Searching for Normal, a memoir complete at 88,000 words, travels through failed relationships, trips to jail, stays at mental hospitals, to the eventual loss of everything including reality itself. At the darkest moment, the story redeems itself as the process of recovery begins. Then with personal insight, the history of mental illness is explored as are ideas on how to cope with the torrid bipolar disorder should it touch your life or someone you care for. Woven humor and candor through heavy subject matter keeps the story personable.