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Bipolar General
My Forever War with Mental Illness
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George W. Sarris
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Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin cut a striking figure in the Army: athletic, quick witted, devout, and studious, he was a natural leader. Thanks to his engineering and leadership knowhow, Martin was chosen to lead the thousands of combat engineers who paved the way for 100,000 Army troops to battle their way to Baghdad in 2003. Only years later would he learn how the pressure of organizing dozens of simultaneous life-or-death missions each day altered the biochemistry of his brain. The Iraq War triggered what military and Veterans Administration psychiatrists ultimately diagnosed as late-onset bipolar disorder, a chemical imbalance that sends sufferers whipsawing between grandiose imaginings and suicidal depressions. His increasing erratic behavior led to his forced resignation as president of the National Defense University and ended his military career.
Bipolar General offers a candid account of Martin's personal journey with undiagnosed mental illness as he rose through the ranks of the United States Army. He discusses why his condition went undiagnosed for so long and explores what can be done both within and outside the armed forces to diagnose and treat mental illness. Bipolar General should be of value to those with mental illness and to the communities of family, friends, and caregivers surrounding them.
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- XiaoLan
- 2024-01-04
Tyrel Cameron Eskelson The Interlocutor Podcast
Maj-General Gregg Martin has published a well-written important memoir about his 36-year-long career in the US Armed Forces. He was a graduate of West Point and MIT, and served with distinction in Germany during the Cold War. In 2003 he led troops from Kuwait into Iraq. The stresses and demands of war triggered a high genetic predisposition for bipolar disorder, which gradually got much worse and led to his resignation in 2014, and the need to get treatment. Gen. Martin has written this book to share with people how the warning signs for bipolar went unnoticed for decades because in many cases a manic state led to high performance and boundless energy. Also moving from post to post through promotion meant others around him did not have long enough to recognize signs of mental disease. Today Gregg Martin is advocate for better awareness, better treatment, and better understanding about mental illness. Bipolar General is an important memoir and I recommend it to all.
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