'I let bipolar disorder colour my early songs'

On the eve of her ninth solo album, Kristin Hersh reveals how acupuncture freed her from the bipolar disorder that haunted her life and careerKristin Hersh believes acupuncture saved her life. It finally granted the singer relief from the bipolar disorder that had tormented her since the age of 14. Over the years, conventional medication, such as lithium, had helped her just about manage a condition whose most extreme side-effects – total exhaustion, suicidal tendencies – were life-threaten...

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