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I Live with Bipolar Disorder, but I Don’t Let It Define Who I Am

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July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.As told to Shannon Shelton MillerFour years ago, my husband found me lying in a fetal position on our bedroom floor, hysterical and in tears. I was having one of the worst depressive episodes I’d experienced in years.After struggling for more than a decade, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder almost 20 years ago, and I thought I had everything figured out. I'm in therapy, taking my medications, practicing self-care and doing all the “mental wellness” steps we hear about. Life and work were going well, and my husband,...

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