Lately I’ve really been struggling with the fact that I have bipolar disorder. In terms of seeing someone and having to discuss it but also because I just started my first year of law school. Mental illness in the legal field is such a taboo thing and I’ve been worried about the controversy of it since my diagnosis. I don’t know if this will help anyone else, but this article from LA times by a surgeon who has bipolar disorder, made me feel less overwhelmed and just represented. I hope it can help someone else too :) [LA Times Op Ed](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-08-26/california-surgeon-general-bipolar-disorder-mental-health)