Bipolar cells, Bipolar disease

We all have bipolar neurons -
brain cells with two processes.
Bipolar neurons process light

Some of us have bipolar disorder
where our moods chemically switch into two severe states
into mania and depression.
Sometimes we're fighting darkness
some days we're drowning in light
both are dangerous
both are debilitating
both can kill us

But we are all human.
We all have bipolar neurons and they keep us alive.
Some of us have bipolar disorder, which can lead us to suicide.

So next time you insult me for being bipolar,
remember that at a cellular level, your brain is bipolar too.
The difference is that my brain is cellularly bipolar
but it is chemically and structurally bipolar too.

Bipolar disorder needs your understanding
not your judgment.
This is a disease that brings us to our knees
this is a disease that can destroy families and lives.
This is a chemical reality that feels like a waking nightmare,
like trying to breathe inside antimatter and black holes
or feeling that euphoria, feeling like a celestial being, a supernova
as your sanity swings from pole to pole.

Have empathy and understanding.
Those of us with bipolar disorder
are just trying to survive.
And all of us have bipolar neurons
to process light.