I’m Derek, I’m 5'8", navigating bipolar 1. Ally of the community, Traits: warmth, creativity. Enjoy arts, music & mental health advocacy. Maintains a healthy relationship with my family despite struggle with distant relationship with them. I’m a music lover, a poet and a hopelessly romantic. I dream of the day of making my own family and I would like one day to help people like myself struggling with Bipolar disorder type 1 and other conditions through psychology. I’m a very loyal friend.