I've never read "An Unquiet Mind", but I want to if I can ever scrabble enough brains together to read a whole book again. I know why it's harder to cope with bipolar when you're intelligent: the illness, and the meds used to treat it, make you feel like your mind has turned to mush. The worst part is, you KNOW it---you can remember when you were smart, and to not be anymore is really discouraging. At least, that's been my experience of it.