Suppose you’re an artist, and unexpectedly you get diagnosed with a mental disorder. Although you believe this illness won’t affect your life severely, you must take medication to treat it, which is something you’re completely opposed to. This same scenario occurred to cartoonist Ellen Forney. Before her thirtieth birthday, Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Despite her illness, Forney completely opposed the intake of medication, specifically Lithium, which she witnessed its adverse effects on individuals like her. In her memoir, “Marbles; Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me”, within the gutter between the panels on page 24, Forney illustrates the image of wide open eyes. Around the illustration, there was a transcript written.
