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Nighttime is for Racing Thoughts

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 What Do You Do, Again?

In the daytime, my thoughts are slow and sticky, like molasses dripping from a spoon. I cannot say what I mean to, even inside my head. I reach for words, try to pluck them from the sky, but they slip … Continue reading Nighttime is for Racing Thoughts

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I Am a Stranger

November 30, 2018 What Do You Do, Again?

I recently read an article that mentioned the concept of being a stranger to yourself, and that resonated with me on a deep level. In a sense, it really defines what having Bipolar Disorder is like for me. I don’t … Continue reading I Am a Stranger

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If I Tell You Everything

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 What Do You Do, Again?

I feel tears drip down my cheeks and hear them fall onto the pillowcase. I wonder: can you hear them too? My hair is damp, my ears, cheeks, and neck wet. I cry for the loss of normalcy my illness … Continue reading If I Tell You Everything

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A Jury of My Peers

October 26, 2018October 24, 2018 What Do You Do, Again?

I imagine standing in line, clutching a doctor’s note that is supposed to relieve me of performing my civic duty. I will be surrounded by strangers, each with their own excuses for why they cannot perform theirs: a job, a … Continue reading A Jury of My Peers

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The Conversation that Never Happened

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018 What Do You Do, Again?

You said it was all over, you were going to leave. You couldn’t stand it anymore: the ups and downs, the low self-esteem, the whining. You couldn’t stand me anymore. You didn’t know how you had held on for so … Continue reading The Conversation that Never Happened

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