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What if you always knew you were specialand then one day you found that being special wasnt a good thing? In fact, it was very, very bad. I was a high school cross-country track star on a full-ride scholarship to the college of my choice when I was hit hard with the most severe form of bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness). Little did I know then that the only way my speed was going to help me was to escape from a maximum-security mental institution! Bipolar. On one hand, the word is loaded with stigma. On the other, so many celebrities, star athletes and other notable people have it, that its often used as a buzz-word on the front pages of newspapers. The fact is over 3% of people have bipolar disorder and its onset almost always hits during the fragile teenage years. My lows took me to the depths of anxiety and pain. By comparison, my highs seemed magicalbut how long can you live on 2 hours of sleep a night? My poor parents, fearing for me and my safety, hired bodyguards to try to protect me from myself and the predators who surrounded me. One stood by me throughout my long road to recovery. Hes been my rock for 16 years and my husband for 10. I am sharing my personal sto

Author

Maggie Reese

Publisher

Distributed via Smashwords

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780985886127