Thank God. That’s how I felt when my new psychiatrist diagnosed me as having Bipolar II. I’m so relieved. I imagine many people who’ve received such a diagnosis understand how I felt that day. And Read more…
You hear it all the time. “Oh, that’s giving me anxiety,” somebody types online in response to a stupid Facebook video. But real anxiety, palpable anxiety is unbearable. Your heart is constantly racing, like a Read more…
It’s July 2016, and it’s my 25th birthday. I am walking home with my girlfriend up the steep incline to my apartment in San Francisco. All I want to do for my birthday is see Read more…
I am bipolar and my wife is not. This is more narrative than advice but it might give you an idea of what it takes. She is the only person in my life who lives Read more…
July 11, 2011, the night that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 releases. I am sitting in the middle seat, fourth row from the back when it happens. My breathing becomes shallow and Read more…