I already hold Kenneth in great esteem because of his work on Requests and Clint, both of which I make use of and admire.<p>This post amplifies my respect for him as a human being.<p>I welcome posts like this (and there seem to have been quite a few recently) because I really want to be able to talk openly about mental health to gain clarity and understanding.<p>I am particularly interested in issues around arousal, focus and mania, since these affect our profession so profoundly. (I wonder how many of us in this forum owe our professional skill and aptitude to a predisposition towards hypomania and intense focus).<p>It feels like our society is moving in a positive direction here -- a move which I applaud and welcome.<p>The mind is powerful, wonderful and strange, and we need to treat it with respect and understanding -- something that can only come about by being open and honest.