Devs and Depression
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Personal account of living with Type II bipolar and ADHD, reporting meds that stabilize mood (lamotrigine) and immediate-focus stimulants (dextroamphetamine), concrete steps: therapist, psychiatrist, and a help page (baugues.com/depression). Claims a higher prevalence in developers — roughly 5% of the population for bipolar and an estimated three to fourfold increase among devs — with stark outcomes (10–25% mortality among bipolar cases, one in three attempts suicide). Includes the overdose death of a colleague and specific workplace support that made recovery possible.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:22Bipolar
- 2:24Failure
- 5:39Failed out
- 7:09The Edison Gene
- 8:17Linear thinkers
- 10:45External factors
- 11:35Josh Golden
- 15:56Symptoms
- 16:41Coming Home
- 17:18Caleb Cornyn
- 19:59Calebs Death
- 20:42Overdose
- 21:00Stigma
- 23:16The Brain
- 24:17Creativity
- 25:48Resources
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