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How mental illness teaches hypervigilance toward wellness

I've been managing bipolar disorder for fifteen years and I still feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop every time I feel stable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery's fragility makes peace itself feel dangerous, transforming good days into anxiety about their inevitable end.

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