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

I turned away from Carrie for a second so she couldn’t see my wide-ass smile.


“Why did you have to come here to fuck up my life again?”she said,putting her face in her hands.


My jaw dropped.Did everyone hate me?Did the whole world think I was sexually harassing them?But then she put her hand on my thigh,and moved her face closer to mine.I could feel her breath.I leaned forward,and then,for the first time in years,we kissed.


Next thing I knew,she was lying on the couch and I was on my knees beside her,still kissing her.I knew what to do.I unbuttoned her pants and slid them down just enough for me to slip my fingers inside her.Just like old times,I gave her what she wanted,maybe even needed,until she was soaking wet,gushing into the palm of my hand.


Afterward,we sat smoking and listening to music.


“You’d better get home,”she said,as if I was still nineteen.


Chapter 6