Share Your Bipolar Story

Hosted by the Authors of
Bipolar Disorder For Dummies:
Candida Fink, MD & Joe Kraynak

We invite you to share your bipolar stories with us and with other visitors to Bipolar-Story.com. We hope that through sharing our experiences and insights, we can all come to a better understanding of bipolar disorder and perhaps even manage it more effectively in our lives. (Scroll down to the bottom to type or paste your story in the Comment box to share it.)

If you have your full story published elsewhere and you want to promote it here, please do not post merely an advertisement for a story with a link to your story.  Instead, submit a synopsis (brief version) of your story (750 to 1500 words) along with a link at the end pointing to where our guests can read the full story. Any other promotional language will be removed.

When reading and commenting on the stories and insights of others, keep in mind that we are not responsible for what others choose to post or any advice they may offer. This area is intended to be an open forum. We discourage any blatant advertising of products or services, and we may remove comments that we deem to be advertisements. When posting comments and responding to other people’s stories, please remain respectful and courteous.

Following are links to the stories that visitors have posted so far, listed newest to oldest. An alphabetical listing is in the navigation bar on the right.

Bipolar Relationship Concerns (New)

Broken Hearted Mom

Kelly’s Boyfriend

Thomas B.

Karen

Boyfriend with Bipolar Won’t Listen

Michael’s Sister

Elizabeth’s Daughter

Maurice

Zed

Sarah Emmerling: Letter to My Younger Self

Julie

Pete, Wife with Bipolar

Grieving Father

Margo, Bipolar Husband

Nicole, Bipolar II

Chrissy from Atlanta

Jada

Vivian: Born to Sparkle

John: First Manic Episode

David: Paranoia

Jenn: Don’t Give Up!

Ali: Partner with Bipolar

Jay

Am I a Monster?

Ryan Rivera: Roommate with Bipolar

Ryan: Mom with Bipolar

Sean: Understanding Bipolar

Tom: What If I Never Escape This?

Von

Brendan’s Journey

Amira

Martyr

Jill on Living with Bipolar

Steve on Rebuilding a Life: Part 2

Jessica: Bipolar II in Midlife

Maddie, A College Student with Bipolar II

Stef’s Mom with Bipolar

Josh

Tracy

Shaun

Linda in Texas

James

Endurance: Married to Bipolar

Strong Love: Husband with Bipolar

A Therapist Who Believed in Me

Husband with Bipolar Disorder

Simon Jones (New)

Stillbipolar

Adam Johnson

Paul’s Story

Kevin’s Bipolar Story

Whitney: Father of Her Children Has Bipolar

Daughter’s Bipolar Boyfriend

Elle’s Bipolar Story

Does the Guilt Go Away?

I Hate Being Bipolar

Amy: Husband with Bipolar

Phyllis

An Honest Heart: Boyfriend with Bipolar

Hopping Roller Coasters

Casey’s Bipolar Story

Brent: Gone But Scared of the Nightmare Return

Desiree Cart Dugas

Birgit: Husband with Bipolar

Dealing with a Lack of Intimacy

Gina’s Bipolar Story

Rachel: Looking for Answers

Cherise (New)

Samantha’s Story

mekj77 Tired of Being Paranoid

Jasmine’s Story

Changes That Improve Mental and Physical Health

The Beast Is Back… Again

Sanjana

Bob’s Wife with Bipolar

Leroy Joseph

Tony’s Story: Living with Bipolar II

Me vs. “Normal”: Living with Bipolar as a Teenager

Steve on Rebuilding a Life

Lisa’s Story: Don’t Be Cruel

Ann’s Husband and Son

Theresa’s Husband

Robin’s Story

Husband Thought He Was Jesus

My Monster by Katherine Kizer

Marie

Bipolar Mom

Austin

Kathleen

A Backhanded Blessing by Neil Walton

Cassie’s Story

Hazel

Christina

Kid with a Hope

Chris Summa

Carole

My Black Dog by Neil

Cyndi

PeterBGood

D. Tomas

Design Girl

Nicole

Patricia

Heather Brown

Linda M.

Affliction Ate Her

Georgia

Andrew

Larrisa

Jacki

Tila – Totally Alone

Kelly’s Story

JR: Need Help with Bipolar Boyfriend

Celine

Bipolaroni – Rita C.

Linda – Orthomolecular Cure?

Dave

The Walking Cure

Debbie Bruce: Addiction or Bipolar I?

Manic: Dancing To A Different Tune

Pamela Rose

Alexandra’s Bipolar Husband

Almost a Relief

Larry – Married to Bipolar

Arthur

The Flick of the Switch

Tom Smith on Unconditional Love

Darryl

Suzanne

Take Action to Change Your Partner’s Reaction

MissUnderstood

Strength in Small Numbers

From Withdrawal to Awakening: A Continuing Journey

Michelle from Manchester, England

You’ll Never Work in This Town Again!

Kimboo

The Bipolar Guy

Just Me

J Klein

Shane (of BipolarWorldz)

Resveratrol

Bipolar Extramarital Affair

Ryan M. Christman

Janine

Jane’s Family

Trevor

Ellie

Debra

My Bipolar Mother

Adam

Sherry’s Story: Bipolar Family

Larry and Linda Drain (Hopeworks Community of Tennessee)

Jill’s story of her daughter Bri

“The Unhealable Disease” (a Poem by George)

Lizzie

Terri Cheney, author of Manic: A Memoir

Victor Kennedy, author of Hypomanic – Mad in England

David from Manchester, England

Amanda Walton-Gaston

Raising Nathan (Childhood/Adolescent Bipolar)

Bubba

A Wife’s Story (Married to Bipolar)

Donna’s Daughter

Natalie D’s Story

Confused Husband

Note: We rearranged the stories to place each story on a separate page, so they don’t get mixed up with comments from other stories. If you don’t see your story on this page, check the alphabetical listing in the sidebar to the right under “Share Your Bipolar Story” and the links above. We hope you like the arrangement.

After you post your story, it will appear temporarily on this page. Within a few days or so, we will edit your story lightly (for typos only). We will not alter the content of the post. We will also move the story to a page of its own, where visitors can post their comments.

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1 Comment

  1. Hello brave people,

    I would just like to tell you about our just-released story: Words With My Father: A Bipolar Journey Through Turbulent Times.

    Multiple NAMI and DBSA chapters have used WWMF and its book club kit to facilitate conversations.

    Synopsis:

    A deceased father and alive son discuss the development of the father’s bipolar condition during the turmoil of the 1960s and explore the insights into better mental health that readers can learn from his dramatic story.

    Context:

    In short, WWMF offers a gripping portrait of the development of my father’s bipolar condition and how it manifested into a dramatic and often dangerous existence during the turmoil of the Civil Rights, Peace and Conservation movements.

    While obviously biased, I believe it really offers nuggets of wisdom and new perspective. Would love to know what you think.

    With gratitude, Luke

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