When did having a mental health disorder become an excuse for being mean? I used to be a right blue meanie before I was diagnosed. I’ve shared this story before, but I’m sharing it again for those of you who are new to my work. When I was in college (my 4th college and my 8th year!), I had a friend I really liked named Gwen. We were both tutors for the University of Washington football team. It was an amazing job with a lot of interesting encounters and many perks. But I had undiagnosed bipolar and didn’t know why I was always so unhappy. I complained about everything and looking back, I can’t believe I kept as many friends as I did. One night, Gwen and I were walking up a long set of [ Read More ]
