Bipolar Black Sheep

  • Bipolar Sugar Baby

    (Trigger Warning – Prostitution, Substance Abuse, and Raunchy Sex) Originally Published April 19, 2023 “To have true power over your life, you need your own money” It’s August 2011 and I’m out for my 22nd birthday bash. Per usual I am drinking a ton and having a lot of fun. I am with my college…

  • Starving Myself

    (Trigger Warning – Disordered Eating, Sexual Content, and Substance Abuse) Originally Published May 18, 2023 “If you ain’t eating right, you ain’t thinking right” It’s October 2003, and I am 14 years old. I’m in the back of the class, flirting with my lifelong crush and new boyfriend. I have had the hots for this…

  • Waking Up

    (Trigger Warning – Mental Chaos, Disordered Eating, and Religious Exploration) Originally Published June 25, 2023 “Question Your Beliefs” It’s January 2015, and I am on a tour across the country to find myself. I’m 25 years old and freshly out of a toxic 3-year relationship. My boyfriend got secretly engaged and I am beyond crushed.…

  • Old Suicide Notes

    (Trigger Warning – Suicide, Self Harm, and Suicidal Ideation) Originally Published June 6, 2023 “Honest Conversations Save Lives” It’s August 2021, and I’m staying with my close friend in Seattle, Washington, for a week. It’s supposed to be a fun birthday trip for me, but quite the opposite is true. While she is at work,…

  • My Dead Dad

    (Trigger Warning – Death, Substance Abuse, and Suicidal Ideation) Originally Published March 22, 2023 “You don’t have a drinking problem unless your glass is empty” – Anthony Peter Kligis Jr (Pete/My Dad) I got that call, The one that no one wants to answer – But I had to. It’s February 2016, and I’m in…