“On Falling Apart”
Let me tell you: if you already think people are monitoring you, if you’re already worried that people are plotting against you, then being locked up against your will by people who want to monitor your thoughts feels like literally the worst thing that can ever possibly happen. It feels like all your fears are coming true.
— Sady Doyle wrote a comforting — no really! — essay for Rookie about being diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, and where you go from there.