Living With Bipolar Disorder is Not Easy

Lilah Hayes
Sep 2, 2018 · 4 min read
Photo by Maxi am Brunnen on Unsplash

I knew I was bipolar long before I was diagnosed. Around the age of twenty four, I looked up the definition of what was then more commonly known as manic depression, printed it, and taped it in my journal, highlighting the parts I knew defined me and my behavior. I knew I had depression, but it seemed more than that. The power that let me run five miles on the treadmill, even though I could usually barely run two. The…

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