Ccbb: Dr. Bernard Beitman, Md

James Williford, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, as a military dependent. He is the fourth of five children. When he was young, he did not realize that he was mildly dyslexic. James did know that he was a slow reader compared to his peers and older siblings. While he enjoyed the literary arts when listening, this reading problem facilitated his direction towards basic science and playing musical instruments mostly by ear. Also, he had little interest in psychology until his first manic episode.