Description This book takes the reader through a journey of the world of bipolar and encompasses both personal accounts and academic concepts of this disorder which ultimately leaves the reader more educated on this topic than before. It is also a glimpse into the workings of a bipolar"s mind which is described as a Polaroid mind (hence the title of the book), "..just as a Polaroid film is made of a highly sensitive material and as such is able to hold an image with absolute ease, so is my bipolar mind, also acutely sensitive and with poignant clarity - it feels more joy and ultimately more pain, both acute and overwhelming." Not only is the notion of a polarized mind explored but the author reveals the unraveling of a spiritual journey which all along was disguised as a physical experience i.e. the bipolar experience. The nature of bipolar is one of contrasts - the light must follow the darkness, and the darkness chases the light. A conceptual look at...