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The Two Sides of Success: Working in Tech with Bipolar Disorder

On Recovery and Withdrawal

Quitting THC is the hardest thing I’ve done. And I have a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering. My coursework and research pale in comparison to the withdrawal symptoms I experience. In fact, I’ve gone through withdrawals so many times that I could write a book about it. In recent months, insomnia has become the biggest…

What Sucks About Bipolar

What sucks about having bipolar, I’ve come to realize, is that my creative outbursts only happen when I’m hypomanic. My last episode was in late December 2025 (I believe it was due to quitting THC as I had been stable for a few months at that point); it was at this time that I wanted…

It’s Been a Year

Well, it’s been a year since my last blog post. (I know.) I could say that life got in the way, but the reality is I just haven’t been in the mood to write. I even took a hiatus from writing my memoir. Some Life Updates I’ve run two half-marathons. The first one was the…

An Endless Battle

In today’s blog, I discuss my journey with medication management and the struggles I’ve been going through recently.