Andy Dunn

Andy Dunn shared a deeply personal and unfiltered account of living with bipolar disorder, beginning with his first manic episode as a college student at Northwestern University. During that period, Dunn described experiencing extreme sleep deprivation, substance use, and a psychotic break that led him to believe he was destined to save the world. While the experience felt euphoric and intoxicating to him, it created fear and chaos for his family and friends, who eventually intervened and helped him receive emergency treatment. After a week of sleep, medication, and medical care, Dunn began confronting the reality of his diagnosis — a moment that introduced fear, denial, and shame that followed him for years.