This is a little thought handle I use for myself and thought might interest some of you. We all know that mania and depression are not just mania and depression. They are complex and varied and there are a lot of different manias and a lot of different depressions. And they all mix with each…
A theme of this site is “There aren’t any Rules for Bipolar Disorder.” It may be redundant but it just is very relevant when discussing the “real” Bipolar. Bipolar is redundant. I’m not just ranting about rules because I am too cool for school. I honestly believe that believing that we must fit the rules of Bipolar…
Ahahahahahhahahaha That’s funny How misleading is this term? I am assuming that we are talking about episodic meaning that the illness comes in episodes and in between episodes we are normal. I hope this is not upsetting to the newly dxed that are reading this. It is okay! But Bipolar is not an episodic illness…
This one is part of a series. It goes along with this one about Bipolar 1 and 2 (which contains my dorky little poem. You will love it:) and the one about hypomania and mania. They are all intertwined. They all feed into each other. When people hear the word Bipolar 2 they automatically think this…
Mania or Hypomania? That is the question. Sometimes it is blaringly obvious which one we are experiencing. Um yeah. but other times we have to once again flip through the pages of the rule books trying to find something that makes sense of our experience. So where the hell is that dividing line between hypomania…
It’s got to be around here somewhere……. All of Bipolar is hard to grab out of the swirling air and pin down on a concrete understanding pad but perhaps none more so than the famous…. BASELINE That hard to spot celebrity of Bipolar Many of us spend a lot of time wondering where this thing…
High functioning is a very interesting term that a lot of us get to stick on our t-shirts. A gold star. A mark of recognition that we are so good at hiding our crazy that no one would really know…or something. It is a lovely, supposedly complementary word that screws us all. First of all,…
If there is anything I hate more than the term “mental illness,” it is being called “mentally ill.” Gag me. I mean, yes there is something rather “messed up” in our brains. And for no reason at all it can randomly make us feel…. sad/bad/crappy/anxious/terrified/awful/full of broken glass/aching/deadened/agitated/unsettled/enraged/flattened/hopeless/numb/broken/lost/needy/emotionally destitute/dysphoric/mixed/depressed……… and I guess “ill” is as…
Roses are Red Violets are Blue Are you Bipolar One Or Bipolar two? They are just making this shit up people! Okay no, they are not pulling it out of nowhere. They do research and stuff and are just trying to figure out how to categorize us and treat us. But that is all. Those…
Hey Bartender, can I get a splash of depression with my mania? On the rocks. Mixed is (sigh) just another confusing term. I see two ways in which we use this word and the DSM appears to have broken it into Mixed Episode and Mixed Features. I will only rant about mixed features for now…
Bipolar First Bipolar Together 