Squeeze my heart until it bursts Let me bleed myself dry. I’m clawing away from the shadows Searching for the light. Bipolar disorder requires a breakthrough during the highs and lows, recognizing the cognitive distortions and pushing past them. In this double exposure, I capture the realization that one’s reality is distorted, and the breakthrough that comes from that moment.

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Bipolar Breakthrough

Squeeze my heart until it bursts
Let me bleed myself dry.
I’m clawing away from the shadows
Searching for the light.

Produced by

Em Burris

Em Burris

Coached by

Angela Owens photo

Angela Owens

Tracy DeMarco

Tracy DeMarco