74-year-old male, married for 50 years with 3 grown children, all girls. Spent a lifetime in the retail clothing business. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 22.

"Have you ever seen a person walking on a tightrope suspended 150 feet above a deep gorge? What do they strive for most? Balance! That’s exactly what someone suffering from bipolar disorder requires most in their life.

TEETEERING, my bipolar journey, is the story of my lifelong battle for balance. For most of my 73 years I have suffered from bipolar disorder. Descending into the depths of suicidal intentions or rising to the high of watching the births of my children, I have endured a roller coaster ride of epic proportions.

My memoir takes the reader on a chronological journey of emotions recounting my rape when I was nine years old, my desire to take my own life and my attempt to kill my father. It recounts my voyage through therapy and my successes and failures using prescribed psychological medications and highlights my recovery.

For the last seven years I have been the facilitator of two mental health support groups in Phoenix, Arizona. Through my own experiences and those of the numerous people I have worked with, I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable on real life bipolar disorder.

TEETERING is both a deeply personal memoir and a call to action, rallying the reader to dismantle the stigma surrounding mental illness and find the support they need to resurrect their lives.

TEETERING has been released on Amazon and Barnes & Noble."

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/teetering-on-a-tightrope-steven-w-wilson/1142967489

https://www.amazon.com.au/Teetering-Tightrope-My-Bipolar-Journey/dp/B0BSRJPNYT