Alive Now: One Day at a Time

What happens when your own brain becomes your greatest enemy?

Paul E. Daniels woke up naked in a solitary confinement cell with no memory of how he got there. Seven nights earlier, he’d been a successful businessman, devoted father, and loving husband. Now he faced felony charges for assaulting healthcare workers during an acute manic episode—violence he couldn’t remember.

This is the brutal reality of living with Bipolar Disorder and addiction in America, where the line between patient and...