Today is publication day for my new novel, The Mind Reels. In the book, the protagonist Alice confronts the possibility of killing herself, as many people with bipolar disorder do. Somewhere between 30% and 60% of us attempt suicide in our lives; something like 10% to 20% of us succeed. I’m here today to explain to the younger people out there why you should not attempt to kill yourselves. The reasons you’re probably thinking of are good reasons, but that’s not what I’m talking about ...
