bipolar
Bipolar disorder; understanding the highs, the lows and the in between.
Maureen and Lucia
When Maureen comes to visit, she doesn't knock, she bursts through the doors making her presence known. Her clothes are always bright, her hair and makeup perfect. She comes it and immediately you can feel her, she's warm, confident, beautiful, full of life, happy. So happy it makes you forget that there was ever any sadness. She radiates sunshine, flowers, and every happy memory you have. She is the first warm spring day after a long hard winter. She comes through the house opening all the curtains, to let the light in. She says in the sweetest way that the house needs some fresh air. When she paints she uses the brightest most vivid colors. When she is here, we eat. We eat so much we forget that hunger even exists. When she is here all of our work is done, our house is in pristine condition, our homework done well, not late, not half assed. Effort, time and the desire to do it all is there. Friends visit more, we go out more, we enjoy our days and we laugh until tears are running down our cheeks. We are better friends, better lovers, better sisters, we are just better people when she is here. Sometimes Maureen talks too fast, she says it's like her thoughts are bees searching the give for the queen and can't get them out fast enough. She laughs and changes thoughts again. Maureen doesn't like rules, Maureen doesn't like to listen, follow directions. Maureen says rules are meant to be broken, Maureen says taking our own path is better than following others. Maureen says it's okay to do bad things sometimes. Otherwise we waste our forgiveness. Maureen takes on a lot, and always wants more to do. Maureen talks to men who are emotionally unavailable because she believes she is the exception to all the rules and to all men. And besides, who doesn't like a little one night fun. Maureen makes life fun and exciting again.
By Ashlee Coreson8 years ago in Psyche
Mental Illness: The Demons Within
The next illness that I suffer from is bipolar disorder. The symptoms of bi-polar are the same as depression but with bipolar, you have extreme highs and extreme lows and manic episodes. In addition to the symptoms of depression, symptoms of bipolar are inflated self-esteem or grandiosity, less need for sleep, talking more than usual or feeling pressure to keep talking, ideas or thoughts race through your mind, being easily distracted, unstable moods, feeling restless and increasing activities, having hallucinations, and having delusions.
By Alyssa Lactin8 years ago in Psyche
Two Faced
I knew as a teenager that I had bipolar disorder. Begging my parents to take me to see someone, my father insisted I was just a moody teenager and I would grow out of it. Instead of self-medicating like a lot of people do, I wrote on and on for hours. I continued to have imaginary friends that I would talk to in my head even though I had a pretty good group of friends at school. Always putting on the brave face, everyone at school thought I was fairly happy. I was into the goth scene, I always preferred the slightly classier Victorian influenced gothic style, but inside I was tearing apart with mania and depression.
By Kiera Beck8 years ago in Psyche
Living with Bipolar Type 2
Bipolar, by definition, is a disorder defined by mood swings, depressive and raging manic episodes. I’ve been living with bipolar since I was 3-years-old. I was only recently diagnosed by a professional. You hear people say that depression is not real. And you may also hear people say that anxiety is not a valid excuse. In my case, they are both the reasons I struggle to live each day, and here’s why.
By Jocelyn Woehler8 years ago in Psyche
BPD: How It Can Destroy Your Relationship
BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) is, as the name suggests, a personality disorder that manifests itself in many different ways. I have been diagnosed with it myself and let me tell you this: it's pretty darn scary. One minute you're the happiest you've ever felt, then the next you've never felt worse and you're slashing your wrist with the nearest sharp object. It's an awful mental illness to be diagnosed with, and it's so misunderstood by the public.
By Skylar Rose Pridgeon8 years ago in Psyche
What It's like to Have Rapid-Cycling Bi-Polar Disorder
If you know me, or have read some of my older blogs, you probably know that I suffer from bipolar disorder. Specifically rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. Let's get technical for a second. What is rapid cycling bipolar disorder?
By Brittany Stengel8 years ago in Psyche
Falling Down the Rabbit Hole
Hi, I'm Amanda, and I have manic-depressive disorder and general anxiety with mild OCD. It has taken me a long time to get to this point, where I can be matter of fact about it, where I can be like this is what I have and where I stand. It has been a long and bumpy road to get to this point.
By Amanda Brueckner8 years ago in Psyche
Signs You Might Have Bipolar Affective Disorder
Most people know about depression, but don't realize that there are certain kinds of mental illnesses that can have depression appearing in cyclical ways. The vicious cycle in question is known for its extreme highs and extreme lows — and it's known as Bipolar Affective Disorder, or just Bipolar Disorder.
By David McCleary8 years ago in Psyche
A Polarizing View of Bipolar
At 49, after many a Dark Night of The Soul or a Howling at the Moon had brought me to study Psychology, delve deeply into Spirituality, analyze myself thoroughly, learn my anomalies, my personal triggers, the behaviour patterns, and pretty much feel I had a solid grasp of what Bipolar meant to me, how it played out or rather manifested within my core biochemical being...along came my new partner!
By Dorn Simon8 years ago in Psyche
Recognizable Symptoms of Bipolar Depression
Prior to being diagnosed with a hormone disorder, doctors who I went to were completely and totally convinced that I was bipolar. I can totally see why they thought I was; the hormone disorder I had mimicked it perfectly — with the one exception of having physical symptoms as well.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Psyche
