The second visitor at the office is Katia, a manic-depressive transvestite in search of Mr or Miss Right.

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Several refer to the season as a time to forget your bad thoughts, which given Guthrie's manic-depressive tendencies were always in his mind.

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If you are interested in this check out a great book called "Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament" by Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.

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Sophisticates and Wall Street's quantitative wizards hate the notion, but the stock market is a psychological creature driven as much by a manic-depressive pathology as it is by corporate earnings and economic indicators.

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At any rate, prepare for a manic-depressive ride.

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