Name: On being just crazy enough
Uploaded: 2011-06-24T15:50:15Z
Duration: 5 min 34 s
Description: At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions, comedian Joshua Walters, who's bipolar, walks the line between mental illness and mental "skillness." In this funny, thought-provoking talk, he asks: What's the right balance between medicating craziness away and riding the manic edge of creativity and drive?

At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions, comedian Joshua Walters, who's bipolar, walks the line between mental illness and mental "skillness." In this funny, thought-provoking talk, he asks: What's the right balance between medicating craziness away and riding the manic edge of creativity and drive?

Joshua Walters: On being just crazy enough

On being just crazy enough

Navigating bipolar disorder through humor and creativity, transforming mental illness into 'mental skillness' for artistic expression.

The 'hypomanic edge' is explored as a catalyst for innovation, linking historical figures and entrepreneurs to manic creativity.

Reframing the narrative around mental health, suggesting that sensitivity to the unseen may not be madness, but a form of insight.