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Depresh Mode with John Moe

Adventures in the Army with the Bipolar General

Depresh Mode with John Moe

Maximum Fun

Mental Health, Comedy, John Moe, Comedy Interviews, Interview, Health & Fitness

5777 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Gregg Martin’s disorder worked well for him in the military. Until it didn’t.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I really want you to hear this interview and listen all the way through. Because it's interesting,

0:05.2

it's moving, and I really want you to hear it because it shows something important about mental

0:11.3

health and mental illness. That mental illness can happen to anyone. You can be incredibly

0:17.3

successful in your work, have a family that loves you, be physically strong,

0:22.1

have everything going for you, and still, and still be visited by mental illness,

0:29.1

which doesn't care who you are. It can get you anyway. The United States Army is a place of

0:35.4

order. There are strict rules. There are hierarchies. There are

0:39.6

detailed procedures to be followed in precise exacting detail. You stay in line. You respect your

0:46.3

place as a cog in a much larger machine. You obey commands from your superiors. You go by the book.

0:53.4

Bipolar disorder is kind of the opposite, especially the

0:57.1

manic phase. It's chaotic. It's impulsive. It's personal. It's unpredictable. So what happens when

1:04.2

you put bipolar disorder in the Army? Well, you get quite a story. It's Depression Mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad you're here.

1:21.7

Bipolar General, my Forever War with Mental Illness, is a new memoir by Greg Martin,

1:27.4

or Major General Greg F. Martin

1:29.8

USA retired. Greg was a two-star general, highly decorated, served in a variety of capacities

1:36.3

in the military, including combat leadership positions in Iraq, and as president of the National

1:42.1

Defense University in Washington, D.C.

1:45.0

He had tremendous success in his career, even as an undiagnosed bipolar disorder, increasingly took over his life.

1:57.2

Greg Martin, welcome to Depression Mode.

1:59.9

Oh, thank you, John. It's a pleasure to be with you.

2:03.1

I enjoyed the book very much. It's a bipolar general, my forever war with mental illness by

2:12.4

Major General Greg F. Martin, USA retired. But as you said before we started, I'm just going to call you, Greg.

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