Episode 35

Are You A Bipolar Artist Afraid of Losing Your Spark?

Published on: 10th September, 2026

There's a common fear in mental health communities that treatment will take away your spark. Yes, that can happen. However, what isn't talked about nearly as much are the ways in which treatment can benefit your art. In this episode, I discuss the benefits and affects treatment had on my writing.

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I am not a mental health professional. I do not have any qualifications or certifications of any kind. I hope that by sharing my experiences, more mentally ill people will be empowered to step into the offices of clinicians to do the hard work that leads to mental wellness, peace, and happiness. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, as all I am is a mental patient with a microphone.

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Bluntly Bipolar
How would you like to listen to a middle-aged man talk about finding peace and happiness living with Bipolar Disorder, high-functioning autism, and depression for more than 30 years? You do!? Then boy do I have the podcast for you! Don't wait! Just hit play!

Jokes aside...hey, what's up? My name is Dennis Heil, and I am diagnosed with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder, and High-Functioning Autism with severe depression. I was 15 when I had my first serious suicide attempt, pulling the trigger on a bullet that misfired during a depressive psychotic episode. At 29, I had a second depressive psychotic episode that was so severe it forced me to decide between ending myself or seeking help. I decided to seek help and was diagnosed with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder. That was back in 2009, and I've been working on my recovery, peace, and happiness ever since. Bluntly Bipolar can best be described as a collection of content based on the hard lessons I've learned along the way.

I am not a mental health professional. I have no training or certifications of any kind. All I am is a mental patient with a microphone, so take everything I say with a grain of salt. This podcast is not a replacement for help from qualified, trained professionals. Listener discretion is advised as I discuss my path and life bluntly, hence the title. Makes sense, right? Almost like a built-in trigger warning...

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Dennis Heil

The host has been working as a freelance copywriter for over 18 years now, writing in several industries as a subcontractor. He has been living with severe Bipolar-depression for over 30 years, 15 years undiagnosed, and high-functioning autism for longer. He has been working on creating his own peace and happiness in recovery since his diagnosis in 2009.

Dennis has no qualifications or certifications as a mental health professional, describing his only qualifications as his life and being a "mental patient with a microphone."

He feels most called to try to reach other misfits, broken toys, people who fell through the cracks, the bitter, the jaded, the angry, and outsiders. He believes the best way to accomplish this goal is to talk about his life experiences, struggles, and mind with raw authenticity because that's the only thing he could ever relate to in the abyss of his Bipolar-depression.