I have bipolar. And I am bipolar. I have bipolar in the sense that it is something that affects me, something that makes me different to what I would have been if I didn't have it. But I am bipolar. It is an integral part of me, and it affects every part of my personality, my reality, my life. I would not be what I am today if it were not for being bipolar. If I am the sum total of my parts, then the reason I am the person I am is because I am bipolar.