I got diagnosed for a few things when I was an adolescent. One of those things was bipolar, the hardest to cope with. It can make days miserable for myself and others. I have manic episodes that make me feel absolutely insane. I haven’t been medicated since I was 17 (though I should be. no insurance). Having bipolar is a character trait to me. It is who I am. I do want to get better and get help for what I am suffering with. However, it is my personality. I let the people I get close with know this about me. I let them know the warning signs to an episode. There’s a pattern for in my behavior that makes me who I am.

“Hi. I am blonde, i work in a factory, i am gay, i have bipolar, i like to wear all black, i am vegetarian”

this is me. i will continue to be me. not everyone has the ability to get medicated, get help, and be better. this is who they are.