Living with bipolar illness presents challenges beyond most people’s comprehension. To anyone so diagnosed, however, these questions confront them daily:
How do I live with this?
How do I find ways to get through today without allowing my symptoms to develop, intensify, or dominate my life?
How do I support myself, my family, and remain productive?
How can I make the most of a poor (at best) genetic inheritance?
Although I do not have bipolar illness, I have worked professionally with people who do. And one of my family members has bipolar illness. Let me, therefore, venture to put myself in your shoes.
Facing My Sadness
Like any grief, my diagnosis represents huge loss. I’m relieved that I can name it. But I also live under a cloud, [ Read More ]
