Above all, don’t postpone seeking help so you can continue to ride the manic “high.” The higher your manic episode rises, the further your mood may tumble after it ends. Talk to your doctor or therapist about what you should do when you're already in a manic state. And plan ahead...
Ki-Woo, who was about to close the window, sits back down. The FOG quickly envelops the family as they continue to fold. It’s rather poignant. A family braving through tear-inducing fumes just to make a meager living. CHUNG-SOOK (gasps) Shit! KI-JUNG (coughing) I told you ...
Suggest alternative courses of action for the person if she is going through a period of "mania." When manic bipolar people tend to make rash decisions, like breaking up with a boyfriend or quitting a job. Suggest a more reasonable alternative solution when she tells you of these plans, suc...
Okay, now I don't want to alarm anybody in this room, but it's just come to my attention that the person to your right is a liar. (Laughter) Also, the person to your left is a liar. Also the person sitting in your very seats is a liar. We're all liars. What I'm going to...
A person may experience manic episodes, which involve intense feelings of euphoria, followed by depressive episodes. Depressive episodes can cause them to develop a low mood, lose interest in activities, and experience altered sleep patterns. If diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, they may experi...
Don't forget that your family is a person, no matter how difficult the situation becomes. It can be easy to shift to thinking more about the diagnosis of bipolar disorder or psychosis and less about the individual. When this happens, the conversation might shift to be all about diagnosis,...
For years before I found out I had bipolar disorder, I found it difficult to maintain friendships. Sometimes I blamed myself, believing that I was just too weird a person or that I didn’t know how to be a good friend. Other times, I just dismissed people who didn’t like me as so...
lives that needs unpacking and cannot wait until we all meet in person. There might be a rundown of a night out. Serious news, easier to give to two or three friends at once, about the decline of a parent’s health. A meme about a Bill Si...
A word on the “skill” question: it may be helpful to address a shortcoming or skill gap, then cite the skill and how it will improve your life. Doing so can prove that you’re not going for pure quirkiness or trying, superficially, to be a Manic Pixie Dream Freshman. For example,...
Kim Mills: Up to 4% of people in the US live with bipolar disorder, what used to be called manic depression, but as common as this mood disorder is, it is also often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Indeed, many people with bipolar disorder wait years bet