On the Last Episode…

Let’s talk about mania, people! I was in it not too long ago. Someone once described my writing as “uncommonly honest,” so here we go, folks, an uncommonly honest conversation about my bipolar disorder.

Until January, I hadn’t had an episode in nearly ten (ten!) years. This was a big deal for me, and I thought my manic days were behind me. Bitch, you thought. A lot of forces contributed to taking me there, and they all pointed…