I, Bipolar: A Southern Man's Memoir

WARNING: I, Bipolar is brutally honest. It depicts real life adult situations, real violence, and digs deep into dark, powerful, passionate, and often troubling human psychology.

Here is what reviewers said about I, BIPOLAR: A SOUTHERN MAN'S MEMOIR:

“In this short debut memoir of his first 30 years, Black candidly recounts his turbulent experiences as a young man learning to live with bipolar disorder…Black shows great insight in explaining how his difficult experiences at home and school contributed to his trouble behaving in a socially appropriate manner…His burgeoning introspection shows again in the final pages, and he offers valuable insights and very tangible advice to others living with bipolar disorder…Black shows promising analytical skills for a young writer”— KIRKUS REVIEW

Here is what Amazon readers have said:

"Incredibly well written and very insightful”—TOP 500 REVIEWER

“Compelling and heart wrenching psychological read”—TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Get ready for a crash course in what it is like to live with bipolar disorder:

Author DS Black explores his personal battles with bipolar disorder in I Bipolar: A Southern Man’s Memoir, a brutally frank book that reveals a troubling childhood, a misunderstood condition, and personal demons that had to be exorcised. Throughout it all, Mr. Black maintains a sense of responsibility for his actions and hope that things will get better. I, Bipolar offers optimism to those facing the condition themselves while providing a better understanding of it for those who don’t.

"My emotions act chaotically in a drunken dance of rage, love, hatred, fear, and anxiety that often leads to confusion and delusion. Some moments I feel as though I’m invincible, almost god-like. Other times, I’m helpless, pathetic, scarcely able to do the bare minimum life requires. Thoughts fly quickly at times—an overwhelming onslaught of creative imagination, nonsensical concepts, and the energy to attempt them all.

Inside my mind a war rages—sane battles the insane, mental mortars explode, leaving me lost in a fog. The dust never settles, always lingering, causing me to stumble with arms out, hoping to find a path that may lead out of the disaster.

Maybe I’ve found that path. Maybe I haven’t. Maybe you, dear reader, can help me decide if I’ve made any progress in that direction. I can only promise the effort to understand myself via this memoir is sincere. My historical shadows, ghosts, and skeletons are here for you to feast upon.

Have you taken a look inside? A look at yourself, inside your inner mind, and wondered why your thoughts are scattered, like nothing matters? I don’t know about you, but questions similar to these are at the heart of my life. Join me on a journey to some of the farthest, darkest memories my mind contains. I bare my soul for you, the reader."

Think you can handle a trip to the darker sides of the human mind? Download a sample or buy I, BIPOLAR: A SOUTHERN MAN'S MEMOIR today.