Book Review for Bipolar Disorder: My Biggest Competitor by Amy Gamble

by David Fast

David Fast is the 16 year old nephew of Julie A. Fast. He reviews books on bipolar disorder from a teenage perspective.

Bipolar Disorder – My Biggest Competitor: An Olympian’s Journey with Mental Illness

Amy Gamble has led a successful life. She has been an Olympic basketball player, an employee for a major pharmaceutical company and an author. She has been able to do all these things while dealing with bipolar. But none of this came easily. Bipolar was the most difficult obstacle in her life, getting her off track and leading to major problems that make her accomplishments even more amazing.

As the book title suggests, bipolar has been a greater adversary than any team she could have played in the Olympics.

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