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Bipolar: Life of an Outsider Series

Fighting bipolar opened my eyes to my actual problem!

Trying to fit in and act certain ways were the two biggest reasons (that I had any control over) why bipolar ever showed up in the first place.

I was uncomfortable in my skin well into my 20’s. I offset this with humor, aggressive behavior, drugs and alcohol.

Anything that kept me from ever seeing, or dealing with the real problem.

I can’t make myself be OK with the status quo!

I’m not built to “accept” most of what passes for normal life.

Many are happy with the idea of leading a normal life. I never was. And trying to do so never sat well with me.

Chicken or egg?

Did bipolar make things hard or were hard things making bipolar?

I believe that bipolar has been a low lying issue most of my life.

But I believe the trauma of how I led my life up until my early thirties is what turned it on full force and fed it.

I also believe that bipolar’s arrival on the scene was the only way the better part of me could wake up the rest of me to my incorrect ways.

The old me had to be burned to the ground, in order for the better me to get a chance to see daylight.

To be sure, I’m mostly still the same me as before bipolar rained down its unholy hell on my life.

But I only kept the parts that I truly enjoyed and knew to be pieces of my superpower.

I’m meant to remain “something other.”

And I relish that fact.

This series lays out many of the powerful issues that plagued me most of my life…until I realized they were signals of The Good Stuff just waiting to be discovered.


EPI 13: Bipolar: I’m Tired Of Pros And Gurus Telling Me What I “Should” Do

EPI 13: I’m Tired Of Pros And Gurus Telling Me What I “Should” Do

Some gurus think their way is the only way, and it might suit you. But when they're inflexible ...
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EPI 12: Bipolar: How Do I Build My Future While Maintaining My Present?

EPI 12: How Do I Build My Future While Maintaining My Present?

It's so fantastic being us, yet so hard. The future beckons as the present seemingly holds us back ...
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EPI 11: Bipolar: Can’t Afford To Live My Dream/True Purpose

EPI 11: Can’t Afford To Attempt To Live My Dream/True Purpose

Starting a dream when you're broke demands passion, ingenuity, and a willingness to serve ...
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EPI 10: People Mistake My Enthusiasm For Mania

EPI 10: People Mistake My Enthusiasm For Mania

Sometimes a little mania is needed to carry a project to completion ...
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EPI 9: Bipolar: Every Time I Try To Change, Self Doubt/Old Training Stops Me

EPI 9: Every Time I Try To Change, Self Doubt/Old Training Stops Me

Change is hard, particularly as a paradigm shift. We crave homeostasis ...
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EPI 8: Bipolar: Can My Hobby Become A Business?

EPI 8: Can My Hobby Become A Business?

OK. Hobbies into businesses? Generally, no. You could. But should you? ...
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EPI 7: Bipolar: I Don't Belong And Hope I NEVER Do!

EPI 7: I Don’t Belong And Hope I NEVER Do!

Trying to fit in is a death sentence for high functioning, bipolar people ...
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EPI-1: Bipolar: Some Of Us Just Can’t Do “Normal”

EPI 1: Bipolar: Some Of Us Just Can’t Do “Normal”

"Regular" is boring, nightmarish, pointless. We need weird, odd, intense ...
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