A recent interview with Josh Homme, of Queens of the Stone Age, on GQ Mexico lead me to write a post for The Listening Room HQ on leaving behind what no longer serves, staying present in the pause, and noticing when the old life ends and the next step arrives. It can be read here: here.
When You Meet Someone Who Dissociates – And You Donât Know It at The Listening Room HQ is a personal reflection on encountering dissociation from the outside. How it feels when someone shifts state without awareness. The disorientation that can arise when shared presence and memory suddenly break for the person witnessing it. You can read it here.
Bipolar Hypomania Also As Physical Illness is a new post by Neal Reid on The Listening Room HQ of first account living with bipolar. Bipolar Hypomania Also As Physical Illness approaches how physical illness is felt by those in a bipolar hypomania phase. It can be read here.
Remembering Like Memento: Living With Bipolar From the Inside and Tracking the Cycle: Understanding Bipolar Mood Ranges are two posts originally posted by Neal Reid on his Facebook account on October 27 and 28 2025. Shared with his permission on The Listening Room HQ
The first one is a raw, first-person reflection on living with bipolar disorder by Neal Reid memory, mania, and recovery told through the lens of Memento.
The second one a clear, practical look at bipolar mood cycles and self-tracking, shared by Neal with resources for allies and supporters, with links to Bipolar UK mood map for sufferers and e-course for supporters.
They are worth reading. I did the e-course and have the Bipolar Ally badge. If you have a relatively, friend, acquaintance, work colleague with bipolar I recommend it.
Remembering Like Memento: Living With Bipolar From the Inside and Tracking the Cycle: Understanding Bipolar Mood Ranges are two posts originally posted by Neal Reid on his Facebook account on October 27 and 28 2025. Shared with his permission on The Listening Room HQ
The first one is a raw, first-person reflection on living with bipolar disorder by Neal Reid memory, mania, and recovery told through the lens of Memento.
The second one a clear, practical look at bipolar mood cycles and self-tracking, shared by Neal with resources for allies and supporters, with links to Bipolar UK mood map for sufferers and e-course for supporters.
They are worth reading. I did the e-course and have the Bipolar Ally badge. If you have a relatively, friend, acquaintance, work colleague with bipolar I recommend it.
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