What It Actually Feels Like to Live with Bipolar Disorder

Published on July 30, 2026
At age 13, Arlyn Kauffman started to experience some depression-like symptoms, but he did not know what was happening. At age 18, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Arlyn explains what it is like for him to live with bipolar disorder, what he has discovered through the process, and how it affects him to this day. Episode with Michael Hochstetler on relating to those who have experienced trauma: https://youtu.be/Af6cmBcC8tw Our other YouTube channels: Anabaptist Origins: https://www.youtube.com/@AnabaptistOrigins Developing as a Servant: https://www.youtube.com/@DevelopingasaServant Read essays: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/blog/ Listen to essays as a podcast: https://essays-for-king-jesus.captivate.fm/listen The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.
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