Were you talking about a book concerning YOUR bipolar disorder? If so, why do you keep bringing stuff like that up? That has to stop.
In your case you can't go "dark" because you share a young child. You go dim and be sure that every interaction with your W is positive. Take each positive interaction and make mental notes about what made it a nice one. Increase those instances.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.