About Diane

Diane spent nine years married to a man she loved. Then, over seven days, he stopped sleeping, started talking faster, and grew cold in a way she had never seen. By the following Tuesday he told her, with a flatness that still haunts her, I don't love you anymore — and the marriage was over.

Overnight is her account of that week, held under a microscope: what an episode does to love, how she got through the first 72 hours, and what she wishes she had known on the first night. She built this site around the book so no one else has to piece it together alone at 3 a.m. — the guides, the readers' forum, and the discussion guide all grew from questions readers actually asked.

Diane is a writer, not a doctor or a therapist. Nothing here is medical advice — it is lived experience, offered so that the practical side of a bipolar breakup is less frightening to face.

Why Overnight exists

The book tells the story of a nine-year marriage ending in seven days. The guides alongside it answer practical questions a reader may have after a sudden ending: where to begin, how to ask for help, how to set boundaries and when to turn to a qualified professional. They are general guidance, not additional scenes from Diane's marriage or a way to diagnose someone else's behaviour.

Privacy and the people in the story

Diane writes under a pseudonym. “Tony” is not his real name, and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. The memoir tells Diane's experience; it does not claim to speak for her former partner, for every person with bipolar disorder or for every breakup.

How these guides are handled

This is a lived-experience site, not a clinical resource. Guides distinguish Diane's account from general information, avoid treating a diagnosis as a complete explanation for an individual's choices, and point readers to established mental-health organisations and professional care for health or safety questions. They can be corrected if a factual or safety concern is raised; the site does not claim a clinician reviewed each article. Write to info@bipolar.today with a correction.

For independent help, visit the resources page.