Optimal Performance Without Killing Yourself

My book was released a couple of weeks ago and the feedback so far has been very positive. The book has not yet hit the New York Times Bestseller list yet, although Christmas is still a few weeks away. I want people to realize the book is available just before the season of giving, and the gift to me is a purchase of my book. Go to Authorhouse.com or Amazon.com to purchase.

My hope is that the book is successful for many reasons, although mostly for one. To help people that are entitled to it. People with mental health problems. As I have mentioned before, these are the finest people in our society. They are not to be ignored, segregated or stigmatized. Consider mental health questions and answers by myself at 'Ask the Psychiatrist"along with a further discussion of this issue at obad.ca (the self help group devoted to bipolar patients).

90% of people with mental health problems are hard working, conscientious and performance oriented (see their value in what they can achieve). My publisher is AuthorHouse.com and they were quite helpful in getting my book to market. I primarily owe the completion of the book to my wife, my literary agent Ariela Wilcox and my marketing agent David Davis at MCD.com. I should also mention the people with mental health concerns that have helped me understand life better and the inspiration to write the book in the first place. I cannot neglect mentioning people out there who have no understanding of mental health problems also. My book is designed to invite them into a life of less prejudice and better understanding, which will provide testimony to education being a key to freedom and less fear.

For all the people that don't realize we are more than apes and that there is more to mental health problems than abnormal chemistry, strange parenting and not trying hard enough in life. All of these issues are important, and there are more. Yet, because of the complexity of life, everything adds to everything else. People with problems don't need chastising, they need understanding and compassion.

Oprah, America's biggest advocate for talking about issues deserves mention. Even she has struggled with assuming things that are not true. On a recent show, according to one of my patients, Oprah interviewed Dr. Kay Jamison. Dr. Jamison is a world authority of Bipolar disorder and someone I have had the pleasure of meeting. Apparently Oprah told her that she at one time thought that Bipolar disorder was an excuse. This is from a sophisticated, intelligent person that has done more for the mental health of Americans than anyone else has in the last twenty years.

Thankfully, Oprah now feels that Bipolar disorder is real and not an excuse. Oprah's interview of Dr. Jamison highlights how far we have to go, to inform people of the reality of mental health issues and their importance in terms of health care. Check out Oprah at Oprah.com

If you want to be better informed regarding mental heath issues and also to see that people with these problems are our best citizens, read my book. It costs $12.95 online and it might change your life. It will certainly help mine. Peace and happy holidays.