My Pursuit of Happiness - Hitting Rock Bottom with Bipolar Disorder
It has been a long while since I have posted anything on this blog. The reason for this is I had begun to lose touch of who I really was for I was trying to please people and not myself. In order to reconstruct the image I want for my eyes only (and eventually for others) I had to hit rock bottom (which I did). I have a secret that I have been hiding from others my whole adult life. I have Bipolar Type 1 Disorder. Since the end of April I had been taking on a lot of projects at work, not only my own department but other departments. When summer came, the pace of my work increased. My co-workers noticed and decided to add more to my plate. I did not stop them. In fact, part of me craved that fast life. On top of that I would be exercising by hiking/running 8 miles when ever I can without feeling tired. After working a 9 hour day I would come home to talk i...