For the Time Being is a modern look at mental illness specifically the challenges persons with Bi-Polar Disorder face. There are three clear shifts in narrative each corresponding with various shifts in plot direction within the story. The longest of these sections is the first which answers the question: what happens when a five-foot-nine one-hundred-fifty-pound human being ingests five times the prescribed dosage of their medication and lies down for a nap? The second part takes us through the