“Arlen, I just started reading your guide titled “The Bipolar: Guide to the Gift”. I can’t thank you enough for writing this. I’ve read countless articles in the last year and always come away with a WAY different feeling than what your writings give me. Instead of feeling more broken, I feel alive and have a sense of positivity.
My favorite paragraph so far is: “This book is one-hundred percent on the attitude of self-responsibility. This is the key for the whole approach to the gift: you have to develop your attitude to see possibility and potential in this bipolar. You have to move on from looking at it as an illness. You have nothing to lose. You can only move forward”.
I can only read a few pages at a time because the guide you wrote is filled with so much awesome advice and perspectives. Each sentence is so rich. I can only digest so much. I hope I’m describing it in a way that you understand my gratitude and awe. I have already begun taking notes. I will read and re-read the guide many times in the future. Until today, I never thought it was very worthwhile to read bipolar help websites. You see the symptoms mentioned, stories of broken relationships, job loss, etc. And medications are recommended. But nothing to really help. I feel like I’ve found GOLD. Truly life-changing advice. I wish I could meet you in person and give you a big hug.
Thank you so very much,
Sara”
