Thirty-two-year-old Rihanna Perry has the job, son, and husband of her dreams. But her world is torn apart when her husband leaves her for another woman. After the combination of the breakup and a major surgery, Rihanna’s mood changes from the way it used to be: she’s never been happier in her life. Soon she’s staying up all night, flirting with men and women (even at work), smoking weed, and starting writing projects she doesn’t finish. On top of everything else, Rihanna discovers that telepathy is real, and attempts to learn the skill of reading minds for the first time.<br><br>Rihanna won’t accept that her long ago diagnosis of bipolar disorder has come back to haunt her. After prompting by her best friend, Rihanna finally goes to the local mental hospital for help. She eventually accepts the fact that she’s been suffering from a manic episode. After being put on medication, she barely has a chance to recover from the mania when she’s thrown into the worst depression she’s ever experienced.<br><br>Medicine alone doesn’t help, so Rihanna must undergo electroconvulsive therapy and a six-month stay at the state mental hospital. Will she ever be stable again?

My Chemical Imbalance

That night,I couldn’t resist the urge to send a cryptic text to Ethan:Thanks for being so honest.We’re both going through a lot.But when the healing is over,the fun can begin!LOL”


The next day at work,I went into Ethan’s department like I always did to make copies.His department was in the room adjoining mine.Ethan was sitting by the main supervisor,and they both seemed to be staring at me.I glanced around the room,and even though no one else was looking at me,I could tell they were all thinking negatively of me.My senses went on high alert.


How many people had Ethan showed my letter to?Probably his whole department.I didn’t dare tell the co-workers in my department about this.They didn’t know.They still liked me.


Chapter 3