Sebastian Junger

And I lost one of them.

He killed himself.

And it's tragic.

But the other guy is okay.

And they're bipolar.

And, you know, having a relationship with someone who's bipolar is almost impossible, no matter how much you love them.

Like, it really presents a complicated challenge.

And if you're...

having a romantic relationship with someone who's bipolar, which I've done, it's like a thousand times harder from like a buddy.

And that was, you know, that, you know, I've had a couple of those and it is really in some ways the most painful experiences of my life.

Like, and I've, so that was the, you know, sort of sprinting from the shop front window.

I didn't do quite that, but close.

Like, cause that if someone's bipolar, that's like, it's also volatile.

That's sometimes your only, your only choice.

Makes no sense.

Right, you're not making sense on it.

It doesn't make sense.

With lithium.

It saved two people that I know of that I really loved, really close to.

One guy and a woman that I dated who I later found out she stabilized on lithium.