I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty to forty episodes a year.
Weekly $25,000 shopping binges at Barney's and "high end" boutiques for clothes I barely wore were the norm. So were lavish meals with friends where … - Andy Behrman
Weekly $25,000 shopping binges at Barney's and "high end" boutiques for clothes I barely wore were the norm. So were lavish meals with friends where …
- Andy Behrman
I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty to fo… - Andy Behrman
I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty to fo…
Most nights, I'm good for only four or five hours of sleep. That leaves the other 20. I have to fill them some way. - Andy Behrman
Most nights, I'm good for only four or five hours of sleep. That leaves the other 20. I have to fill them some way.
The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cu… - Andy Behrman
The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cu…
My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination. - Andy Behrman
My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination.
As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot of people had the attitude that I had the capability to 'kick it' and get better instantly. This w… - Andy Behrman
As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot of people had the attitude that I had the capability to 'kick it' and get better instantly. This w…
The little depression I experienced during my manic-depression was not like depression as anyone else had ever described it. It was very violent and … - Andy Behrman
The little depression I experienced during my manic-depression was not like depression as anyone else had ever described it. It was very violent and …
Like Sylvia Plath, Natalie Jeanne Champagne invites you so close to the pain and agony of her life of mental illness and addiction, which leaves you … - Andy Behrman
Like Sylvia Plath, Natalie Jeanne Champagne invites you so close to the pain and agony of her life of mental illness and addiction, which leaves you …
When I'm manic, I'm so awake and alert, that my eyelashes fluttering on the pillow sound like thunder. - Andy Behrman
When I'm manic, I'm so awake and alert, that my eyelashes fluttering on the pillow sound like thunder.
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