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Q: What does Bipolar look like for you?
Bipolar is a huge part of my life. When I was first diagnosed, I wanted to believe it was something that I would “get over” or I could manage it without having to really pay attention to it. I learnt from painful experience this is not the case!
Sometimes I find it quite overwhelming how many parts of my life are affected by bipolar. All the typically big chunky life things – work, parenting, relationships. But also, smaller things, like how well/not well I can tolerate noisy environments. This was never a problem for me previously but now cannot bear to be around noise (I mean normal levels of noise like a crowded restaurant). I have had to accept that bipolar is a chronic condition and it needs to be treated as such.
I don’t let bipolar define me or my life but I do accept that I cannot be a passive participant in managing it. The ups and downs of bipolar is an interesting thing to think about because the very nature of the condition is ups and downs! 🙂 The downs are hard – depression, suicidal ideation. But the ups can also be dangerous eg. Mania, hypersexuality, other risky behaviours etc
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