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“It’s important to emphasize that suicidal ideation in Bipolar II is not always driven by a desire to die, but often by a desire for the suffering to stop.”
― Thomas Johnson, Bipolar II Unmasked: A Clinical and Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving with Bipolar 2 disorder

“To those living with Bipolar II: your story matters. Your struggle is real. But so is your capacity to heal, to grow, and to thrive, not in spite of the disorder, but alongside it. The path forward is not always smooth. But it is yours, and you are not walking it alone.”
― Thomas Johnson, Bipolar II Unmasked: A Clinical and Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving with Bipolar 2 disorder

“This doesn’t mean you have to live in dullness or restraint. Many people with Bipolar II are deeply creative, passionate, and expressive. The goal is not to mute your uniqueness but to channel it in ways that don’t burn you out or break your life apart.”
― Thomas Johnson, Bipolar II Unmasked: A Clinical and Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving with Bipolar 2 disorder

“Diagnosis is not the end of the road, it’s the beginning of a new one. A road with clearer signs, better tools, and more informed choices. The journey doesn’t get easier overnight, but it does become more honest, more compassionate, and more empowered.”
― Thomas Johnson, Bipolar II Unmasked: A Clinical and Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving with Bipolar 2 disorder

“This is the heart of living whole with Bipolar II: not erasing the disorder, but integrating it. Not denying the struggle, but refusing to let it define your worth. Not surviving in fear, but choosing, over and over again, to live in alignment with your truth.”
― Thomas Johnson, Bipolar II Unmasked: A Clinical and Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving with Bipolar 2 disorder

“Living with Bipolar II means redefining success and well-being. It means accepting that the highs are not always healthy, even if they feel good. It means learning to trust a more stable version of yourself, one that may not be as dramatic or dazzling, but is far more resilient and reliable.”
― Thomas Johnson, Bipolar II Unmasked: A Clinical and Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving with Bipolar 2 disorder

“Parenting with Bipolar II is not easy, but it is deeply meaningful. It invites parents to become emotionally literate, to be intentional in their actions, and to teach their children resilience not by avoiding hardship but by moving through it with grace.”
― Thomas Johnson, Bipolar II Unmasked: A Clinical and Compassionate Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Thriving with Bipolar 2 disorder