Fear is the worst emotion, whether it consumes you or disappears entirely. Bipolar disorder pushes you to those extremes. There are times when fear paralyzes you, keeping you locked away for months, unable to face the world. Then comes the euphoria, where fear vanishes, and you throw yourself into reckless spending and indulgence without a second thought.

In the end, fear is the thread that ties all our stories together. What we do to escape it, what we do when it’s gone, and the wreckage it leaves behind when it returns.