Maniac Manifesto

In 2008, I was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder, Type I, featuring psychotic manic episodes characterized by thoughts of grandeur, delusions, and hallucinations. Often when I open up about that to someone who knows me, I get, "e;What's that like?"e;I guess I don't exactly fit their perception of someone with a mental health issue. I'm not like that person they see in the media, the one who l...