who has bipolar disorder and what is it and how does it feel for you?

Answer 1

I'm bipolar, but right now I'm on the right medications for me and doing quite well. When I'm sick I mainly suffer from depression: constant misery, suicidal ideation, nothing is fun, everything hurts, frequent crying, etc. I've had the occasional minor manic episode where I sleep only an hour or two a night, spend more money than usual, talk constantly and quickly, crave attention, have an increased sex drive and hate sitting still. This is the closest to normal I have felt in years, but I do miss some of the manic symptoms. I had my major breakdown freshman year of college and now I'm stable enough to finish growing up, get a job and move out and all that.

Answer 2

I have bi-polar disorder with psychotic features.

My manic periods were rather mild-- racing thoughts so fast that I had to hit myself on the head to give myself a huge headache so I could deal with how slow most people talk-- but I never spent a lot of money while manic. I've also been quite agitated and had trouble concentrating.

Psychosis I have had twice and both times I was hospitalized for it. That is serious delusions... about everything. The whole world is patterns within patterns. It's actually a very cool experience despite the paranoia. A very complex, multifaceted puzzle and I wish I could remember more of it.

Like for example, I live near an airport... so I can hear planes come from overhead. In psychosis, I'm afraid they are going to drop nuclear bombs. So I kick a hole in the wall to set up a secret symbol-- the secret symbol is putting my hand through the wall-- which represents sex which represents life which will save me from the nuclear bombs. Going through my environment. Breaking down walls. Symbols. Then more and more patterns which involve the trinity of time travel... and lots of other strange things. More and more and more.. and I'm rambling and agitated. And incoherent... and that's when I got hospitalized. Geodon snapped me out of delusions quickly.

Anyway, depression was almost constantly (much more consistent than mania or psychosis)... I've had varying levels of functioning with the depression. Sometimes I was able to work temp jobs... sometimes not. I've stayed indoors living with my parents for years never going outside. So there has been a lot of depression.

I refused medication for 10 years, until I was hospitalized for the psychosis. The medication helps a lot.

And that's my experience with bi-polar.

Answer 3

Great question, friend! I would absolutely LOVE to share with you my experiences, YOU NOSY, GOOD-FOR-NOTHING PIECE OF.....oh...wait, so sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Please forgive me....

As I was saying, dear friend, bipolar disorder poses very unique challenges for fair and good people such as us, it can FRIGGIN' BOLLUCKS UP YOUR WHOLE DAMNED LIFE WHILE BEHIND A CURTAIN, YOUR SO-CALLED FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE LAUGHING, LAUGHING AT YOUR SUFFERING....suffering.....suh-suh-suh.....oh.....damn damn damn, let me get back to you......peace.

Answer 4

I don't but it's just a high falooting name for "MANIC DEPRESSION"