Just Another Manic Memoir

This is what it’s like to lose your mind—and still be responsible for the damage.

Bryan Hunt is a fly fishing guide in the rural West trying to build a simple, meaningful life. But bipolar disorder, alcohol, and overwhelming stress turn ordinary setbacks into full-blown collapse. A wrecked vehicle. The loss of a home. A shattered relationship. Jail. Psychiatric hospitals. Each manic episode feels like hitting a reset button—wiping out progress and forcing him back to the beginning.

With brutal honesty and sharp self-awareness, Hunt explores faith, family history, addiction, and the exhausting responsibility of living with mental illness. He doesn’t hide from the damage he’s caused—or the work required to rebuild.

Just Another Manic Memoir is a raw, unfiltered story of relapse and resilience—about falling hard, owning it, and choosing to stand back up anyway.