Napoleon "Bo" Perrish
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A writer & filmmaker living with BIPOLAR DISORDER trying to do my part in getting rid of the stigma of mental illness.
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Why A Mood Tracking App Helped My Bipolar Disorder
I used to say that "I have" bipolar disorder. But I realized I DIDN'T HAVE bipolar disorder, it had me. Now I say that I SUFFER from bipolar disorder. And boy do I suffer. If you've read any of my past Vocal posts, you know that mental illness is a big part of my life.
By Napoleon "Bo" Perrish5 years ago in Psyche
A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF: Why I came out of the mental illness closet.
Dear 30-year-old Napoleon, At 10 AM on April 3, 2006 you will try to kill yourself. Ya, you heard right...suicide. But don't worry, you'll make it. Just try not to ingest the Clorox Bleach. That stuff tastes nasty!
By Napoleon "Bo" Perrish5 years ago in Psyche
THE MAN WHO LIVED IN A TRASH BAG
I was in Bakersfield on a business trip this past December. It was 45 degrees outside. I was walking from my warm hotel room to a Denny's to grab a late dinner. As I made my way to the restaurant I had to walk underneath a Freeway overpass.
By Napoleon "Bo" Perrish5 years ago in Psyche
I CRASHED MY CAR INTO A POLE...ON PURPOSE
I'm bipolar. I'll start off by saying that. This way you have a better understanding of why I did what I did. In 2009 I was at a Target store early in the morning picking up a CD (yes they existed back then) from my favorite artist...Tupac. I hadn't slept in 2 days. I was on a MANIC binge. I'm bipolar 1. This means I have more manic episodes than depressive ones. I felt invincible that day, indestructible even.
By Napoleon "Bo" Perrish5 years ago in Psyche
