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Quil Lawrence

The self-proclaimed 'Bipolar General' is waging war on the stigma of mental illness

Gregg Martin, author of 'Bipolar General,' at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. (Michelle Bruzzese for NPR)

One of the biggest problems for Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin was that bipolar disorder seemed to help him at first.

"I was manic most of the year in Iraq ... felt like Superman. Bulletproof, pretty much fearless all over the battlefield," Martin said.

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