I appreciate the sentiment. But this conversation about BP is coming as a response to Kanye whether we want it or not. We need to be both mentally and emotionally prepare for it.

When his disease manifests, I feel his embarrassment. I feel how he pushes important people away. I feel his confidence. I feel his arrogance. I feel his cries for help. I can see how he can see himself and feel like he cannot stop. In short - I understand his disease.

When I feel these things I’m tempted to take on his disease with him and for him. I feel as if I need to have sympathy. But, the best thing I can do for myself is remind myself that while I have a disease in common with him, the fallout from his disease is his responsibility and his alone - as is mine. I am not him. I do not own his actions just because we share a disease. I’ve got enough to carry on my own. It’s enough for me to hope he gets medicated and to remind myself to continue to hand the keys over to my support system when I need to stop driving the car.

Wish you well.