You might want to read the entire article. His depiction of bipolar is completely accurate. In fact it is so precisely accurate in every detail, and conveyed with no extraneous information, is indicative of someone who knows the disorder very well.

When I write fiction or important emails, I am precise with the words I use. I notice these kind of details. I’m also bipolar and self-aware enough to be deeply familiar with it.

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phreeza 6 days ago | parent [-]

The author is a psychiatrist so it would make sense that he is familiar with the subject.

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vintermann 5 days ago | parent [-]

And as I recall, he used to be a lot more clear that mental illness isn't always clear cut. I was surprised at the "obviously, we all know what mental illness is" attitude coming from him.

	▲	anon84873628 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		I imagine he's been doing this so long that taking a sober, delicate, appeal-to-every-reader approach to every article just isn't fun or practical. He wants to get down his thoughts for his core reader base and move on. What fraction goes viral anyway? And so what if some people misunderstand or don't like it? You're always going to have those people anyway no matter what :shrug: