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    WINNING LETTER

    Sep 09, 2022 5 minutes

    LIVING WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER

    My 44-year-old son is a brilliant labour lawyer. He also suffers from bipolar mood disorder. He wrote me this letter which I am sending to give your readers insight into what life is like with this condition.

    MARIA, EMAIL

    Dear Mom, I am writing to you because we can’t ever seem to be able to discuss heavy issues without either one of us getting upset. I know I have let you down terribly. Words cannot describe the guilt I feel and I am so very sorry. All I have to say, Mom, is I am sick. It’s a daily struggle. The meds are helping but it’s like putting a band aid on an open wound. My mood drops and I get depressed and the only thing I think about is how alcohol will take these terrible feelings away.

    When I feel

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