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
Excessive energy and lack of energy should both be treated as the same, unwanted, the flip sides of the same coin. The trick is to try and balance the coin. Do not wait until the pressure is too much so that you MUST put you’re A into G. Try and do something for a short period of time you would not normally do. Maybe try and fly your kite with your hands behind your back! You need to try and distract your mind from its comfort depression zone. Set yourself the challenge of 1 hour of work today. Sometimes I feel that BiPolar people need a Sergeant Major screaming in our ears to get us to “MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!” Self-discipline is easily achieved in a dictated environment!
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