How did I find out that I was bipolar? . . .

When I was arrested by the FBI for six acts of terror against an individual on August 13, 2001 (i.e. vigilantism). I was looking at 30 years in federal prison - but after intensive psychiatric evaluations by forensic psychiatrists for both the defense and prosecution, I was diagnosed with type 1 rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. The obvious verdict was "not guilty by reason of insanity," and I've been on psychotropic medications ever since.

My life with bipolar has been like a Boeing 727 force landing in downtown Manhattan.