I'm Not Crazy Just Bipolar

mania, this was typical behavior to be dating someone at the drop of a hat and be convinced this was the one. I was the girl who cried wolf in love, only never in love after the mania subsided.

despise myself so much that I know if self-love comes before you can truly love someone else, I’m gonna remain single. God, you could place in my path my soul mate but I’d only screw it up

m grateful I have a nice and loving family. At the same time, I wish I was homeless, knew nobody so I could die soon and that it wouldn’t affect anyone

The doctors can’t solve the medication problem because I don’t know how I feel. I feel nothing but disgust and hate. Occasionally I can feel love for family members but it is so fleeting. It is so rare that I feel at all that it doesn’t matter.

was getting help. I had gotten help. Nothing was working. Everyone knew the deal. It was not attention that I lacked, it was a solution. I could only see that I was going to be bipolar forever

don’t believe that to the very core of my being I truly wanted to die. I just didn’t want to keep living with my brain the way it was.

Williamson’s analysis of the mental health field and mental health professionals is insightful without being preachy, and she presents her story with grace and humor.”
-Publishers Weekly
“Skillfully weaves together several levels of a young woman’s life... [It] is, like its title, an assertion that a life touched by bipolar disorder is still a life with its own logic. The book does a great job at describing that logic.”
-National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
“Wendy honestly shares many ideas that have proven successful and she has navigated through dealing with bipolar disorder. She very much reflects the attitude that she’s now managing the disorder. With books like this, hopefully perceptions will continue to shift and we won’t be so quick to use labels, but instead see real people and true potential.”
-The Shreveport Times
“I’m Not Crazy Just Bipolar is a memoir of her 17 year journey to healing and hope that she tells with honesty and a sense of humor. Wendy shares her darkest secrets to help others afflicted with the illness, their families, friends and professionals.”
-The Angelos
“I’m Not Crazy Just Bipolar is a powerful personal memoir of a courageous woman who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at age 21. This interview and book are filled with information about an often misdiagnosed and misunderstood condition.”
-Nick Lawrence, WEEU Radio, Philadelphia.