When is a book not just a book? Well, sometimes a book be more like a door which introduces people to a whole new world. Sometimes it could be a friend which gives you needed support when there's nobody else around. And sometimes it can even be a weapon to help you fight for justice. And so it was in considering the power of the written word that it took me three years to finish my first book, Am I bipolar or waking up? You see, with about 40 videos up on YouTube already, it seemed to me that the time was right to share the ideas in my work with a broader audience. The time was right, not just to write a book about bipolar disorder, but to write it in such a way that it would reach right down into the hearts of the other people in your life, your friends, your parents, even your psychiatrist. And the time was right to share with them a message that they will not be able to simply dismiss as the work of some guy on YouTube, a message that will hopefully shift their perspective on bipolar disorder forever. And so that's why I've put so much care into this project, five months on the cover alone. We need something to break through, something to get the so-called normal people to wake up and take notice, to look past our crazy behavior, and to see a person struggling a person in crisis, a person who needs to love and be loved. So this is my best shot. I've never worked harder on anything in my life, and I believe that this book can be the door, the friend, and the weapon you need to get the people in your life to see your condition with more compassionate eyes. Why? Because the book tells my story. It's a story of struggle, frustration, crisis, rebirth, and eventually redemption. In other words, it's the story of all of us, and because it's the story of all of us, it's one that's very difficult to deny.