Michael Lukas

Michael Lukas is the author of The Veil, a book describing his battle with and triumph over bipolar disorder. Available here -

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The light beacons are there, sticking up through the fog which covers the earth. It's dark except the beacons.... https://t.co/lb9XayYmvs

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The tension in my face melts away; my eyes sink into their sockets, and the back of my head opens up. My... http://t.co/Wnx6F5ZE5n

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When I was tied to the restraint bed, I never thought I'd be writing this.

The fight, no, the epic battle, the... http://t.co/p3yczkuBlR

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He didn't know if he was hallucinating when I bent down next to him and handed him a thousand dollars. The needle... http://t.co/29CcsLabIC

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Heroin, crack, coke, meth and booze. All highly addictive. But not one of them comes close to a manic high.

I... http://t.co/VJ20UPkJx9

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Heroin, crack, coke, meth and booze. All highly addictive. But not one of them comes close to a manic high.

I... http://t.co/AJJrH6aTXr

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The perfect analogy for mania and enlightenment:

Imagine a diver, deep in the dark ocean. He wants to reach the... http://t.co/46XMaAXHD8

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Bipolar.
Surrender.
Survive. (cont) http://t.co/IG0Y6MGYWx

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Part of me. Some part of me knew. Knew I'd come out of jail, and the hospitals, and the halfway house ok. In (cont) http://t.co/ZoLNoiG0Vr

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He held the knife to my chest and said, 'this is mine now'.

I'm not sure what I was expecting when I handed my... http://t.co/uu7NTi5cXY

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A gift. That's what I've been given with bipolar. An opportunity to see things through a lens most don't (cont) http://t.co/HU4Pki1m5J

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Surrender - the biggest word in bipolar recovery. Until I learned it, I was having episodes every six months (cont) http://t.co/epIlVajEy0

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Why take my meds? I feel fine. Don’t need them anymore. Into the garbage they went. 2 weeks later, into the (cont) http://t.co/V08Dwjd3ng

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How could I possibly walk away from that incredible high? When it peaked I was literally a god, all knowing (cont) http://t.co/1z9zObkZUa

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When we brought my daughter home from the hospital, I wept. I sat in my living room with her in my arms, and I... http://t.co/FIbq5J97sa

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@osnsmom I did. Love it. How can we work together?

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@osnsmom @michaeltlukas Tell me more!