I LIED! THIS Was My First Full-Blown Manic Episode | Mania Before Bipolar Diagnosis | Friend Tells 😮
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2023
- I thought that my first manic episode was the one I talked about in my bipolar diagnosis story video (listed below), but I was wrong! My close friend Sam witnessed a manic episode months prior when we attended Penn State's Arts Fest in 1999.
We've been through a lot as friends because of my bipolar. It's amazing that we are still friends which is a testament to Sam, and that we can laugh about this incident.
-Jess
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Hello Jess from New Zealand.
Doing some learning on Bipolar for self education as my son inlaw is showing huge signs, hes waiting to be evaluated.
Unfortunately, the mental health system here is shocking. Very under staffed. Long waits for psychological help.
Anywho, have really enjoyed watching your videos and learning from you.
Hi Rachael! I hope the evaluation goes well for your son in law. Good for you for educating yourself on bipolar. It will help both him and you. ❤️ I also really like a channel called Bipolar Person.
I’m sorry to hear that the mental health system in New Zealand is lacking. Here in the US a lot of us seem to think psychological care is better elsewhere since we don’t have universal healthcare, but that’s not always true, sadly.
@@ourbipolar thank you for your kind words.
I’m 13 and I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s and trust me it’s not that hard to live with except when I’m very socially awkward LOL.
I was diagnosed at 21 and im 32 now. During my 24th year of my life i hardly remember things when my Bipolar showed its true colors. It's a blur and pretty much shoved at the back of my mind for survival reasons. My mom remembers so I always bring her along when I meet new providers so they know i do have Bipolar 1 and not thinking i have it cuz I've had this happen before and it took a video call for her to see me in the middle of a mania that she increased my meds 😅 so now I'm on strong medication and I'm blessed by it cuz I'm able to ground myself better. But yo, there were times where my manics and mania were baaaaad. Excessive spending, pressured speech, tremors, lack of appetite, lack of pleasure or cleaning my room in a full-blown rush then ending up with a depressive crash. I had to drop out of college due to my mental health issues. I want to go back but not yet. I want kids but i had to take care of my mental health first. I have a boyfriend with schizophrenia and some autism so we both understand each other's diagnosis and know what may go on when we have kids, like one of them will happen to have what i have and I've already prepared myself with it, along with the adhd and learning disability that i and my boyfriend have. It's gonna be a ride but I want to be a mother and teach them ground techniques that worked for me. Bipolar and schizophrenia and others diagnosis are tough, we gk through bad and good days but we just like you said go with the ride. I call my mania cycles "tides" cuz i can feel them coming in and it's hurtful. I'm just so glad there are others out there with Bipolar 1, it makes things less lonesome ❤
I love the idea of calling mania cycles “tides.” Mania is so powerful and hurtful, like high tide can be, and hypomania is like low tide. The ocean can be calm, destructive, or somewhere in between. I’ve always loved the ocean. Thank you so much for this analogy. ❤️ I wish you the best in life moving forward.
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Hey Jess, I've been up all night on a manic high. My diagnosis is schizo affected disorder bi polar type but I can't find a mood stabilizer that helps. My high is a intellectual interest and optimism of life in general and fortunately not extremely high and I'm not in psychosis. When I took Latuda I had a flat effect and I'd rather be like this and Latuda caused psychosis and akathisia. I know it sounds funny a mood stabilizer/ antipsychotic medicine can cause psychosis but I am convinced. I would be paranoid about people knowing my thoughts and laugh at me for being foolish. Are your manic highs very intellectually enjoyable? I can be very productive and not ever get bored when it gets bad but I need my sleep.
Hypomania can be intellectually enjoyable for me at times. Not full-blown mania. The racing thoughts are constant and so frenetic that I can’t concentrate on any one thing. I sometimes go into psychosis. Also I only experience dysphoric mania these days, so it’s accompanied by copious amounts of irritation and annoyance.