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When I Was Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder The Year I Turned 50, It Was Certainly A Shock. But As A Journalist, Knowing A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things, I Didn't Suffer The Misconception That Depression Was All In My Head Or A Mark Of Poor Character. I Knew It Was A Disease, And, Like All Diseases, Was Treatable.

About The Time I Turned 50, I Experienced The Profound Biological Change That Often Accompanies Women At That Age. Also, I Put Two Kids In College And Lost Both Of My Parents, So I'm No Longer Somebody's Daughter.

A Mood Disorder Is Dangerous. You've Got To Get Those Dramatic Waves Of Highs And Lows Stabilized. It's Dangerous If You Don't.

I've Always Been Profoundly Ambivalent About Fame. I Think It Just Eats The Reality Out Of You And It Can Be Intoxicating Because I Like Some Of It.

You Cannot Look At A Sleeping Cat And Feel Tense.