“spider-man, brand new bipolar disorder”

took my son to see spider-man brand new day and couldn’t help but to juxtapose this piece of art with my own life

in the movie peter park is suffering because he made the choice to be alone

because he is alone his bipolar, sorry, his arachnid DNA is taking over

when his arachnid DNA start taking over control, Peter becomes overwhelmed by his senses

he is sloppy and all over the place

he loses control of himself and his anger

he hurts innocent bystanders unintentionally in his arachnid phase

the movie states the extreme states he experienced was because of the extreme circumstances and isolation he is experiencing

both Peter and Bruce have monsters inside they need medication, sorry, inhibitor chips to control

Peter invents an inhibitor chip for all mental patients, sorry, all mutants, even the mind controlling Jean Grey

Once Peter forces the inhibitor chip on Jean she is sedated and the world is safer

She no longer has her powers

The brilliant Bruce was doing fine for years because of his inhibitor chip

But then Jean took his medication away, sorry, inhibitor chip away

Shortly after the bipolar he was suppressing, The Hulk, expressed itself and had a manic episode, sorry, went on a rampage

Hulk is Bipolar 1, Spider-man is Bipolar 2

Peter, a friend, saved him with love and kindness

But Bruce and The Hulk had a very public dangerous episode and Bruce ended up in the hospital locked away

Peter on the other hand also stopped taking his medication, sorry, took off his inhibitor chip and proclaimed he no longer was going to suppress his bipolar, sorry, arachnid self because he is not one or the other, but proudly both

Peter has accepted his fate and has learned to live with his arachnid counterpart

He defeated The Hand he was fighting against

He was sloppy at first, but it was all part of the molting process of becoming an adult

It’s a Brand New Day

Peter lost MJ, but there is still hope that some day he will find true love again