Good books about bipolar

I noticed a lot of the material on bipolar is related to people struggling through highs and lows (as a general), their attempts to keep it under control and medicated, etc. I have a pretty good handle on this stuff. However, people never seem to capture the true intensity of what goes on inside our heads. I'd like to hear about some people's journeys with alternate perspectives.Unmedicated or undermedicated mentally ill people are much more interesting than people who just kind of talk about their difficult time with suicidal ideation or cutting vs. thinking they are Queen Elizabeth so they ended up on a psych ward. :shrug: I think it can be a lot more profound than that. In my experience anyway.

Go hang out on form with some people. I'm sure that would be interesting.

Anyone wrote:... However, people never seem to capture the true intensity of what goes on inside our heads. I'd like to hear about some people's journeys with alternate perspectives.... :shrug: I think it can be a lot more profound than that. In my experience anyway.

What do you mean by "it can be a lot more profound", specifically "it"? Maybe this "it" refers to "intense thoughts"? In this case, I like what I'm hearing, but perhaps my perspective is counterintuitive since I beleive that intensity doesn't have to accompany instability even though this is usually the case for unmedicated bipolars. I also like that you're a fan of alternate perspectives, and I like where you're going with the idea that there is something more "profound" about intense things that go on inside our (bipolar) heads.

So what intense things are in my head? I often have very intense thoughts on how small kinetic particles (ether, dark matter, 1-D strings) interact with electrons that are oriented by a magnetic field in a rotational frame. I think about electricity, magnetism, and gravity too. I try to visualize the complex mechanisms. It is a fascinating thing to me. It is as challenging as it is addictive. If it were not so challenging then I'd be ocd about it. To me, it feels like a healty obession that is exciting.