When WebMD asked her how it felt to be a “poster child” for bipolar disorder, she replied: “Well, I am hoping to get the centerfold in Psychology Today. At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you’re living with this illness and functioning at all, it’s something to be proud of, not ashamed of. Not unlike a tour of duty in Afghanistan (though the bombs and bullets, in this case, come from the inside). In my opinion, living with manic depression takes a tremendous amount of balls. One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be so much lingering stigma with regards to mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. In her 2008 memoir “Wishful Drinking,” she wrote:
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