Touched with fire: Harnessing the fire of bipolar

Over the last few weeks, new PatientsLikeMe member Paul has been opening up about living with bipolar and how this condition inspires his art. Touched with Fire, a debut feature film now playing in select theaters, was written, edited, directed and scored by him and draws on his personal experiences.

Discovering Kay Jamison’s book of the same name gave a new meaning to his condition when he needed it most. With the management of his bipolar now a finely tuned process, Paul says the most important thing is to “learn how to thrive in it. Not just get by in it, and not to be destroyed by it.”

Here’s what Paul has to say:

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