Oh my gosh, I have a friend with the disorder who cranks out art like no body’s business. She sculpt, paints, repairs objects, and is a great student. DBT and a willingness to grow has served her well!
My sister is bipolar and she used to be a comedic genius. She could do impressions of anyone and just be so freaking funny. She was also considered gifted at an early age. Sadly, drugs took all of that away.
Hypomania is definitely a spur to creativity. It may not manifest in positive or concrete results (not always) but it definitely frees your mind and emotions in ways that are interesting and very often productive. It's cognitive quicksilver; driving inspiration, insight and creative free association - it can feed obsession in a positive way. It brings charismatic force and social (emotional) fluency, as well. I love being hypomanic, it has fed my inner life and experience in profound ways. Lithium, Deprokate (however you spell that shit's name) and anti psychotics all mute and destroy this freedom, this power. Depression can also be fruitful, in that the experience of suffering can also bring wisdom, greater emotional and spiritual resilience, insight and strength.. Not everyone who is bipolar is going to exhibit creative genius, but anyone who has been hypomanic knows that despite all the attendant chaos, suffering and insanity, it has absolutely driven many people to achieve interesting things. Anyone who doubts this has never experienced or understood bipolar and hypomania.
lets talk. im hypo now and im feelin it. so many thoughts. and i just finished grad school so im flowing with knowledge and making theories. the revolutionary thought is DEAD nowadays, everyone so focused in themselves and dont question the right questions to the world. and also, as a graduated bioprocess and biotechnology engineer I can say that academics studies SUCK and science is all a matter of interest and showing what you want. sorry for the mistakes in english im from brazil
I like this comment alot. And also the exhaustion is numbing but sometimes it feels kinda good, like a hibernation. I think the clock is what makes it hard for us to exist. Modern idea of time. I think we are more seasonal than day to day 9-5 type people. We bring good to life but just not in this type of era where money is literally everything. Few value art and expression anymore. Also, emotionally I think we have high emotional IQ's. I liked your comment. Have a nice day
Thank you. I am experiencing similar episodes. And tbh, I can't share with anyone, nobody around me can understand this situation. And I can't afford psychiatrist or medication. But thankfully some comments in TH-cam do help out.. Thank you.. I took a screenshot of this comment.
Maybe the link is the drive to express oneself. I have bp2, I have a lot of anxiety and I have a hard time connecting with people and expressing myself. I paint, sculpt, write, do miniatures, a number of arty activities. When I'm down, it's hard to put myself into words someone else would understand. I'm shut in, invisible. Creating art is grounding, and it connects me to people. They see me. When I'm up, I am full of ideas. They fill me up to bursting. I have to get them out. I talk to people, and they just don't seem to follow what I'm trying to communicate. Art helps me make those ideas concrete, something I can show someone and they can feel a bit of what I am feeling when I create. When I was on meds, it evened out the feelings, and I didn't have the drive to create even though the skills were still there
Same miss Jannett! Same. We’ve got to find our ways to free ourselves and express what we’re feeling. I think because our minds move so quickly, it’s hard for people to hear and understand us. Having a mind that works differently can definitely feel lonely, but you’re certainly not alone in feeling what you’re feeling. ❤️
Being a type 1 myself, I think in type 1 the mania is so severe that it’s actually prohibitively difficult to accomplish anything tangible. If being creative is having a touch of fire, type one mania is being consumed with it to the point that you can hardly be creative in a concrete way because it’s so severe that it’s nearly disabling. Multiple type ones including Kay Jamison and Paul Dalio say that they were more creative after medication. Type one bipolar disorder being overrepresented in creative celebrities makes sense, it’s so extreme that you either get it figured out with the right medication/self medication and so happen to have the opportunity for a creative job, or you’re one of the many that’s nearly disabled and on disability, with the same disorder. I think it can confer great creativity when managed properly and given a creative opportunity - but both of those things are rare, hence the lack of measurable creativity in type ones and large disparity in outcome. Thanks for the interesting video.
I have long been attracted to Kay Redfield Jamison's theory of creativity as rooted in hypomania. Disappointed to know that it can't, or hasn't, so far been vindicated, but thank you for setting the record straight. I don't want to overly promote an idea that hasn't been validated.
This made me think of electricity - a potential difference (voltage) allows work to be done. If humans had a flat affect all the time, nothing would motivate us. Even normal human emotions are somewhat cyclical between positive and negative, almost like an irregular AC current. People with bipolar disorder are "high voltage individuals" - things can get dangerous, but there are specific applications where it could be useful. If the mood swings are milder and more predictable, you've got yourself 120 volt, 60 Hz mains voltage (maybe). I don't have bipolar, but I do go through cycles when I spend a lot of time focusing on something creative. Then, I'll get sick of working on it and never finish it, which can be frustrating at times.
I was also told, though I'm not sure how true it is, that a normal functioning brain attempts to regulate emotion. If you spend a few days feeling especially low, then you'll spend a few days after happy.
Thank you for sharing. Creativity - it is when you believe that your idea is worth spending all your energy, and you can drop all your routine (work, family) for realize the idea. And it is happening only with mania. in reaserches by creativity they mean some simplest foolish tests, like "write all possible ideas for using a brick".
Last medication I had made a zombie out of my and made me important. So yes, it most definitely has influence on my creativity. Using statistical "evidence" just ignores the individual cases.
Interesting video, I have heard a lot of people making this connection between bipolar disorder and creativity. Thank you for presenting credible data to explain this.
I have BP2 and seem to create more when I am hypo manic. I am a songwriter and am inspired to write more during the up times. I don’t think it makes me more creative though. I think that it is difficult to create when depressed.
In my experience, hypomania produces a somewhat chaotic form of creativity that requires more editing. If I'm slightly hypomanic that is the edge of chaos. I found that lithium carbonate over stabilized me, while sodium valproate is almost perfect.
I'm a creative writer. Without mood stabilizers and antidepressants, I can publish upwards of 40 pieces in a single year. With medication, I usually only publish between 5-10 pieces per year. The talent doesn't disappear, but the output does.
Holy fuck I write my script daily and is so sad when the "rush" of empowerment goes away because for me it happens at night and then I can't sleep and I feel dead tired the next days an sad
I wrote the piece that posted on my channel while on a bipolar wave… some of my most creative pieces I attribute to my bipolar disorder. I love my crazy beautiful mind.
I had bipolar for a long time and sometimes associate medication with "death of creativity" this is a bad path to go... Bipolar made me stuck for years, bad health, bad sleep... The right medications help me to not die as I work
I've had a couple bipolar friends. Both very creativity. One she would do multiple projects at work and we never had a break and got exhausted lol. She also painted her walls where she lived with art projects and got evicted. The guy bipolar friend he had a great mind from it but never used it for anything like a career, he would just talk nonstop on his ideas. Nevertheless I admire the energy and creativity levels bipolar people display. Though without somekind medication it usually becomes dysfunctional and annoying
I am no doctor but, i disagree. People with a huge range of emotions are more creative because we have more to express! High highs and low lows dont always have words. But creative outlets can paint a picture of how we feel....and we feel things so much more than others. You might ask me how I feel today and there might be no anwsering but if you ask me to paint how I feel or dance how I feel it might be easier for me to make myself understood. In my belief that would give us more creativity.
Im in University and I like drawing as my hobby. I see my bipolar as "intensified" emotions. The "happy" mode make me more productive at drawing, but it made me forgot my university homeworks. But the depressive really make me dont want to do anything at all. Im diagnosed with type 2 bipolar so Im studying this and I can tell you, the depressive mode really hurt my productivity (in all aspects), but at least I know I need to face it sometimes and when I do I find someone that understand me to at least lessen the impact. I really cherish the part where my emotion is neutral, because I could think clearly and focus on my university work more (its hard to achieve this state tho). Both "happy" and "depressive" phases detach me from reality to a certain degree (not like hallucination tho, but more like "I dont care attitude" and Im aware of this and fighting it, its tiring and so unnecessary I hate it). Also, the happy mode made me almost "too creative" that I spew too much ideas but zero job done 😭 And my friends notice this a lot, thank god they understand. Sorry for my bad english. Im a sociology major btw and emotion is really a big part of my major. I feel the need to do something about myself first (avoid bias based on emotional reaction and impulsive acts) and then help other people in a grander scale.
I'm cyclothymic still in highschools but I pump out work for my drawing classes and at home art pieces like mad during hypomanias. I'm a shy person but I tend to be really charismatic and extroverted/narcissistic during my peaks. Depressive episodes i cant do anything it seems but self loathing.
Dr Grande it would be nice also of you to do a study in famous people that have Bipolar. Please satisfy me. Thank you so much for excellent videos always. You are a top class Dr. In mental health. Intelligent and very gentlemanly
I have bipolar I disorder, ADHD and PTSD and the only time I have ever had the interest or ability is with mania. I had another one where I was into some physics theory.
Me, too and it sucks because I'd really like to focus on one passion and follow it through the long-term. Thinking school might be my option, my psych says routine is the best for bi-polar, all I could do was laugh, like, really, that's possible? But I want it to be possible. All the best to you.
I wrote poetry, song lyrics in the styles of my favourite artists, and now am writing a Horror novel, at least bipolar gave me a gift. It's pretty bad otherwise, the depression and anxiety sucks. Mania is fun, but it empties my wallet
I know now this video is 7-8 years old but as a musician and creative person that has been clinically diagnosed with Bipolar (#3 Cycle whatever you call it) it can be tough... When you're in a depressive episode you don't want to do anything creative - that is the LAST thing you want to do -- but when you're "manic" it's all you want to do - you want to do art - and i's not just art - it's whatever you love.... But once you have one of those depressive episodes it can be tough - and there is nothing you can do but wait for the episode to pass... Look, as someone that has bipolar - I wouldn't wish it on anyone - you never know what tomorrow will bring you... You can wake up and be like "this is the best and most beautiful day in the world" one day and then the next go into a 2 week depression for absolutely no logical reason - you wake up one day feeling like a million bucks and the next day you are moody and depressed and people think you're an ass compared to how you were the day before..... It's a real struggle - and most people just don't understand bipolar..... Look, it's like Dr. Jackell and Mr. Hyde and everyone around me loves Mr. Hyde but they get confused when I'm Jackell -- that's the best way to put it.... And now I see these foolish kids bragging about how "bipolar they are"... haha.... No this is something YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE... It makes it extremely difficult to have any relationship with ANYONE because you're one person one day and a totally different person when you have an episode ..... There is no "normal" mood or sense of being for us - we're either happy and nice or we're mean and depressed - and few understand that - they blame it on beer or cigarettes or your car or anything but the fact you have a chemical imbalance in your brain that doesn't stabilize your mood .... And idiots don't understand that - it's alien to their own brains.... Yes, I can control what I do and I'm certainly responsible for what I do but that doesn't change the fact that I could be happy for a month and utterly depressed for 2-3 weeks for no damn reason at all.... Yea, imagine getting depressed for no reason at all - NOTHING - welcome to Bipolarland, lol...... And if you don't know - I'm in my "happy world" right now - I mean if I wasn't I would have NEVER had the foresight or energy to write this post... Look, this is just my perspective as someone that has had bipolar since I could remember and was misdiagnosed for decades.... Yea, I was only diagnosed with bipolar maybe 5 years ago... But look, now that I know what I have I can manage it - not only that but now I know why I get depressed for no reason - and you know what? now that I know that my depression er "negative mood swings" have not been as frequent .... Look, I'm doing well I take my meds - also - Kratom has really helped me - people don't understand how fantastic Kratom is... My meds + Kratom -- I'm usually in "happy land" , lol - tho of course I do still have the occasional episode where I'm depressed but I'm doing so much better with my meds and Kratom - it's night and day....
How does someone with this disorder stay focused on their art, I have periods of being hyper-focused and then not focused at all. It's extremely discouraging and sometimes feels shameful.
I completely understand.... I don't produce anything creative either ...maybe it's cuz our periods of hypomania or hyper focus Are too short lived....their phases probably last months at a time... Ours probably last only weeks... So it's easy to see how our creativity would be often interrupted
Dear Dr Grande, do you have any video talks about the construct of Creativity, and any correlations with any personality traits eg the big five - OCEAN etc thank you x
Musicians and artists around the World refer to me as a Freak… I am self taught guitar and piano player, sometimes I compose and record mind boggling pieces that I will never publish….
Idk I was diagnosed as bipolar and put on some meds. I honestly liked myself without meds way more. I just know I’m insanely depressed sometimes and other times I’ll do something but instead of giving it 100% I’ll give it 200%. And I have to be the best at everything I put energy into even if it means going insane doing it. But I noticed I enjoy writing stories and the ideas are nonstop to the point I’m trying to train myself to focus more on one thing rather then write 3-4 stories at once. Who knows maybe I really a, bipolar.
It appears to me that I have a powerful being inside my mind that only gets control over me is when I go into a Bipolar rage...that being should always be kept inside and controlled. I'm 56, I have seen it, felt the pure evil,collapsed everytime the situation was over. Usually unconscience people..I am not afraid of anything on earth,anyone,or thing. I am afraid of what is inside of me.
I think I have bipolar I scored 100% chance of having it but i want everyone to explain me this does bipolar make u smarter or feel dumber cause i feel dumber but i think like a genius its weird plz explain from a person who has more knowledge on this
Fuk is horrible specially after you realize how shitty maybe you're work is, with the low hit of depression, you really feel hopless and even more when you realize how the world seems to be darker even during daylight.
I have bipolar type I that I developed while pregnant with my daughter. (Mine has been diagnosed by multiple psychiatrists as postpartum.) I had at least 1 very severe manic episode that resulted in my hospitalization. Maybe it's because I've found my medications quite effective, but I have always been extremely low in creativity, though I suppose while I was manic some of my delusions were a bit creative, haha
Why is it that I have not heard of one person with these so called disorders being healed and cured by doctors.? What makes me sick to my stomach is that their not even trying to heal and cure patients. Which alot of these problems stem from childhood trauma. When someones needs are not being met their brain tells them to find that need so they can survive. Then that persons brain gos into survival mode and then anything can happen from that point. Their is not one case that a person has been successfully healed and cured. You know why because then the doctors would not have a way to make money if all the clients are cured. Their is no known chemical tests to prove if someone has a mental or personality disorder. I also hate how doctors see these people as broken mentally. The whole trying to control mankind with certain chemicals that do more harm than good makes me feel sick to my stomach. Your a liar. Have you ever had any of these problems with yourself. No so then if you have not personally experienced these disorders shut up.
I like ur thinking ....but I do think these conditions are real ... Perhaps people over diagnosing themselves ... But I do think there is some kind of real connection between creativity and disorders ... I don't think all disorders stem from childhood trauma
Same I deal bipolar disorder type one and I deal with criminal and addictive like behaviors and I just got on meds two days ago third day comin up and I’m 21 so it’s manifesting fully now
Oh my gosh, I have a friend with the disorder who cranks out art like no body’s business. She sculpt, paints, repairs objects, and is a great student. DBT and a willingness to grow has served her well!
I have BP2 & it was during my hypomanic phases that I did my best work. Hypomania got me through 14 years of college.
14 or 4?
Hilarious
14?! Holy cow!
@@chanceDdog2009 lol
@@pvillelde lol I know
Divergent thinking... I really love that concept to help one understand the construct of Creativity.
My sister is bipolar and she used to be a comedic genius. She could do impressions of anyone and just be so freaking funny. She was also considered gifted at an early age. Sadly, drugs took all of that away.
Probably self medicating. Bless her, luv.
Hypomania is definitely a spur to creativity. It may not manifest in positive or concrete results (not always) but it definitely frees your mind and emotions in ways that are interesting and very often productive. It's cognitive quicksilver; driving inspiration, insight and creative free association - it can feed obsession in a positive way. It brings charismatic force and social (emotional) fluency, as well. I love being hypomanic, it has fed my inner life and experience in profound ways. Lithium, Deprokate (however you spell that shit's name) and anti psychotics all mute and destroy this freedom, this power. Depression can also be fruitful, in that the experience of suffering can also bring wisdom, greater emotional and spiritual resilience, insight and strength.. Not everyone who is bipolar is going to exhibit creative genius, but anyone who has been hypomanic knows that despite all the attendant chaos, suffering and insanity, it has absolutely driven many people to achieve interesting things. Anyone who doubts this has never experienced or understood bipolar and hypomania.
lets talk. im hypo now and im feelin it. so many thoughts. and i just finished grad school so im flowing with knowledge and making theories. the revolutionary thought is DEAD nowadays, everyone so focused in themselves and dont question the right questions to the world. and also, as a graduated bioprocess and biotechnology engineer I can say that academics studies SUCK and science is all a matter of interest and showing what you want. sorry for the mistakes in english im from brazil
I like this comment alot. And also the exhaustion is numbing but sometimes it feels kinda good, like a hibernation. I think the clock is what makes it hard for us to exist. Modern idea of time. I think we are more seasonal than day to day 9-5 type people. We bring good to life but just not in this type of era where money is literally everything. Few value art and expression anymore. Also, emotionally I think we have high emotional IQ's. I liked your comment. Have a nice day
Thank you. I am experiencing similar episodes. And tbh, I can't share with anyone, nobody around me can understand this situation. And I can't afford psychiatrist or medication. But thankfully some comments in TH-cam do help out..
Thank you.. I took a screenshot of this comment.
you are literally liking this in an echochamber of people benefitting from it when it causes equal or greater destruction as well in a lot of cases
The illness has advantages, majority will go mad if left untreated.
Maybe the link is the drive to express oneself. I have bp2, I have a lot of anxiety and I have a hard time connecting with people and expressing myself. I paint, sculpt, write, do miniatures, a number of arty activities. When I'm down, it's hard to put myself into words someone else would understand. I'm shut in, invisible. Creating art is grounding, and it connects me to people. They see me. When I'm up, I am full of ideas. They fill me up to bursting. I have to get them out. I talk to people, and they just don't seem to follow what I'm trying to communicate. Art helps me make those ideas concrete, something I can show someone and they can feel a bit of what I am feeling when I create. When I was on meds, it evened out the feelings, and I didn't have the drive to create even though the skills were still there
Same miss Jannett! Same. We’ve got to find our ways to free ourselves and express what we’re feeling. I think because our minds move so quickly, it’s hard for people to hear and understand us. Having a mind that works differently can definitely feel lonely, but you’re certainly not alone in feeling what you’re feeling. ❤️
Being a type 1 myself, I think in type 1 the mania is so severe that it’s actually prohibitively difficult to accomplish anything tangible. If being creative is having a touch of fire, type one mania is being consumed with it to the point that you can hardly be creative in a concrete way because it’s so severe that it’s nearly disabling. Multiple type ones including Kay Jamison and Paul Dalio say that they were more creative after medication. Type one bipolar disorder being overrepresented in creative celebrities makes sense, it’s so extreme that you either get it figured out with the right medication/self medication and so happen to have the opportunity for a creative job, or you’re one of the many that’s nearly disabled and on disability, with the same disorder. I think it can confer great creativity when managed properly and given a creative opportunity - but both of those things are rare, hence the lack of measurable creativity in type ones and large disparity in outcome.
Thanks for the interesting video.
My mother has bipolar and her creativity helped her cope when she was creative. It also gave her a routine when she was depressive as well.
I have long been attracted to Kay Redfield Jamison's theory of creativity as rooted in hypomania. Disappointed to know that it can't, or hasn't, so far been vindicated, but thank you for setting the record straight. I don't want to overly promote an idea that hasn't been validated.
This made me think of electricity - a potential difference (voltage) allows work to be done. If humans had a flat affect all the time, nothing would motivate us. Even normal human emotions are somewhat cyclical between positive and negative, almost like an irregular AC current. People with bipolar disorder are "high voltage individuals" - things can get dangerous, but there are specific applications where it could be useful. If the mood swings are milder and more predictable, you've got yourself 120 volt, 60 Hz mains voltage (maybe).
I don't have bipolar, but I do go through cycles when I spend a lot of time focusing on something creative. Then, I'll get sick of working on it and never finish it, which can be frustrating at times.
I was also told, though I'm not sure how true it is, that a normal functioning brain attempts to regulate emotion. If you spend a few days feeling especially low, then you'll spend a few days after happy.
Thank you for sharing.
Creativity - it is when you believe that your idea is worth spending all your energy, and you can drop all your routine (work, family) for realize the idea. And it is happening only with mania.
in reaserches by creativity they mean some simplest foolish tests, like "write all possible ideas for using a brick".
Last medication I had made a zombie out of my and made me important. So yes, it most definitely has influence on my creativity. Using statistical "evidence" just ignores the individual cases.
Interesting video, I have heard a lot of people making this connection between bipolar disorder and creativity. Thank you for presenting credible data to explain this.
I have BP2 and seem to create more when I am hypo manic. I am a songwriter and am inspired to write more during the up times. I don’t think it makes me more creative though. I think that it is difficult to create when depressed.
Creating less doesn’t mean less creative
@@trs_4612 Introspection part of creativity.
I’ve written a song while manic!
In my experience, hypomania produces a somewhat chaotic form of creativity that requires more editing. If I'm slightly hypomanic that is the edge of chaos. I found that lithium carbonate over stabilized me, while sodium valproate is almost perfect.
I'm a creative writer. Without mood stabilizers and antidepressants, I can publish upwards of 40 pieces in a single year. With medication, I usually only publish between 5-10 pieces per year. The talent doesn't disappear, but the output does.
Holy fuck I write my script daily and is so sad when the "rush" of empowerment goes away because for me it happens at night and then I can't sleep and I feel dead tired the next days an sad
Bipolar people are extremely creative. Eminem is bipolar and hes one of the most creative of all time.
Excellent information. Thank you so much, Dr Grande.
this is heartbreaking, I thought at least I had creativity under my belt. But I guess I have nothing, just disabling mental illness.
I wrote the piece that posted on my channel while on a bipolar wave… some of my most creative pieces I attribute to my bipolar disorder. I love my crazy beautiful mind.
Thank you making this video. I really enjoy watching it.
You are quite welcome!
I had bipolar for a long time and sometimes associate medication with "death of creativity" this is a bad path to go...
Bipolar made me stuck for years, bad health, bad sleep... The right medications help me to not die as I work
as someone with bipolar 1, i will stick to my fantasies of having a brain like no other and that my downfall is actually my greatest attribute.
I've had a couple bipolar friends. Both very creativity. One she would do multiple projects at work and we never had a break and got exhausted lol. She also painted her walls where she lived with art projects and got evicted. The guy bipolar friend he had a great mind from it but never used it for anything like a career, he would just talk nonstop on his ideas. Nevertheless I admire the energy and creativity levels bipolar people display. Though without somekind medication it usually becomes dysfunctional and annoying
I am no doctor but, i disagree. People with a huge range of emotions are more creative because we have more to express! High highs and low lows dont always have words. But creative outlets can paint a picture of how we feel....and we feel things so much more than others. You might ask me how I feel today and there might be no anwsering but if you ask me to paint how I feel or dance how I feel it might be easier for me to make myself understood. In my belief that would give us more creativity.
"People with a huge range of emotions..." Everyone has the same range of emotions. It comes down to the willingness or ability to express them.
Im in University and I like drawing as my hobby. I see my bipolar as "intensified" emotions. The "happy" mode make me more productive at drawing, but it made me forgot my university homeworks. But the depressive really make me dont want to do anything at all. Im diagnosed with type 2 bipolar so Im studying this and I can tell you, the depressive mode really hurt my productivity (in all aspects), but at least I know I need to face it sometimes and when I do I find someone that understand me to at least lessen the impact. I really cherish the part where my emotion is neutral, because I could think clearly and focus on my university work more (its hard to achieve this state tho). Both "happy" and "depressive" phases detach me from reality to a certain degree (not like hallucination tho, but more like "I dont care attitude" and Im aware of this and fighting it, its tiring and so unnecessary I hate it). Also, the happy mode made me almost "too creative" that I spew too much ideas but zero job done 😭 And my friends notice this a lot, thank god they understand. Sorry for my bad english. Im a sociology major btw and emotion is really a big part of my major. I feel the need to do something about myself first (avoid bias based on emotional reaction and impulsive acts) and then help other people in a grander scale.
I'm cyclothymic still in highschools but I pump out work for my drawing classes and at home art pieces like mad during hypomanias. I'm a shy person but I tend to be really charismatic and extroverted/narcissistic during my peaks. Depressive episodes i cant do anything it seems but self loathing.
Profile pic is a good example
Omg ME TOO!!!
Dr Grande it would be nice also of you to do a study in famous people that have Bipolar. Please satisfy me. Thank you so much for excellent videos always. You are a top class Dr. In mental health. Intelligent and very gentlemanly
Google or TH-cam.
I have bipolar I disorder, ADHD and PTSD and the only time I have ever had the interest or ability is with mania. I had another one where I was into some physics theory.
Me, too and it sucks because I'd really like to focus on one passion and follow it through the long-term. Thinking school might be my option, my psych says routine is the best for bi-polar, all I could do was laugh, like, really, that's possible? But I want it to be possible. All the best to you.
I wrote poetry, song lyrics in the styles of my favourite artists, and now am writing a Horror novel, at least bipolar gave me a gift. It's pretty bad otherwise, the depression and anxiety sucks. Mania is fun, but it empties my wallet
I know now this video is 7-8 years old but as a musician and creative person that has been clinically diagnosed with Bipolar (#3 Cycle whatever you call it) it can be tough... When you're in a depressive episode you don't want to do anything creative - that is the LAST thing you want to do -- but when you're "manic" it's all you want to do - you want to do art - and i's not just art - it's whatever you love.... But once you have one of those depressive episodes it can be tough - and there is nothing you can do but wait for the episode to pass... Look, as someone that has bipolar - I wouldn't wish it on anyone - you never know what tomorrow will bring you... You can wake up and be like "this is the best and most beautiful day in the world" one day and then the next go into a 2 week depression for absolutely no logical reason - you wake up one day feeling like a million bucks and the next day you are moody and depressed and people think you're an ass compared to how you were the day before..... It's a real struggle - and most people just don't understand bipolar..... Look, it's like Dr. Jackell and Mr. Hyde and everyone around me loves Mr. Hyde but they get confused when I'm Jackell -- that's the best way to put it....
And now I see these foolish kids bragging about how "bipolar they are"... haha.... No this is something YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE... It makes it extremely difficult to have any relationship with ANYONE because you're one person one day and a totally different person when you have an episode ..... There is no "normal" mood or sense of being for us - we're either happy and nice or we're mean and depressed - and few understand that - they blame it on beer or cigarettes or your car or anything but the fact you have a chemical imbalance in your brain that doesn't stabilize your mood .... And idiots don't understand that - it's alien to their own brains.... Yes, I can control what I do and I'm certainly responsible for what I do but that doesn't change the fact that I could be happy for a month and utterly depressed for 2-3 weeks for no damn reason at all.... Yea, imagine getting depressed for no reason at all - NOTHING - welcome to Bipolarland, lol...... And if you don't know - I'm in my "happy world" right now - I mean if I wasn't I would have NEVER had the foresight or energy to write this post...
Look, this is just my perspective as someone that has had bipolar since I could remember and was misdiagnosed for decades.... Yea, I was only diagnosed with bipolar maybe 5 years ago... But look, now that I know what I have I can manage it - not only that but now I know why I get depressed for no reason - and you know what? now that I know that my depression er "negative mood swings" have not been as frequent .... Look, I'm doing well I take my meds - also - Kratom has really helped me - people don't understand how fantastic Kratom is... My meds + Kratom -- I'm usually in "happy land" , lol - tho of course I do still have the occasional episode where I'm depressed but I'm doing so much better with my meds and Kratom - it's night and day....
How does someone with this disorder stay focused on their art, I have periods of being hyper-focused and then not focused at all. It's extremely discouraging and sometimes feels shameful.
I completely understand.... I don't produce anything creative either ...maybe it's cuz our periods of hypomania or hyper focus Are too short lived....their phases probably last months at a time... Ours probably last only weeks... So it's easy to see how our creativity would be often interrupted
Dear Dr Grande, do you have any video talks about the construct of Creativity, and any correlations with any personality traits eg the big five - OCEAN etc thank you x
Musicians and artists around the World refer to me as a Freak… I am self taught guitar and piano player, sometimes I compose and record mind boggling pieces that I will never publish….
Hey great video thanks a ton
Idk I was diagnosed as bipolar and put on some meds. I honestly liked myself without meds way more. I just know I’m insanely depressed sometimes and other times I’ll do something but instead of giving it 100% I’ll give it 200%. And I have to be the best at everything I put energy into even if it means going insane doing it. But I noticed I enjoy writing stories and the ideas are nonstop to the point I’m trying to train myself to focus more on one thing rather then write 3-4 stories at once. Who knows maybe I really a, bipolar.
Hello doctor,thank you for sharing. I just would like to hear your views on Risperdal?
It appears to me that I have a powerful being inside my mind that only gets control over me is when I go into a Bipolar rage...that being should always be kept inside and controlled. I'm 56, I have seen it, felt the pure evil,collapsed everytime the situation was over. Usually unconscience people..I am not afraid of anything on earth,anyone,or thing. I am afraid of what is inside of me.
I think I have bipolar I scored 100% chance of having it but i want everyone to explain me this does bipolar make u smarter or feel dumber cause i feel dumber but i think like a genius its weird plz explain from a person who has more knowledge on this
Interesting, I see how they could correlate
I have BP1 and I'm very creative.
I was diagnosed I am an artist but my job is working on airplanes any way sometimes I can’t function
Fuk is horrible specially after you realize how shitty maybe you're work is, with the low hit of depression, you really feel hopless and even more when you realize how the world seems to be darker even during daylight.
I'll help you out. When manic, you have grandiosity so you are more inclined to be creative, and create when you never would have.
I have bipolar type I that I developed while pregnant with my daughter. (Mine has been diagnosed by multiple psychiatrists as postpartum.) I had at least 1 very severe manic episode that resulted in my hospitalization. Maybe it's because I've found my medications quite effective, but I have always been extremely low in creativity, though I suppose while I was manic some of my delusions were a bit creative, haha
Why is it that I have not heard of one person with these so called disorders being healed and cured by doctors.? What makes me sick to my stomach is that their not even trying to heal and cure patients. Which alot of these problems stem from childhood trauma. When someones needs are not being met their brain tells them to find that need so they can survive. Then that persons brain gos into survival mode and then anything can happen from that point. Their is not one case that a person has been successfully healed and cured. You know why because then the doctors would not have a way to make money if all the clients are cured. Their is no known chemical tests to prove if someone has a mental or personality disorder. I also hate how doctors see these people as broken mentally. The whole trying to control mankind with certain chemicals that do more harm than good makes me feel sick to my stomach. Your a liar. Have you ever had any of these problems with yourself. No so then if you have not personally experienced these disorders shut up.
I like ur thinking ....but I do think these conditions are real ... Perhaps people over diagnosing themselves ... But I do think there is some kind of real connection between creativity and disorders ... I don't think all disorders stem from childhood trauma
It has only been a horror for me.
Same I deal bipolar disorder type one and I deal with criminal and addictive like behaviors and I just got on meds two days ago third day comin up and I’m 21 so it’s manifesting fully now
Untreated bi polar if it’s personally a severe case (which like 80% are) can ruin your life
We’re throttle feelers
Fuckin beautiful maniacs who feel the lowest lows but experience the highest highs even if it comes from psychotic and manic place
I read somewhere that Sylvia Plath had Bipolar
I’m a filmmaker and actor and suffer with this
Umm antip
bad study
Care to tell the rest of the class why you think it's bad?