Loving While Living With Mental Illness

And being loved, too.

Over lunch the other day, a friend and I were comparing concerns. We live with similar co-occurring mental health issues—general anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, most notably—and find solace in laughing freely about the ridiculous trappings of it all.

“A lot of times,” he said, “I can’t tell what’s being bipolar and what’s…