What inspired you to write your memoir? I wanted to know how the onset of bipolar disorder happened by examining my life. I thought that if I could identify the major triggers of my first mania, the mental illness community could potentially benefit. I'm not necessarily discovering new knowledge, but I might serve as an example of how there's truth in some of the theories out there that aren't acknowledged much by mainstream psychiatry. Finally, I knew I had an entertaining story and wanted … [Read more...] about Softbelly by Robert Epperson