You’d be forgiven for concluding that I have a pretty jaundiced view of hypomania. I mean I’ve written a great deal about the wrecking ball that is hypomania on all your relationships – from work to play. It’s not all bad though. I say that with a caveat though: it’s not all that bad if […]
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I’ve written before about rapid cycling. I was rapid cycling that time if that wasn’t obvious enough from my writing style. I also wrote something similar here. I figured I’d put together something describing to muggles a comparable experience of rapid-cycling (not bicycle related). And some of the possible triggers (only two). The DSM-IV describes […]
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Look, there’s definitely some correlation between the frequency and severity of manic episodes related to environmental stimuli. In this posy I postulate some of the things I feel contribute to triggering (hypo)manic episodes and, in some instances, suggest ways to avoid them.
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[I came back and read thins and it’s all a lot of baloney. I think I was confusing rapid-cycling with mixed episodes…] Run-of-the-mill Bipolar Disorder (BP) is a cycle between usually extreme moods that typically last for a couple of weeks or months and, for the very unfortunate, years. The good news is that BP […]
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The following post contains triggers related to suicide and self harm. If either of these makes you uncomfortable or trigger unpleasant emotional responses you should stop reading right now.
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Turns out it’s much easier to write from experience, so I’m gonna stick with speaking from the heart. Sorry mom. Overshare, probably (see symptoms)… might delete later. My bipolar diagnosis has, in many respects, been life changing. For the most part in the good sense. Something that I wasn’t ready for is the period before […]
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It’s likely there will be many more posts about (hypo)manic episodes on here I guess – it’s probably a sign I’m heading that way when I post. It is what it is. I also loath the term ‘episode’ … this isn’t “Pleasantville: A limited series”. Here’s what I remember from recent episodes (some of which […]
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