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  • @Thomas_I_Shelby
    @Thomas_I_Shelby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1191

    People that are able to enjoy manic episodes are actually quite "lucky", in my case it just shows as excessive energy and unexplainable anger that switches to powerlessness and depression

    • @raerose619
      @raerose619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I feel that. I have the occasional manic period where I feel like a fucking good but most of them I feel like I'm juicing. I vibrate with energy and I'm just revved up for a fight.

    • @Gabbytheyo
      @Gabbytheyo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      It's natural to think they are the lucky ones, but one day when the euphoria and racing grandiose thoughts stop, all that mental energy is turned into extreme negativity and your thoughts start "yelling" at you. You can't remember what it's like to feel happy and become infuriated with yourself for not understanding why just the day before you had everything figured out, and today you are a worthless and confused waste of space. Trust me, it's not lucky.

    • @Thomas_I_Shelby
      @Thomas_I_Shelby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Gabbytheyo I think you get me wrong there, people like me suffer both for the depressive part of the disorder aswell as the manic part because the excessive energy causes incredible unexplicable anger and sometimes even panic attacks instead of those euphorical feelings.

    • @masdog
      @masdog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      this is true however in mania is still quite destructive to self, it makes you very impulsive and sometimes you can hurt yourself really bad in mania because you push yourself too far, you have no rational senses that tell you not to do stupid things, such as spending life savings in one night or unprotected sex or even going and destroying friendships over the smallest things, whilst it’s good theoretically, in reality you should isolate yourself more in this state if you can’t control it well.

    • @ShadowsMasquerade
      @ShadowsMasquerade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Isn't that just the fight/flight response kicking in?

  • @metamech7383
    @metamech7383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +707

    Why is the memory affected as badly as it is? When I’m low, I can’t remember what high feels like...or remember that I can feel better. When I’m high, I think that I’m always going to be like that. It’s so...bad. And lonely...

    • @katiecronan1538
      @katiecronan1538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      metamech I relate to this so much. I don’t remember a lot of mine either

    • @ninaalyziaperalta3098
      @ninaalyziaperalta3098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      When I'm low, I can't remember people's names as much. And my last episode took 3 months i guess? I'm more on the high side than the low, luckily i am on my meds now

    • @drewscott8377
      @drewscott8377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i went through this for 17 years till i got diagnosed

    • @florgonzalez6362
      @florgonzalez6362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I feel you, there is an app that can track the way you felt that day, it is called daylio, and it kinda helped me, not just because I could go back and see "wow i wanna kill myself but 3 days ago I was on top of the world", but because thinking on how you felt that day even in the good days helps in order to remember it later.
      I hope it can make things a little bit easier for you too.

    • @marypugh9362
      @marypugh9362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i guess you’re so low that your brain can’t reach and grasp onto the highs. so when you’re manic episodes sneak in try to hold onto those highs as much as you possibly can before you sink back down again.

  • @matthewschwab381
    @matthewschwab381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    I have bipolar disorder, and you helped me to feel a little more normal by putting to words what I feel. Thank you, God Bless.

    • @Cartiyae
      @Cartiyae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Be strong

    • @sarab6237
      @sarab6237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love you❤

    • @lunahaifaa
      @lunahaifaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      u are very strong!

    • @herroiischineee5095
      @herroiischineee5095 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't understand how people can not feel "normal" even after a bipolar diagnosis. If you grow up thinking bipolar life is normal you should never feel abnormal by it.

  • @RogosRinted
    @RogosRinted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    I do not like the way you guys described the manic episodes, you didn't describe how one thing changes your day completely, ruins, and destroys you and brings you back to the depression and Suicidal Thoughts. How you were so happy until you thought someone was snickering and laughing at you. But something that can be so different person to person will obviously be hard to explain.

    • @borntoworkanddie6708
      @borntoworkanddie6708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      The 1000000000 suicide thoughts a day. Yup.

    • @saturnzringz2490
      @saturnzringz2490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Berry baskets some people’s episodes of mania differ it’s not all the same.

    • @amandarodriguez5070
      @amandarodriguez5070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This exactly. I was manic a few days ago but literally one thing triggered me and now I’m into a really depressive state. But i feel like it’s different for everyone

    • @amandarodriguez5070
      @amandarodriguez5070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wanjiku Wanjiru when I’m high, usually to cope with my depression I smoke weed and I swear it makes my mental illness worse because I overthink when I’m sober but when I’m high I overthink too much about everything and depending if I’m manic I will think of the most outrageous things or dive into a more depressive state.

    • @bob15479
      @bob15479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good point!

  • @xplicks3637
    @xplicks3637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    People close to me say they can't handle me when I'm on a manic episode, they say I'm too annoying and sometimes even irrational. But then people can't handle me when I'm depressed because they feel suffocated by my sadness. Which means people can't deal with me either way and I learned how to live with it, even though it gets lonely and boring sometimes .

    • @G59Kal
      @G59Kal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m sorry. If you need a friend you got me

    • @titanniki412
      @titanniki412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My GF of 5 mos has BP2. I can handle whatever mood she is in. I'll comfort & support her. But alot of times she won't discuss what she's going thru. She just says I'm Fine. Especially in the Depression stage. Then she starts distancing herself from me.
      That's when I get Insecure.
      But I Love her & I'm gonna hang in there.
      She really is Beautiful Inside and Out.

    • @onlyfans.alycatrawr
      @onlyfans.alycatrawr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same! Omg what you said is my life wow

    • @hannahvaverka6468
      @hannahvaverka6468 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some people handle depression differently. But how it affects you, affects others around you even more. I've noticed that after my freind mentioned it to me. The ones that love you feel it the most and it affects them in different ways. Truly you are the only person who can help yourself out, but seeking help such as therapy or treatment can help a lot. Only you know your true self, but others will see you differently. So, try and get yourself the help you need so you're a more healthier functioning person to be around.

    • @aphrodieMonkey
      @aphrodieMonkey ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@titanniki412 Bless your heart. She is blessed with you, if she is still yours.

  • @roryfriel5123
    @roryfriel5123 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The depression is temporary, but the cycle is forever

  • @user-zi5oj5qy3k
    @user-zi5oj5qy3k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    With me, when I’m in in my manic phase it can go either 2 ways, my brain won’t stop thinking, I’ll come up with great ideas, think I can do anything, be anything, have sort of a superiority complex, feel energetic, can’t sleep and end up staying up all night or the 2nd way is I can feel all of that, plus I can feel irritable/quick to anger, paranoid (mind racing in a bad way) suspicious and or assuming people are doing things behind my back (like cheating) than those thoughts drop me into depression, everything is slow, bleak, numb, angry, laying in bed all day while the depression cloaks me like a uncomfortable blanket

    • @brunocbart2421
      @brunocbart2421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fuck man I had my first Manic episode and depression for almost whole 2020, I read that it's about two mania episodes and 8 months depression a year... I feel good now but, im afraid I really want to learn and improve, I can't imagine getting depressed like that again, Idk if I"ll take it y'know. I exercise, I am vegan, maybe I should meditate, and try organic/clean pesticide diet so that my microbiome fuels neurotransmitters properly.

    • @denkinoms
      @denkinoms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sane i have never felt happiness just irritable and inexplicably energetic and focused

    • @denkinoms
      @denkinoms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then the paranoia sets in and I start analyzing everything and everyone

    • @user-du4gw
      @user-du4gw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YEAH the SLEEP is the most impacting part like i NEVER SLEEP

    • @patriciaspires5450
      @patriciaspires5450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

  • @-3lory
    @-3lory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    fizzing sensation and channel changer feeling....I gave up on tv and computer for quite a while as it made me feel worse.....nature and hiking and swimming help the most; little to no sleep has been an issue my entire life.....stay strong

  • @jhnnie50
    @jhnnie50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Mania can also be suffocating; with all those energy in you that you don't know how to expel thus making you restless, or how hard it is to keep up with so much thoughts going through your head. It's not just ooh life is beautiful' to 'im really sad.'

    • @madd_megz
      @madd_megz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mixed episodes?

    • @hannahvaverka6468
      @hannahvaverka6468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The energy is the worst of it. I have too much energy on the manic episodes

  • @Demonkungen
    @Demonkungen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I feel in mania everything is AMAZING. I love being outside, meet new people, shop ALOT, find new music who speaks to me, thinking I have discoverd something new that nobody knows about. But then at the end, I get anxious.. starting to feel someone is after me, listening to me even when I’m not talking, that my friends and family have a plan to put me down, and I get panic attacks in crowdy places + I sometimes dont understand my own language so speaking gets hard. AND BAM depression. Grey and darkness.

    • @amandarodriguez5070
      @amandarodriguez5070 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep....

    • @bob15479
      @bob15479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you ever woken up and night and you just start speaking and can't understand yourself?

    • @mila0525
      @mila0525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like your name haha

    • @patriciaspires5450
      @patriciaspires5450 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every one’s brain chemicals are different! You can’t expect to feel like others! Your experience is unique into itself

    • @patriciaspires5450
      @patriciaspires5450 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes there is no set bipolar! Each of us have our own unique brain waves

  • @MsRuneGirl
    @MsRuneGirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I used to have more euphoric episodes verses mixed episodes. Now when I’m manic it’s mostly a mixed state. I miss that euphoric high. I would dance around my living room for hours and listen to music and it felt like the entire world was expanding in my head and I could feel every note so deeply. The trees would glow with a golden light, like they had halos of otherworldly fire, and the air itself felt like it was made of music. It was beautiful. Now whenever I get manic I feel irritable and angry, and intensely unhappy. It’s an invasive, agitating feeling that causes me to lash out at the world and make reckless decisions. As if you were being forced to stare into the sun for too long, and you were going blind from an excess of light.

  • @nehemiahtrevino3239
    @nehemiahtrevino3239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This literally makes me cry cause it’s just so true and I feel almost as if it courses through my veins.

  • @rony8275
    @rony8275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “The world starts to lose its color “.
    Literally.

  • @chaitisehgal5171
    @chaitisehgal5171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's still so difficult to explain to the closest people around you. The pain of seeing the opportunities you've let go, seeing where your peers are and where you could have been. The 'if only's'..

    • @norazulkifli2517
      @norazulkifli2517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And yeah,sometimes it feels so unfair.

    • @dianecleary1054
      @dianecleary1054 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I so relate to this. One achieve anything if one cant function consistantly.

    • @chaitisehgal5171
      @chaitisehgal5171 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been having breakdowns after breakdown over this specifically over the last new months, all my younger cousins; married, engaged, new cars, Europe tours, PhD's, managing 3-4 jobs. And I can barely make to the bathroom to brush. The biological father who had/has biological father is and at working in a rehab as a janitor who I am not in contact with but his siblings are all such high acheivers and have acquired so much wealth, leaving me to constantly question, whether am I going to end up like that

  • @skyee1133
    @skyee1133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i have bipolar tendencies (i can't afford a diagnosis yet and my family believes that mental illness doesn't exist) this made me cry and felt goosebumps.. i can't describe what's going on but i'm glad i encountered such a video like this.. thank you 🥺

  • @marissablake851
    @marissablake851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have bipolar disorder and this is so accurate
    Thank you for making this I feel more like a person now

  • @jessejoseph8949
    @jessejoseph8949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I was just diagnosed today and it actually helped me sort through a lot of my feelings, thanks!!!

    • @birsepetbaharat
      @birsepetbaharat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jesse Joseph hey, be strong. We are here to help you. We are beautiful with our manias and depressions❤️

    • @birsepetbaharat
      @birsepetbaharat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SuperMarioLinus we are a strong community and will always support each other!

    • @krislubang
      @krislubang 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sending you love brotha, remember there’s nothing we can’t handle! So many people love you and are cheering you on

    • @shayewilliams7735
      @shayewilliams7735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I have this 😢
      How long does diagnosis take? Does it happen the day of the appt? Or do you have to wait for results? Is it just the one appt or does it take several? I wanna see a Dr but idk what to expect and I'm scared 😓😔

    • @dancer1
      @dancer1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shayewilliams7735 see a doctor right now trust

  • @kiwiabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw
    @kiwiabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I get affected by the tiniest things, like if the teacher tells me to focus in class, my whole day is ruined. I feel like I'm not good enough, that I'm the worst. All my friends know I'm sensitive and I feel really bad because they are forced to he gentle with me.
    ರ_ರ

    • @G59Kal
      @G59Kal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here. If you ever need to talk about it hmu

    • @betty_garciavega2328
      @betty_garciavega2328 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too I overthink the littlest things and they eat me up, especially if I have a dispute withe somebody that really takes a toll on me keep your head up kiddo and they “deAl” w you because they love and care for you to have that gentleness

  • @melissaboyle6217
    @melissaboyle6217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It’s a common misconception that mania is all euphoria and positivity. When I’m manic I always end up in the hospital for taking loads of pills or not taking care of my other medical conditions. Or I start hearing whispers and seeing figures. When I’m manic I’m in hell I just want my thoughts to stop I want to go to sleep but I’m stuck. When I’m depressed I’m super dissociated, far away from my body. When I’m manic I’m trapped inside my body. I’m possessed. I have no control of my body.

    • @amandarodriguez5070
      @amandarodriguez5070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m in a very depressed dissociated state rn and i isolated myself, but yet I still go to work and still do what I need to do even if it’s really really hard. But dissociating helps me do these things because i feel really detached but I attachment and affection makes me disgusted. If that makes any sense lol.

    • @bob15479
      @bob15479 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I get hypomanic all the time but have only been manic a little bit. I've been possessed before, I've heard voice before, but just a little bit.

    • @bob15479
      @bob15479 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amandarodriguez5070 I actually like disassociating. The problem is when everyone around you gets pissed at you for disassociating.

  • @layla309
    @layla309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watching this on the first day of discovering I have Bipolar Disorder 1 and I was close to tears... coming from a background that denies mental health conditions exist

  • @TaysonPlaysGuitar
    @TaysonPlaysGuitar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I'm bipolar 2 and the depression really is a living hell. You have to give everything you have just to make it through the day. For me personally my worst depressive episode was about 6 months long and even though I was able to keep my job I was sometimes showing up up to an hour late for work. Along with the depression comes this painful wave of negative emotions and all I could do was wish I was dead or sigh because I just couldn't take it. I was hospitalized about 3 months into the episode and was put on 3 meds: seroquel, zoloft, and gabapentin. Along with those I take 5 natural supplements which are: lithium orotate, L-theanine, krillwell krill oil, b vitamin complex, and multi collagen. It's all helped a ton and if you are bipolar 2 as well I'd highly recommend those 5 supplements.

    • @rambocortez
      @rambocortez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TaysonPlaysGuitar trust me, Bipolar 2 isn’t as bad as Bipolar 1. I’ve had several Suicide attempts and have been in mental hospitals a quarter of my life.

    • @_ghoulish
      @_ghoulish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jackie Cortez As someone with bipolar 2, I can relate to that. I’ve also attempted suicide and have been at a mental hospital. Still, I can’t imagine how difficult it is for a person with bipolar 1, and I do think it’s more extreme.

    • @rambocortez
      @rambocortez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      piece of peace I didn’t mean to come off as like “oh my disorders worse than yours,” but with statistics comparison people with bipolar 1 disorder tend to have more “episodes” and such. I’d rather have Bipolar 2 disorder honestly, because with bipolar 1, it’s so hard to function in anything. I barley graduated high school and couldn’t hold a job longer than 2 days. And I get a little psychotic too much. And it always sucks to have to tell people that I act the way I act because I’m bipolar. It’s literally a disability. ); i wish there was a cure for bipolar. 🤔 rn I’m on lithium, geodone, and Xanax for severe anxiety. So many people try to ask me to sell them my Xanax and I’m just like girl I actually need that! 😂

    • @rambocortez
      @rambocortez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      piece of peace I even had to spend a couple of holidays in the hospital including Christmas one year ):

    • @hannahvaverka6468
      @hannahvaverka6468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Keep on the supplements too, those will not only keep you healthy but help your mind function better and more clearly

  • @evelyneubank5588
    @evelyneubank5588 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    i want to say i have bipolar an its terrible thing, and all this video says is what happens. Your life goes out of control.Plz help love ones if u know anyone with it.. Never give up on them

  • @JohnSmith-ys4nl
    @JohnSmith-ys4nl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is describing "classic" bipolar illness. Many of us do not experience completely euphoric highs. With my episodes, I can be climbing walls and be suicidal at the same time.

  • @jchen8902
    @jchen8902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for making this. It really described it perfectly.
    Bipolar disorder has really affected my life. My father had bipolar I and constantly had psychotic breaks, and I was diagnosed with bipolar II last year and it has greatly damaged my social and school life. A lot of people think it's just about mood swings, but really it's a sickness.

  • @Meeposaurus
    @Meeposaurus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m glad people can enjoy mania. It’s nice sure, but I get so angry so fast, and then spend way too much money or do things that feel good in the moment but aren’t healthy

  • @mystielague7401
    @mystielague7401 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “This too shall pass”
    Got this quote tattooed on my shoulder for THIS reason, It helps me to remind myself to try and think logically and helps me come back to reality knowing that these feelings never last

  • @nathaliazerves9961
    @nathaliazerves9961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    from someone who lives with it, this feels so accurate. wish more people could understand how "amazing" and terrifying this can be at the same time. it's just sad how people take this as something unreal and non sense, or even normal.

  • @AECommonThread2137
    @AECommonThread2137 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lol, i love how WebMD made this. The company responsible for researching their own symptoms and then panic. Now they make a 3-D 360° video for us to panic in a real-time experience.

  • @rsj2
    @rsj2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is exactly how I would describe my condition. Even though the mania isn't very enjoyable for me as I tend to pick up fights with people, have unrealistic expectations from others and when they don't fulfill it I feel angry and irritated when someone doesn't understand me. I often upset people because of this and then when my unrealistic dreams aren't fulfilled I slip into a depressive phase where I just want to be happy but I can't be, smallest things bother me and I will cry over anything and overthink af

    • @enjoi9970
      @enjoi9970 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I feel you. The littlest things bother me and trigger my bipolar to either mania or depressive

    • @talonelliott25
      @talonelliott25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is the most accurate description of my bipolar i’ve ever seen. i’ve never related to anything more. i don’t feel alone anymore. thank you

  • @JenniferC26
    @JenniferC26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very informative and well put together video of what living with bipolar disorder is like. As someone who suffers with bipolar, I can honesty say this is exactly what living with it is like.

  • @marcojimenez8397
    @marcojimenez8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve struggled for years with bipolor disorder and still do. I just want stability.

  • @toplaycool21
    @toplaycool21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a friend who is going through this right now. He is undiagnosed but the signs are still there.

  • @fuckoffmoogleplus
    @fuckoffmoogleplus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Words cannot truly convey what an episode feels like but music surely can.
    Songs that really capture the different phases are "Rameau -〈Platée〉1745, Orage / Roy Goodman", "Enya vs The Prodigy - Smack My Orinoco Flow Up (Jonas Niemann MashUp)", "The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist" and many more.

  • @hannahvaverka6468
    @hannahvaverka6468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm diagnosed with bipolar type 2 and take meds. The meds can only balance you out so you don't have so many random intrusive thoughts and irrational behavior. But they can only help so much. What gets me the most is having control over my anxiety during the phases. I am trying to stop smoking weed as well. And failing. But I will keep trying. I turn to it when I'm most stressed or anxious. Having bipolar can make you take on big challenges and responsibilities without acknowledging the consequences (this is during the manic phase) and when you feel depressed it feels overwhelming, you wonder why you put yourself in this difficult situation if it stresses you so much. The more you are aware of your phases and the more action you take to prepare yourself, the better your mental health will be. Change has been the hardest thing for me to accept. And at the same time, not moving up in life fast enough bores you. You never take the "slow, more cautious lane" the "well thought out" plan when it comes to bipolar. And that's its biggest flaw. Whoever has bipolar, call someone before you act on impulse. It might save you a big headache.

  • @Highandidle81
    @Highandidle81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am blessed and cursed with bipolar and am currently struggling through my first depressive experience but those last few lines in this video have helped me, so thanks a thousand.

  • @alyxandrialejeune1381
    @alyxandrialejeune1381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This vid made me cry. It's so true.

  • @izachard3052
    @izachard3052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is really how it feels like. Thank you for making me feel normal :)

  • @kimberlypaul6610
    @kimberlypaul6610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is spot on in describing my bipolar when I'm not stable on medication.

  • @ethanedge8615
    @ethanedge8615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't even know I needed to watch this video but this video was like talking to myself

  • @kizzerk8559
    @kizzerk8559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When I’m on a ‘high’ I’m already waiting for the drop , I’m anticipating the crash down, so I can’t enjoy the high because I know I will pay for it days after . It will drain me out to the point I don’t want to get out of bed for days. Yes the high can be amazing , but knowing what is coming after the high makes me not want to experience the high. There seems to be no in between for me. It’s either up or down. As much as this gets across what bi polar is like to live with, this is only a very small part in what it’s actually like

  • @litlit760
    @litlit760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who struggles with bipolar the way it looks isn't correct but def feels that way

  • @bob15479
    @bob15479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Does anyone else who has bipolar bust out laughing in the middle of the night? Like just laugh at the top of you lungs and you can't stop?

  • @Livyluv4
    @Livyluv4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just want to be normal ....I just want to be happy all the time

  • @DXHellfire666
    @DXHellfire666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Temporary until it happens again...
    Life with this shit, at least, so far as how I've felt, is an infinite goddamn loop. You feel great one day and are everything you hype yourself to be, then another day there's no piece of shit on the planet worse than you. One day you want to fight and win and survive and succeed against whatever you face, another it's just goddamn impossible, and all you want is just death's sweet release to end the cycle.
    People call it a gift all the time, being so creative and emotive thanks to this. It's more of a curse. Because you're always caught between that yin-and-yang.

  • @bipolarsolutions5444
    @bipolarsolutions5444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing these stories! Very helpful and informative!

  • @oldandnew1234
    @oldandnew1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spot on. The flick of a switch... Just keep saying to yourself in the lows it's temporary... Good luck to you all. Peace to you all. Xx I'm diagnosed 9 yrs. X

  • @sandroperez8508
    @sandroperez8508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Recently diagnosed with bipolar 2 and depression although had been suspecting it for months. This video made me cry, because it’s just so true, it just puts feelings into words in a way I never thought was possible

    • @benitam4824
      @benitam4824 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sandro perez never give up hope. Jesus loves you and doesn’t want you to go through this alone. You’re loved. Jesus is coming soon.

  • @mociindri8036
    @mociindri8036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    World Bipolar days 🥰 thanks for being strong and stay alive. I love my self

  • @Svencore24
    @Svencore24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder as well and and it’s been a roller coaster

  • @redplanetaryskywalker1118
    @redplanetaryskywalker1118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Made me wanna cry :.(

  • @kalinsage2063
    @kalinsage2063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is video explains my feelings so perfectly 😭

  • @annewick2558
    @annewick2558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is so accurate it's ridiculous

  • @tyroniumbiggums
    @tyroniumbiggums 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i never experienced any of the mania parts of it until i was 15 and i never knew what was wrong with me until i was 18 lol, but I'm 20 now and for anyone wondering it does get easier with time. I thought i was losing my mind for the first few years of experiencing random rollercoasters of emotions, randomly feeling a strange type of happiness that always lead to confused sadness and anger. overtime i realized that it's better to just accept what you're feeling is valid and will pass.

  • @Lifted.Gamers
    @Lifted.Gamers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m on my boyfriend’s account but I’m manic bipolar and I can’t even begin to tell you how much this video helps my loved ones around because it’s hard to explain what’s going on in your head when you don’t even understand it yourself you know? I feel like this video is a really good replica of what goes on in my head but I fall into depression for months at a time and it takes a huge toll on my life. My advice to those who are just now being diagnosed take it one day at a time please I wasn’t treated for 22 years, I was diagnosed when I was 18 and I refused to take medication or attend therapy for years until it got out of control and the suicidal thoughts became the norm and when I started to try and act on those thoughts I realized it’s time for help. Don’t go untreated! Get help because it can be under control. I’m suffering more than I ever have now because I feel like I’m a hostage in my own mind. It’s awful. Thank you for this video! Everyone have a great day or night :)

  • @mziqbal2003
    @mziqbal2003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This is an excellent analysis on different shades and traits of bi-polar disorder. Thank you for encouraging every one. ☺💟👍

  • @sophialejion934
    @sophialejion934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the best way of explaining it I love this

    • @donochetti2177
      @donochetti2177 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi you should check out Kat Napiorkowska
      video "Living with bipolar disorder" it is very good also.

  • @dearjem
    @dearjem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow what a beautiful video, thank you!

  • @Alaskanman
    @Alaskanman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is great, it'll help many people understand their condition and get the help they need

  • @tj1999___
    @tj1999___ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I.... I..... i have no words for this perfect video

  • @galaxy_mooncat779
    @galaxy_mooncat779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This explains it very well thank you

  • @Bee_hundo
    @Bee_hundo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this video, it’s definitely what I go through exactly.

  • @ItsJustMeKenzie
    @ItsJustMeKenzie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video is so coooool! (And I got diagnosed 3 months ago, and when I feel low, I dont normally remember what the high feels like, but I know its awesome)

  • @nicholaspoulos9992
    @nicholaspoulos9992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I sure hope the depression is temporary, it's been a year since my first hypomanic episode and nothing has changed

  • @jordynkeizer7345
    @jordynkeizer7345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always find the downside to the high is I know that it’s not real and once I strat thinking like that I’m pulled into a depression star for weeks or months and the mania usually only last a few days

  • @stevefeyder655
    @stevefeyder655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Okay wow, I didnt expect this but this video just hit me on a whole nother level.

  • @jessewh1te
    @jessewh1te 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not sure I can 100% relate, as sometimes my hypomania comes up as irritability, but for the most part, I'd say it's accurate.

  • @mydogdiditnoti6411
    @mydogdiditnoti6411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have bp1 and anxiety but I never experienced feeling better than anyone at all looking back and now. Guess we all are different. Thank you for sharing good information.

  • @jarrodavis241
    @jarrodavis241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks this video really helped me, im on a low currently and just trying to remember its just my brain chemistry and this will go away.

  • @zekemascuilli2509
    @zekemascuilli2509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Either way, as someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder... this helped me 🖤

  • @TheMichiQuinn
    @TheMichiQuinn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The stability for me usually takes ages to come because I fight with the anxiety of the depression happening again or that I will go back to the high. Then possibly lose control of myself all again.

  • @icyivy2424
    @icyivy2424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have depression since 2005...
    It's total devastation... torture 😔
    I'm not gonna stay for long here
    ... I'm exhausted...

  • @MindOverMood
    @MindOverMood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mania isn't necessarily fun, it doesn't always feel good.

  • @kaylynno_kae7919
    @kaylynno_kae7919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 13, they diagnosed me and we never pushed it any further than that.
    Eventually we forgot I was diagnosed until the past year I’ve been having these episodes, irrational and uncontrollable episodes. I didn’t know what was happening, I didn’t know how to explain to my family, but maybe I can show them this and they’ll understand why I did the things I did. That wasn’t me. Please understand it’s not me. I didn’t try jumping off the bridge, I’m not suicidal! But my body did.

  • @bearnecessity3728
    @bearnecessity3728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🤔I never think I'm better than anyone else ever with this disease.

  • @Amandax-tx6yb
    @Amandax-tx6yb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hypomania is great. Full blown mania is aweful. Nothing feels real after being manic 6 months. Bp1 rapid cycler here. Then you hit rock bottom. Depression is the deepest ocean and you cant swim out of it. Everyone else is swimming to the top, while you drown. People beg for fun mania, but mixed episodes are pure hell.

    • @litium2896
      @litium2896 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      try meditation and tonoteraphy, it helps

  • @TheGeomsu
    @TheGeomsu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For me the best way to communicate the depressive episode saying that 'it hurts' it feels like my heart is dying and I keep repeating 'it hurts, it hurts ...'
    I once heard that I'm lucky because I get highs without drugs. That was the most insensitive and ignorant statement I have ever heard about my disorder. I would switch my brain for a 'normal' one in a heartbeat. I'm almost 50 now and on treatment for over 20 years. Meds don't cure you, they just mask the havoc in your brain. It gets worse with age. I just had to learn to live with it but I'm never thrilled when I have my mania - I dread what comes next.

    • @siva1126
      @siva1126 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m sorry that u Go Through this, I Believe in u!

  • @catherineb6889
    @catherineb6889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is cool! And sad too...

  • @bujfvjg7222
    @bujfvjg7222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have bipolar and I can honestly say (with experience), that looks more like a Psychedelic trip. Mania is 50 shades of gray, ....but not the sexual novel!

  • @brown_recidivist
    @brown_recidivist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wouldn’t wish the depression aspect of bipolar on my worst enemy. Its like having your soul s
    Jacked out of you and you are just existing barely lol. Mania on the other hand is great until it isn’t lol

  • @princessofhyrule17
    @princessofhyrule17 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have BPD, its terrifying. I vividly remember when i was 14, being as happy as can be, then my body stopped, and i started sobbing my eyes out. I’m not one to cry, i never have been, but it gets so bad that i can’t do anything else. I can be go from happy to sobbing so fast you’d think its an acting challenge. I’ll be a mess for 1 hour, then be perfectly fine again. The worst thing is that i can’t do anything to prevent it, other then meds that i refuse to take. Its honestly terrifying.

  • @mymamalovesme
    @mymamalovesme 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys are warriors.

  • @saskilla1945
    @saskilla1945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bipolar disorder definitely made me fall in love with the struggle
    It's dangerous
    Can't believe like for a week I was depressed and feeling suicidal and a few hours ago I turned to my manic state can't even sleep even abusing my sleep meds and everything just switched so drastically .
    I just want to be normal free of this
    And make my family happy that's all I care about nowadays and helps me not off myself

  • @yusufzulfi
    @yusufzulfi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have this feeling but it feels like these its constantly like this throughout the period of the day

  • @MCPlatinum-MCP829
    @MCPlatinum-MCP829 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah, I have this for sure.

  • @RememberingWW2
    @RememberingWW2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My manic episodes are almost more of a nervous excitement where I become erratic, have pressured speech, and engage in pretty recklessly behavior and usually end up buying drugs like cocaine, alcohol and pain killers which only amplifies problem. I also feel invincible and do things like right stupid emails or post things on social media that I later regret because I felt invincible at the time. Every time I come down after the crash I always feel so embarrassed and have to repair relationships that I damaged while cycling through mania.

  • @stevenmartinek4419
    @stevenmartinek4419 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I'm amped up I'm angry and paranoid.When I'm tired it goes away.Diagnosed as a type 2.

  • @evamelody5610
    @evamelody5610 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @lifeisbutamoment
    @lifeisbutamoment 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have bipolar 2 and most of the stuff they were saying really connected :(. I have rapid cycling so bad I can get a mood swing at any time

  • @milenavidela4895
    @milenavidela4895 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ayer tuve un episodio, siempre quedo destruida, cansada.
    Hoy no es mi día.
    Frase para un enfermo de trastorno bipolar "lo único estable es la inestabilidad".

  • @coachconstance5228
    @coachconstance5228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💌 Great video! Brilliant to use 360-degree visuals. 🏆🥇👍🙏

  • @kaylacampbell6320
    @kaylacampbell6320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have type 2 bipolar I don't necessarily feel this is 100% for me but I guess it characterizes the depression for sure for sure

  • @molly9928
    @molly9928 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    im in a low rn ligit started crying bc how tru this is

  • @sleepforever9793
    @sleepforever9793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Damn, that trippy tree scene was so realistic of how I feel

  • @mariamkinen8036
    @mariamkinen8036 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My brother had a study-mate who took his own life during the bout of manic depression. I am not bipolar. I am immobile due to this crime. Luckily, I love my home, n lead a happy every-day life inside my home. I cook, I clean n I study. My family wants me dead. My ex does. He is weird. Linguistic genius has nothing to do with bipolarity. Realities count. Depression is best fought back by doing something creative n rewarding . With ones hands.

  • @patriciaspires5450
    @patriciaspires5450 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It feels like riding the wildest roll coaster ever!

  • @allenwestee8364
    @allenwestee8364 ปีที่แล้ว

    Currently in mood fluctuating and I can't do this anymore

  • @davidcastillo1340
    @davidcastillo1340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I don't have bipolar disorder but this was a great video and one of the best expositions of the disease I have seen.

  • @bob15479
    @bob15479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Being bipolar can be really fun. I've never done drugs yet I've been as high as a kite. The sensation of something beyond you controlling your body is really cool. (You perceive the forces as benevolent.) You just glide through life, you're watching like you're inside a ride at disneyland, just gazing at the scenery, your body takes care of all the decision making and stuff.
    The downsides are a lot though. Poor attention, forgetfulness, lack of being present or detachment. You love everything in your live at one point, but later on you hate it. You want to get divorced, quit your job, and be anywhere but where you are. You become utterly insecure about every aspect of your life.

  • @ey73
    @ey73 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have mania instead of bipolar depression so I some I could relate to.

  • @themetalchica
    @themetalchica ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Depression is anything but temporary.