I’m a bit late on seeing this but here is my pledge…
“I pledge my commitment to the Blog For Mental Health 2013 Project. I will blog about mental health topics not only for myself, but for others. By displaying this badge, I show my pride, dedication, and acceptance for mental health. I use this to promote mental health education in the struggle to erase stigma.”
I saw this pledge on Canvas Of The Minds & thought it was something I definitely want to take part in, as it serves a great purpose of eradicating the stigma around mental health & shows solidarity in the mental health community.
I try to write about my daily living with bipolar, but I also post a lot of music. I aim to write daily, but since I’m back in work this is turning more like once every few days.
My symptoms of bipolar tend to go like this…When I feel like me, I’m happy, outgoing & cheeky. When I feel low, they all go out the window to be replaced by insecure, reclusive & subdued. When I feel hyper I dance to the tune of enthusiastic, excitable & I feel I can achieve anything.
A more accurate description of my hyper side would be annoying, bouncing off the walls & Okaaayyyy, time to get Graham some sleeping tablets, as he is plainly tired…
Please show your support to the Blog For Mental Health 2013 project. Anyone reading this who writes a blog about mental health please consider yourself pledged by me.
Haha! I so get the bouncing off the walls. Lol Why can’t people just keep up? LMAO Hugs to you and good on you for helping others….Paula xx
Yeah, that’s it, everyone round me is too slow to keep up…yeah that’s it, you know…kinda
Thanks Paula
Haha! Enjoy the day, Graham. X
you too x
Amen brother. When I’m down I will sleep, not shower and talk very little. When I’m manic I am hyper-sexual, planning trips to foreign countries I can’t afford and writing insane posts on my blog. I also miss the days before I was medicated, even though I taunted death.
It surprises me how unwilling people are to mention the hightened sex drive that can be linked to bipolar. I suppose it’s the whole taboo issue around sex itself, which is ridiculous. We all have sex, unless you abstain, & most of us are on the planet because of it.
The link to bipolar makes sense in the hyper phase too, as much of our personality is ramped up because of the natural high we feel within ourselves.
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Clicked a little prematurely there. Pun intended 😉
I’m lucky with the over spending symptom as I don’t have that one, thank god.
I do miss the hyper side of things too. Though I still get it in small amounts
Yeah I do have the occasional manic episode. I can talk about the hyper sexual aspect because at age 43 I have no interest in acting like it doesn’t exist. Before being diagnosed the mania made everything better. I had a universe of energy. Work performance was high. Sex was frequent and loveless. Happiness was instant (or so I thought). That was the perception. The reality was that being manic and/or crashing could kill me. When confronted with anything remotely negative about myself, I became suicidal. Bipolar disorder is great if your manic employee or lover has it. If you have it and you’re not on mood stabilizers it’s can be mentally, physically and morally exhausting. All that said, I miss it like I miss my youth.
That’s a great way to put it.
I find it so much harder to read the signs of mania compared to depression. I think it’s because you feel great about yourself & so it’s harder to rein, as…well why would you want to stop feeling great.
Graham, of course you’re never late, it’s only halfway into the year, and I’m so glad to have you sharing your story and taking part in this. Thanks so much for spreading the word. Your readers can find out all the official details on becoming involved by reading the following, if they’re interested: Blog For Mental Health 2013 | A Canvas Of The Minds.
Meantime I have finally got you added to the blogroll and your post shared out. Thank you for being so understanding and patient, and such a supportive and kind person.
Take care of yourself.
Thanks ruby
Take care