Sometimes, I miss my mania. I have type two bipolar disorder, or bipolar ii, which means my manic phases are actually hypomanic. I feel elated, I have tons of creative ideas, my synapses fire brightly, and the glorious world spins with me. I don’t worry about hallucinations and grandiose thinking, and I don’t spend my family into thousands of dollars’ worth of debt. Twenties of dollars’ worth of debt is my M.O. Bipolar ii means my depressed states are deeper than traditional bipolar, however, so there’s an unfortunate trade off. But hypomania can be a literal joy... until the crash.
How mania helped me survive grad school.
How mania helped me survive grad school.
How mania helped me survive grad school.
Sometimes, I miss my mania. I have type two bipolar disorder, or bipolar ii, which means my manic phases are actually hypomanic. I feel elated, I have tons of creative ideas, my synapses fire brightly, and the glorious world spins with me. I don’t worry about hallucinations and grandiose thinking, and I don’t spend my family into thousands of dollars’ worth of debt. Twenties of dollars’ worth of debt is my M.O. Bipolar ii means my depressed states are deeper than traditional bipolar, however, so there’s an unfortunate trade off. But hypomania can be a literal joy... until the crash.