Finding Joy in His Bipolar Life

All his life he searches far and wide

Half-blind with bloodshot eyes

And too many brides

For a hint of his mother in another woman

All Sid found was another mistake And another bride

Until one day

God drops by to talk

He says, "Sid! Stop playing games!"

For once in Sid's life he listens

He tries to behave

Lo and behold,

God touches my soul

And plunks down Linda

He is grateful to God and promises

to be good the rest of his life

Sid has no choice

God is always watching him

And he knows

He doesn't have much time left to be good.

Valeria Teles interviews Sid Nachman who reveals what is like to live with bipolar.

Sid Nachman was the only child of immigrant parents from Russia and Germany who tried for 13 years to have him and were very tired from trying so hard. His initials are S.I.N. for Sidney Irving Nachman. He never found out if he was a sin or a joy.

Sid Nachman is also the author of 'Bipolar Me'. 'Bipolar Me' provides a penetrating glimpse into the day-to-day experience of a man who dealt with a condition for which there was no name at the time - a time when such chemical imbalances might be diagnosed as a form of schizophrenia and could be treated with electric shock treatment or end up with the sufferer being locked away.

'Bipolar Me' has garnered high praise from readers and reviewers alike. Sid's no-holds-barred writing style produces a work that is filled with hilarious stories that show us that life is just plain good. BookLover USA said that the book is "A roller coaster ride through the mind of one of the funniest and endearing story-tellers of his generation." It is a highly entertaining memoir that allows readers a glimpse into the unfettered mind of a bipolar boy who never grows up until his hair turns white. Readers will get to see his world in black and white and vivid color and will feel what he feels when he feels like he weighs three thousand pounds and a minute later can leap over tall buildings. Sid's life is a life gone wild that settles down when it's almost too late.

To learn more about Sid Nachman, please visit his website http://www.sidnachman.com/

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** Bio intro and outro one by Heidi Lynn Peters.