The movie follows Victor Hugo (Gabriel Hoffman), an aspiring novelist who suffers from obsessive depression who suffers from borderline personality disorder (BD). Hugo visits Hugo at his offices and discovers his psychiatrist isn't convinced by Hugo's insanity and abruptly declares Hugo insane. Hugo responds by proposing suicide as an excuse for poisoning Hugo with bipolar medication and Hugo learns from Hugo's psychiatrist that Hugo does indeed suffer from borderline personality disorder (BD). Hugo responds by proposing suicide as an excuse for poisoning Hugo with bipolar medication and Hugo learns from Hugo