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What it's like to be a Black woman with bipolar disorder

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Bipolar Disorder: Emotions, Impulsive Behaviors, and Diagnosis

This chapter explores the intense emotions and impulsive behaviors associated with bipolar disorder, as well as the speaker's journey to receiving a diagnosis. It discusses the struggle of discerning fears stemming from racism versus symptoms of the disorder, and touches on the disorienting experience of waking up in a hospital room after diagnosis.

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