![]() ![]() It can be difficult for those who live with the condition to maintain personal and family relationships or hold jobs, because the ups and downs caused by chemical imbalances in the brain lead to unpredictable behavior. Mania and depression, the two mood extremes associated with bipolar disorder, can be terrifying, disorienting and potentially life-threatening. As such, it is less of a “graphic novel” than a drawn book, using design, illustration, and a font modeled on Forney’s distinctive hand lettering to make the clinical and prescriptive content more accessible.Īccessibility is key because the subject matter is detailed and sometimes disturbing. Whereas the 2012 memoir focused mostly on Forney’s personal journey from diagnosis to acceptance of her identity as a “crazy artist,” Rock Steady emphasizes advice and information, drawing on personal experience for anecdotes and personal flavor. Rock Steady, like Marbles, combines sound therapeutic advice with Forney’s own life experience. ![]() Now she is broadening her discussion of mental health with a self-help book for people grappling with mood disorders (and those who care about them), Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life (Fantagraphics Books), scheduled for release in early May 2018 to coincide with Mental Health Awareness month. She first documented that experience in Marbles. ![]() For the past 20 years, she has managed her condition through treatment, medication and self-care while remaining a creative dynamo. Forney was diagnosed as bipolar just before her 30th birthday in 1998. ![]()
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