#bipolar personality disorer
I’ve gotten a few asks requesting some research resources for writing characters who have Bipolar Disorder. I don’t have Bipolar, nor am I a mental health professional, but I have found some helpful resources from people who experience it in order to get you started.
Please let me know if you have any reading recommendations, and if you’d like to share your experiences!
Also note: apologies I haven’t been able to answer asks the way I used to, as adult life and grad school keep me rigorously occupied. But I always appreciate the people who take the time to write to me!
Happy writing, everybody!
Articles:
What it’s like to have bipolar, by people who have bipolar
What Bipolar Disorder Is Like, According to Women Who Live With It
My Story with Bipolar Disorder
This Is What It’s Actually Like to Live With Bipolar Disorder
What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman With Bipolar Disorder
Black and Bipolar: Our Melanin Does Not Shield Us From Mental Illness
Accounts from Black, Asian, and other People of Color living with Bipolar
Your Experience With Bipolar Disorder Depends on Your Race
Books:
Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher
Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life, by Melody Moezzi
An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD
Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country, by Merryl Hammond
Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life, by Ellen Forney
I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying: Essays, by Bassey Ikpi
OMG That’s Me: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and More…, by Dave Mowry
Videos:
Destigmatizing Bipolar Depression
