Psychology Today | 30.04.2026 01:06
The new HBO Max documentary series, The Dark Wizard, chronicles the adult life of the creative adventurer Dean Potter. In addressing his extreme personality, it addresses life’s extremes, extreme reactions, and extreme decisions. And it peers into the extreme emotions of its admirable subject. Dean was plagued by extreme highs and lows, experiencing frequent bouts of depression, which seemed to coincide, at least in part, with his failures.
