History
In 2002, Sascha Altman DuBrul wrote "Bipolar World", an article published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, relating to his personal experiences being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Among the dozens of e-mails and other correspondence that he received after this publication was a letter from Ashley McNamara, an artist and writer who identified strongly with his experiences. DuBrul and McNamara corresponded for a few weeks before finally meeting in person and deciding to start The Icarus Project.
The first step, they decided, was creating a website where people who identified with "bipolar and other 'mental illness' find real community and contribute to it."
Read more about this topic: Icarus Project
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