bipolar
Bipolar disorder; understanding the highs, the lows and the in between.
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?
Brittany StengelPublished 7 years ago in PsycheFalling 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.
Amanda BruecknerPublished 7 years ago in PsycheSigns 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.
David McClearyPublished 7 years ago in PsycheA 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!
Dorn SimonPublished 7 years ago in PsycheRecognizable 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.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago in PsycheAcceptance
I am sitting here in this quiet, dark, house, sipping my coffee after just having gotten up and getting my daughter off to school with sleep in my eyes and pain in my heart.
Katherine JeanPublished 7 years ago in PsycheLost
These are my thoughts and how real bipolar depression can be. I just started writing and this is the outcome. As I sit on the hard wooden bench that was thoughtfully jimmy rigged with stuffing and fabric. I found myself staring blankly out the clear glass bay window with streaks of left over glass cleaner I don't know what to think. I'm looking through it like it really isn't even there. What ever it is I'm watching outside fly by, drive by, walk, run what ever it may be I don't have a single thought about. I'm numb. In a zombie type mode but still able to act accordingly. SOMETIMES! My mind, thoughts, emotions, all that is me gets the best of me. It's easier just to say fuck it sometimes and let be what's going to be.
Olivia DeckerPublished 7 years ago in Psyche- Top Story - September 2017
How to Survive School with Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder has an awful stigma attached to its name. Chances are, if you mention your experience with it to a stranger, they'll either respond with something like, "I think I might be bipolar because sometimes my attitudes change kinda fast," or they'll not-so-subtly scoot away, their hand reaching for their pepper spray should you do anything unpredictable.
Medz Part 2
I inhale, this time there is a sweetness on my breath that I haven't tasted in a long time. The light switch is triggered and everything I see and feel is incredibly pleasurable. My skin which once was a cold, rough wasteland is now a soft warm inviting oasis. My mind and body so in tune with my spirit and I finally feel complete. There is nothing I can not do there is no one I can't have. Everything I once thought impossible to obtain is now in the palm of my hand; there is no one who can stop me from reaching my pinnacle. The pure bliss and power I have are enough to make me invincible.
Nikita grantPublished 7 years ago in Psyche- Top Story - September 2017
When Depression Feels like Rage
Recently I have been dealing with a lot of changes in my life, something that can be difficult for most people, much less a person dealing with mental health issues. However, the emotions I felt during all of these changes were much different from anything I had experienced before. It sent me to the internet, searching for others who had gone through a similar experience. I wondered if something else was wrong with me, or if I had finally snapped. Why? Because I was angry.
Vanessa Cherron RiserPublished 7 years ago in Psyche On the Bottom
"It's not the fall that'll kill you. It's the sudden stop at the end." – Doug Adams Where’s the Bottom? I imagine you have heard the phrase before: rock bottom. If you are familiar with the phrase, I suspect it may cause you some discomfort. Maybe even outright pain.
billy boylesPublished 7 years ago in PsycheThe Questions Most Frequently Asked by Bipolar SOs
The purpose of this article is to try and help the many bewildered significant others of those who have bipolar disorder understand a little bit more about what their partner is going through.
Archie SwensonPublished 7 years ago in Psyche