bipolar

Bipolar disorder; understanding the highs, the lows and the in between.

So. Many. Fucking. Lies. So. Many. Fucking. Things.
Today was an off day….I was fed up with everything. I hardly experience this as my dominant emotion. It was weird for me.
By Michelle Collins Blackmore6 years ago in Psyche
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition where the person experiences extreme mood swings, emotional highs like hypomania, or lows like depression. In fact, the emotional mood swings might happen rarely or could happen multiple times a year. And while most people might experience emotional symptoms, many of them might not even. But the fact that matters is, bipolar disorder is common. One in a hundred people have been diagnosed across the globe and it does take about 10 years as what experts suggest for one person to find out, the person is bipolar.
By Vishnu Aravindhan6 years ago in Psyche
A Rapid Cycle
I wake up in the morning and find myself shining with a ray of hope for the day. I am ready to take on the world. No army can assuage me. I make some eggs since that seems to be all I can afford to eat for breakfast right now. Then my typical morning starts. I have a cigarette where my pains burn away in the cherry. I taste the sweet coating and burn of a Camel Crush Menthol and try to say, "Fuck it all", as I blow out the smoke. I feel my heart start to burn with passion and ambition and put on my favorite song Eye of the Storm by Ryan Stevenson to get myself going for the day. That's when I get sucked into the rabbit hole by daydreaming of what could've happened and what could've been in the past.
By Taylor Schalk6 years ago in Psyche
Living in a Bipolar world
Living with a mental illness is the most difficult journey one can have. Because it is not visible you can't show your wounds if you like. You can look absolutely normal and speak normally but inside you are crying and hurting all the time. I'm writing this article to let the people who might be suffering but afraid to go and see the doctor. It is exactly what happened to me, it feels as if you are going through a bereavement. I didn't pay attention to myself for years, because I was an extremely busy woman with two small children, numerous projects, work, university. Sometimes I would read science books to the point that I couldn't switch off. My mind was constantly racing and it was difficult to rest in that moment of my life. I remember smiling but sometimes inside I was feeling sad. The moments of euphoria was when I would listen to my favourite tunes or exercised. There were the days when I felt on top of the world. I would describe this feeling to my friends.
By olga nunn 6 years ago in Psyche
Life before and after diagnosis of Bipolar effective disorder
My name is Olga and I suffer with Bipolar disorder. I am writing this article to help others in understanding what Bipolar disorder is, how its started and what I have been doing so far to manage my condition. In this article I will explain giving examples from my own experience so its easy to understand when it comes in detecting the Bipolar disorder and therefore getting the right help at the right time before it escalates into more severe form of illness that requires hospitalization.
By olga nunn 6 years ago in Psyche
Letting Go : The Emergency Exit
I believe that what we call our personality, this aggregation of subtle and predominant attitudes, philosophies, fears, tastes and impulses, this assembling of conflicting thoughts, ideas and other inner battles, is the result of all the experiences that we had to face during our respective lives. Thinking that it's a fixed attribute can't be further from the truth. It's evolving as we adapt to our reality. Of course genetics play a part ; there's things that we can't avoid nor choose, but, all things considered, I'll forever maintain that personality is more nurtural than natural.
By Livier Lefrank6 years ago in Psyche
Living Bi polar
Living Bipolar… Bipolar disorder also known as manic depression, does not have a known cause. What is known is that it is a combination of one’s environment, genetics, and altered brain structure and chemistry. It is a mental health condition which will cause extreme mood swings. Being bipolar means having high-highs followed by low-low’s or vice versa. The manic side of bipolar can have symptoms of feeling euphoric, unusually irritable or when you feel full of energy. The depressive side of bipolar shows symptoms of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest or pleasure in most activities according to the Mayo Clinic website.
By Anna Thompson6 years ago in Psyche
What to do when your person is depressed.
Finding the right words to say to somebody who's depressed can seem near impossible. Unfortunately, we're more likely to say the wrong thing when we're trying to help than we are to say something helpful.
By Tilly Jo 6 years ago in Psyche
3 things I have learned since being told I'm Bipolar
My diagnosis came in august 2019 and I was so relieved. Yes, relieved and I'll tell you for why. At this point, I had spent over 2 years dealing with severe depressive and (fun) hypomanic episodes that I couldn't ignore, fighting for my doctor to take my concerns seriously. This was difficult given that talking about it brought me a whole mix of negative emotions and I no longer had the will to live. Trying to advocate for myself, with this in mind, was exhausting.
By Tilly Jo 6 years ago in Psyche
My Experience With Bipolar Depression
I have had bipolar disorder and depression since I am 18 years old. I am now a 65 year old male living at the NJ shore. I missed my whole senior year of high school. I went to a private boy's high school for college prep and was number six in my class of 250 boys before mania and depression set in.
By Jim Giles6 years ago in Psyche
On Being Bipolar
Hi, I'm bipolar. It took me 5 years of being diagnosed to be able to say that. I used to adhere to the narrative of "I have bipolar disorder". But for me, that's not the case. I am bipolar.
By Bee Tattersall6 years ago in Psyche
The Beginning or the End?
"I like giving it to people." I had finished cutting a perfect square. They told me so. A focused and steady hand after an already long day that started with a whole multi-color of uppers, downers, screamers and laughers.
By Compounding Fractures6 years ago in Psyche