Abercrombie's thinking is that he believes this is a matter that can be laid to rest. But the birthers already believe in an ornate conspiracy, spanning many generations of bipartisan officials on the local, state, and federal level, to conceal the heritage of a biracial child in order to install him in the White House for... well, for kicks, I guess! Given that they already successfully contain all that derangement inside their cranial cavities, there's really no big reveal Abercrombie can offer that won't simply be seamlessly incorporated as component of this bonkers theory.

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Photo-Essay: Welcome To Sarah Palin's America...

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Viagra vs Spirituality: Mojo Rising

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Srini Pillay, Yoga, Insanity, Srinivasan Pillay, Meaning, Sex, Confusion, Viagra, Meditation, Kundalini, Love, Spirituality, Erection, Healthy Living News

Men rely on the ability to have an erection. And when that does not work, it compromises their sense of masculinity. But there are several aspects of spiritual lore that contradict our expectations here.

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Definitional Insanity

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mel Gibson's Top 10 Tips For Sexist Monsters

Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insanity, Mel Gibson, Holy Family Church, Alcoholism, Oksana Grigorieva, Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson Racist, Mel Gibson Girlfriend Oksana, Entertainment News

Herein, some tips for those looking to hone their own personal ranty hatemongering sexist jerkface skillset.

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Bertha In 'Jane Eyre,' Emma In 'Madame Bovary': Were The 'Mad' Heroines Of Literature Really Sane?

BBC News | Vivienne Parry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, Madwoman in the Attic, Bertha Rochester, Insanity, Jane Eyre, Madame Bovary, Books, Madwomen in the Attic, Heroines, Books News

The violent and feral Bertha Rochester in Jane Eyre, the mysterious Woman in White whose escape from an asylum begins Wilkie Collins's gripping thrill...

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Proof of Insanity on Wall Street? BP & Profits

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unless we act together and stop those who place profits ahead of humans, ahead of nature, ahead of our children's futures...we will be damned to live inside an asylum, and the craziest of us will hold the keys.

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Are You Going Out Of Your Mind?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Meditation, Inner Life, Mindfulness, Body, Ed and Deb Shapiro, Insanity, Mind, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

Often one of the most insulting things someone can say to us is, "Are you out of your mind?" But what if it is actually the coolest thing we could say...

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Why I Write

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Transcendent, Insanity, Huffingtonpost, Writing, Reason, Intuition, Blogging, Irrationality, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

In the challenges, the fears, the dark in its obstinence, in its unique fearfulness -- we discover the mystery of life. Not as a thing to be dismissed but an infinite source of creativity to be loved.

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Ten Ways to Sane in an Insane World

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 11.17.2011

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7. Take the time to look people in the eye, say hello, goodbye, ask "How are you" ; listen to their answer and ask a question. Remember how to communicate with people again on a human face-to-face basis.

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Opposing Obama's School Speech Isn't Partisan -- It's Just Crazy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fearmongering, Insanity, Obama School Speech, Media Criticism, Barack Obama, Eat the Press, Media News

With Obama's school address now behind us, the claims made by opponents of the address look more absurd than ever. And yet it should have never come to this point.

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Glenn Beck Answers Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire

David Kronke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Which historical figure do you most identify with? Frank Caliendo, because he's so gosh-darn funny and his humor is so easy to "understand," if that's a word.

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The Return Of The Green Fairy: Ted Breaux Brings (Real) Absinthe Back To America

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jade Liqueurs is one of the geekiest-yet-coolest endeavors in beverage history. By recreating specific vintage absinthes to the letter, Breaux created a time machine for the taste buds.

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9 Nicely Insane Ideas for Fringe GOP Extremists When the "Birthers" Thing Dies Off

Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lunatic Fringe, Conspiracy Theories, Birthers, Obama, Insanity, Right-Wing Extremism, Republicans, Birth Certificate, President Obama, Aliens, Hair Plugs, Comedy News

Who knew the "birthers" were so ready to spring into action? I sure as hell didn't. But Lord, I certainly am grateful. Such entertainment!

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Explaining The 'Birther' Conspiracy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jezebel, Birthers, Insanity, Obama Birthers, Birther-Movement, Lunatic Fringe, Eat the Press, Politics News

These Birthers basically assume a vast, complicated conspiracy, through which countless individuals, of varying degrees of power and station, have managed to fool the entire nation into electing a guy from Africa as our president.

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