Being bipolar is hard; I think we can all agree. But I wouldn't want it to go away and, even if there was a cure, I wouldn't want it. For the first time in my life I know why I am the way I am. For years I went through life wondering why I did the things I did, all of the time just thinking that I was different. Well I was, and I am, and that thing I've been toting around for most of my life has a name; it's called Bipolar.
Eventhough I have only know about my illness for 14 years, I have been Bipolar my entire life. How I am is all that I've ever know. It is too late to become someone else. I don't want to be "normal" Winston, for that would involve becoming someone I am not, someone I have never even known.
I am 51 years old, and this life is all I've ever known. So leave me alone, let me be who I am. If there ever is a cure, please let it pass me by. I'm just fine, thank you.
How about you? Would you ever want to change? Do you like being among those that are special, that are gifted with a mind that can run circles (mania) around most people, and only requres a little "down time" (depression) to recover
