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 had surgery and now I’m pain free,”I said.“But now I have this new problem to overcome.”


Jeff took both my hands in his.“We can get through this together.”


I tilted my head,and for the first time in almost a year,we kissed.It was electrifying.


“Damn,not enough time before they come home.”


“Yeah,there is.”He led me by the hand into his childhood bedroom and shut the door.I laughed at the toys strewn across the floor.


“Am I the first girl you’ve taken to your bedroom?”I asked,imagining Jeff as a teenager,sneaking girls in through the window.


“Yes,you are,”Jeff said.“I preferred going to my girlfriend’s house while her mom was at work.”


“I see.”I looked up at Jeff,suddenly feeling unsure.Then I got an idea.“Let’s have sex like we’re two horny teenagers afraid of getting caught.”


Chapter 13