Reality Testing
THEN WHAT IS REALITY ACTUALLY MADE OF?
Question for all psychiatrists out there: When you say that us part-time mani(a)cs are out of touch with reality - can you be certain?
the disordered life of a BiPolar creative with underlying delusions of grandeur. REALTIME.
- there are no answers. only choices -
"Bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) is a psychiatric diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders in which the person experiences clinical depression and/or mania, hypomania, and/or mixed states. The disorder can cause great distress among those afflicted and those living with them. Left untreated, bipolar disorder can be a disabling condition, with a high risk of death through suicide."
"The difference between bipolar disorder and unipolar disorder (also called major depression) is that bipolar disorder involves both elevated and depressive mood states. The duration and intensity of mood states varies widely among people with BiPolar disorder. Fluctuating from one mood state to the next is called "cycling". Mood swings can cause impairment or improved functioning depending on their direction (up or down) and severity (mild to severe). There can be changes in one's energy level, sleep pattern, activity level, social rhythms and cognitive functioning. Some people with Bipolar disorder may have difficulty functioning during these times."
- Wikipedia.org
People look at the globe and believe it's earth, that is only 30 % of it. The oceans make up the rest. I would say seeing realty, would be those in the ocean, but those on land/earth would never know.
ReplyDeleteThen you would ask what percentage live in both worlds and I would say, who cares I am Biplore and have lived on land but I am from the ocean pencentage.
Reality ? As Bipolar I have been higher than those on earth and tested the depths of the oceans. Not by textbook, but by what's within me. Now on medition I will continue to do so.
Just had a weird thought: imagine a planet with only oceans. Must be one somewhere out there. Quite difficult to get your head around though.
ReplyDeleteKeep smiling.