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beeing bipolar and seeing how others handle it was reliving, especially the not sleeping part hit me hard, greetings from germany, old me misses your old channel, new me appreciate your new one
@@zoki4291 i have friends with npd. i specifically asked for this video to clear up the assumption that all people with npd are abusive, as you seem to think
@@MGH375 Ah my bad, my bad, I didn't want want to come up as if I'm assuming that they are abusive. I grew up with both parents with npd and it affected my life in a certain way (they weren't particularly abusive, but they were bad parents which screwed up a lot of things for both me and my siblings), so my thought process came from that + the fact that I read somewhere that most npd people are unaware that they are npd because it's difficult for them to comprehend that.
@@zoki4291 I’m really sorry that you had that experience, and I understand the struggle of growing up with mentally ill people wholeheartedly, but I don’t think using anecdotal evidence to talk about a diverse group of people is helpful. People with NPD and other personality disorders are actually more likely to be abused by others, and not only that, the development of personality disorders is heavily influenced by childhood trauma. I understand where you’re coming from, but people with mentall illnesses, personality disorder, etc. aren’t a monolith and the kind of sentiment that you’re spreading right now could be hurtful to anybody with a personality disorder who is reading. I’m sorry that you had to be raised by assholes again. I know how hard that can be.
I personally think people throwing around phrases like “I’m so OCD” or “he’s so ADHD” does nothing, but harm. I think a part of the reason it took me so long to be diagnosed with ADHD is because I was associating ADHD with being a hyperactive little kid, which is not me in the least. It spreads misinformation about these disorders
Hey, would you mind telling me how it affects you? I've been wondering if I have it, I don't like want to diagnose myself off of you, I just want to hear about it affects like actual people with adhd cuz lists of symptoms are kind of confusing and symptoms come out in different ways with different people
@@marshmallow4646 i don’t have adhd but my sister does. symptoms are usually split between hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattentiveness and some people may have only one type or a combo of the two. my sister has literally every symptom you could have so i thought it would be helpful to put them into real life perspective for you. for inattentiveness she finds it really hard to focus on things like for example in school she’ll be listening to the teacher and she can see the teacher is talking but nothing the teacher says enters her brain. then this causes her to not understand anything in class and therefore affects her academic grades. you have to explain something a million times to her before she actually retains any information you say. also when you’re explaining something or simply having a conversation everything distracts her even just a strand of hair in her face causes a 10min distraction so when talking to her she’s constantly going off on tangents because she can’t focus on the one topic we’re talking about. it also happens when we watch movies her attention span is so short that she can’t follow along properly with the plot of the movie so she’s constantly asking questions about what’s going on. for hyperactivity/impulsivity when having a conversation she may be the one dominating it and never letting you get a word in or she’s constantly interrupting you to talk about something completely different that just popped into her head. if she’s not the one talking then she’ll be fidgeting with anything within her reach. in class she sometimes gets out of her seat and walks around to other students maybe asking for a pen when you’re not allowed to do that. she also gets sudden bursts of creativity like when people started getting tiktok famous everything she did was centred around becoming tiktok famous then when she got bored of that she started designing clothes and wanted to be a fashion designer. then after a few weeks she stopped doing that and decided she was going to make jewellery to sell on depop. now she’s obsessed with doing her schoolwork so she can become a lawyer so her hobbies come and go in just a matter of weeks. when she was younger she did dance classes and after a few lessons she would say she didn’t like it and wanted to do a different style of dance even though she had just been begging our mum for weeks to do this style. so overall it affects her in every aspect of her life: in social interaction, her hobbies and her school life. i hope this was helpful :)
When I was younger my friend kept saying "I'm so OCD" and "omg sorry it's just me being OCD, I do that sometimes" and I hateddd that so much!! People with OCD struggle a lot more than her wanting to organize her pens because it bothered her, why can't people understand that?
Yesss. Absolutely same for me. I didn't know what adhd was and I immediately knew I had it once I found out what it actually is. Got my diagnosis now at 19. We need better education and less stigma
My biggest issue with being bipolar is having a messy room. When I’m depressed I can’t bring myself to clean and when I’m manic I feel like I’m too busy to clean. There’s never a middle ground
Agreed I always put things off I have a laundry basket in the back of my car atm and still haven't brought it up just because I don't want to shell the energy but have all the time in the world to do it. Using my productivity on things that I shouldn't
Dont worry i am the same and im not Bipolar. Give urself time. Having a dirty room or even not showering for afew days is not the end of the world. When you finally feel like it, you'll do whatever u want to do.
I got diagnosed with bipolar 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the morning after. So no hangovers. No depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now have a more calm mind
Please do “I spent a day with people with depersonalization/derealization disorder” I don’t think a lot of people know about this disorder. I will love if you did a video about it to spread more awareness. ❤️😊
Maybe build more bookshelves? 😂 Jokes aside it sounds really rough I'm glad that you are still working at it even though it's really difficult. Slow progress is still progress and even though it's hard when the depression hits try to celebrate any little wins you have ( because being harsh on yourself is too easy with depression)
@@mae7974 yeah it is. Honestly I’m going through a spell now where feeling emotions is too exhausting so I just don’t..but even that sucks cause it’s not good. Thank you for that though.
For real. I was diagnosed until age 27 in July this year 😬 been doing great with meds but yes! It feels so weird (in a good way) being able to relate with people.
this and ocd are two of the most used disorders that no one actually knows anything about. bipolar disorder isnt just "switching up personalities tehehe" its a cruel disorder that affects the person and their family around them greatly (mother got it due to drugs, doing better but holy shit the pain ive seen her in makes me feel for you all) and ocd (same with being a germaphobe) isnt just "liking things clean"/ "liking things in its place".
@@douglaskocsis9025 one of my friends at school once said I’m probably bipolar and I was upset because I’m not(last time I checked)I’m just a very emotional person.
Yep.. I’m bipolar and my dad is OCD and it’s got nothing to do with cleaning it’s counting ceiling tiles and checking the locks over and over again and not being able to take a different route home than you did there even if the roads closed
I was just thinking about how different these kinds of interviews would go if it were on regular tv. Who gets picked to be interviewed, how the interviewees are treated... etc. so much of what Anthony does just humanizes people who have been exploited by traditional media.
Idea: Spend a day with Psychiatrists? Like how they feel about their patients? How do they deal with stigma? How do they feel about most of the people self-diagnosing or using mental illnesses as adjective? How long did they study to be a psychiatrist? Do they experience some patients getting aggressive and hurt them? because legit, most of the people that I know see psychiatrists are heartless, that they shouldn't be able to feel sadness or something like that and that they just straight up shove meds to their patients. It would be great to understand their point of view.
The worst part of bipolar... is knowing it’ll always come back. The manic times where you’re senses are in overdrive and you can barely get any sleep but also don’t feel like you got any rest, your mind going so fast it’s tiring, the raising anxious thoughts that you know are due to being manic but still can’t stop them. Or feeling so invincible, like you can do anything, being so sociable and brave... and then everything comes crashing down. The higher you are, the harder you fall. And you fall deep. And even when you know you have bipolar, you know that it’ll end, you don’t know when... and you’re so tired... of life... of the cycle repeating itself. For those who go through all that... it’s not easy, but stay strong. Life is worth it or you can make it that way.
@@michellemccully5685 If you have anyone in your life that you care about, yes. I spent a decade not living for myself, only for those around me. I got proper treatment finally and now I can say I live for both myself and them and I find happiness in the little things. I learned life isn't about being happy, it's about finding those moments of calm/happiness and sharing those moments with people I care about.
That's when I started getting better. I honestly didn't even care to notice anything was different until I had my own family and saw how it affected them. They are my motivation to continue treatment chemically and mentally. Keep up the fight my friends, you are not alone ❤
The amount of times I've said "I dont know" about how I'm feeling is insane, I always have a reason but it will never surface until after the fact when I'm calmed down, the unexplained anger is the worst
This! I don’t like when my therapist asks me what I’m feeling. I don’t know what I feel in the moment. It isn’t until after the cycle I notice stuff and go back.
When im tweaking the fuck out and i NEED to talk to somebody because i feel like im about to explode so i call a friend and as soon as they answer it either all comes in all at once or goes completely blank. There is no possible way to describe that to somebody
this and schizophrenia are probably the most misunderstood and stigmatized mental disorders, im glad these videos exist because are very informative and spread awareness
@@lisa44959 honestly all cluster b personality disorders- I’m tired of people throwing around the word narcissistic when someone does something they don’t agree with
I would love to see one on postpartum depression. People don’t realize that you can develop postpartum depression up to 8 months after birth. So many women have lost their lives because they felt so alone or didn’t know what was going on with them.
Yes, it's not something most people really know. I know that a lot of women suffer with PPD but idk what that's like. It must be so difficult to talk about.
@@mridul7639 I’m currently 6 months pregnant with my first child so it has been something that I have been a little interested in knowing more about. If there are any warning signs, and just to spread awareness.. I think it would be a great episode to the series!
@@baileyboudreaux3199 Congrats! I hope things go smoothly for you and the baby. I've seen people discuss it with their partners about PPD, like how to communicate if you end up in that situation and the support that might help.
My girlfriend and I are going through this together right now. I'm not the one with the bipolar disorder but of course it affects me as well. However, it's not even close to how much it affects her. I can't imagine not being able to control your own feelings, but I can at least understand that it sucks. Her mood has been going up and down for years even before we met, but it wasn't until I came along and told her this might be a mental illness she has to deal with sooner rather than later, that she started seeking help through therapy and pshyciatrics. I'm so proud of her and she's finally found some stability in her life again. Hopefully I'll be able to propose to her in a year or two as well :)
@@boop8871 Nah, we were also living on different sides of the country for the entire relationship. And when we both wanted to keep studying apart from eachother, I guess she felt it wasn't worth it anymore. She did however say that she also wasn't happy with how she treated me when she had her down periods
@@BigArnieNumeroUno Why? “Bipolar” literally means “two ends of an axis”, which fits the description for bipolar 1: mania and major depression. Bipolar 2 does not have mania so therefore is not “two ends of an axis”. I feel like “halfpolar” describes bipolar 2 better, but it wouldn’t have much of a ring to it.
@@MM-pv5tp Bipolar 2 swings from hypomania ie on the mania spectrum to the depressive pole. Both mania and hypomania can have devastating consequences for the sufferer. Bipolar 2 involves far greater time in the depressive stage, more frequent episodes, more suicide attempts and actual deaths. Bipolar 2 has 20 times the frequency of attempted suicide compared to the general population and a horrific 1 in 5 will complete suicide. Not much of a discount or half polar. This description trivialises a severe mental disorder every bit as severe as bipolar 1.
@@BigArnieNumeroUno Sure bipolar 2 has more suicide attempts, but not that much. 34% of people with bipolar 1 has considered suicide, along with 36% of people with bipolar 2.
I have Bipolar 2 myself, Thank you so much for doing a video on us, we go through constant mood swings we can't control and shockingly 20% of us choose to no longer live with the condition. Our disorder deserves way more attention.
my brain jumbled that as PB2, the powdered peanut butter But yes, I agree the disorder needs attention. I just found out a friend has bipolar disorder & I felt so uninformed. People should have greater access to the knowledge & ways to support themselves/others who need it
I have it as well. I felt very seen because of this video and the title shocked me to find out someone actually discussing it. And acknowledging that there are two types as well.
I have BP2 as well, and hide the hell out of it (as much as possible). I had NO idea that 20% of us check out? Not surprising I guess...the depression hits and the thought of "I'm done" is constant. If there was a way to do it without hurting other people I care about, no doubt would have by now.
@@sarshanewton2647 bp2 tends to be associated with hypomania rather than full mania(shorter less intense mania) but I think the lines are pretty blurred from my understanding
tw death My Father had Bipolar II disorder, i lost him when i was little so i never realized how this disorder really affected his life. watching this video i broke down knowing that's what my father went through. thank you Anthony for bringing awareness to these types of things
Im so sorry to hear that. I want to say though, it IS hereditary so I hope you are monitoring it/seeking therapy as it can spring up at nearly any point. My dad wasn't bipolar until 27, I became bipolar around 16, my aunt became bipolar in her 30s. You aren't guaranteed to have it of course, but its def worth it to keep it in mind for your future. May you find some peace
Has Anthony done a "I spent the day" video involving Anxiety Disorders yet? The mental health series is great and I would love to see these extremely common (but often undiagnosed and misunderstood) disorders covered especially Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Me too I wanna be on his channel for that topic because I have a lot to say on it and I’ve been struggling my whole life with it and I want to bring awareness on it because people treat anxiety as if it’s not a mental illness and I feel like it needs to be brought up more
same here, i’d love to see a video about Anxiety and another about Depression. both are common, yet at the same time are very misunderstood. as someone who has both it’d be really nice to see Anthony talk about them
my aunt has bipolar and she said that the mania is when she feels the most suicidal, and the depression she is actually too depressed to self harm or do anything
im bipolar and this is how it is for me !! im too unmotivated to hurt myself, then i get manic and im full of this restless energy anf discomfort. sometimes everything gets so overwhelming when you're manic, you just have to cry
My mania causes me to starve myself sometimes because I get into doing so many things at once that I forget oh shit I need to eat because I’m a human. Mania is strange because you can have mixed episodes as well.
For me, the depression is like being a vampire living in the dark for 500 years, just waiting for the sun to come up. The manic part is realizing you wasted 500 years pretending to be a vampire, and being disgusted with the waste.
this is how it is for me too!! i am a lot more impulsive when manic and that’s when i’m most likely to do something like hurt myself, when i’m depressed i don’t really have the energy or willpower
I hate when people say “omg you’re so bipolar” because I actually have bipolar disorder and that phrase makes it seem that anyone with a little mood swing has bipolar disorder that isn’t even diagnosed with it.
Completely agree! I always ask people "oh when did you get diagnosed" when they say "oh I'm so bipolar" same with OCD and ADHD. It feels so dismissive, I'm not just a bit moody, my brain can't regulate my moods properly and it's really tough to live with sometimes. I make the effort every day to try and stay stable, it isn't a joke.
I was called "bipolar" before I even got the diagnosis (like a year before, and i just had a minor mood swing) from my classmate, and it upset me really bad. After telling him I got the disorder and he was like "oh, i thought you actually had the diagnosis back then" and i was like ??? :/ Since then I have had a hard time accepting my diagnosis because of pure denial, since I dislike being predictable or described by my diagnoses.. :x
Hey, so I'm just kinda confused and was wondering if you could help me figure myself out because I'm thinking I might be bipolar, have adhd, anxiety, depression, something along those levels and I really just need some help from someone who's in this situation (also before anything I would live to get professionally diagnosed but my mom won't let me, even though she's been able to go and diagnose my other siblings so idk, guess she still thinks I'm the perfect child that needs to stay perfect, whatever. Anyways, sorry) My dad was bipolar, and also an alcoholic so I've seen others with such disorder and idk for sure but I remember my mom mentioning bipolar disorder could be genetic so idk? And also I will get super energetic at points and spend hours drawing and spewing out art and then some days feel super sad and see no point in life anymore and feel on the edge of suicide so yeah. And I mean, it only happens a couple times a year and I realized kinda a pattern or reasoning behind why I get so sad so idk if it's just seasonal depression or I don't know, sorry for bothering you I understand this is probably long, and frankly I really do hope I'm not bipolar because this paragraph is kinda a result of a breakdown I had for realizing this could happen. Thanks for any help. I don't know what's wrong with me and I don't know if I can keep living like this without help but I just don't know how to reach out.
@@paityndice7832 I haven't got a perfect answer for you but, it's gonna be ok, if you need to get a diagnosis without your mum's involvement you can make it happen, it'll just take time. It seems like you're likely right, bipolar does have genetic links and as someone who seems to understand it fairly well, you certainly might have it from what you've described. If it feels like depression, hypermania, adha and anxiety it could well be bipolar. Many people go their whole lives without a formal diagnosis but you can still research and try to pschoeducate yourself either way. The easiest way to work it out in a way that you can then show a Dr is to mood chart, you can do it on your phone on an app or with journalling etc. Keep track of how you feel each day with a number or set way of describing and then over time you can track your moods. If you wanted to you can then use this to show a Dr or medical professional you trust and see what they think. If you have a phone you can likely sneakily call the Drs office and explain your situation to them. One of the few advantages of the pandemic is that doctors are now much better at phone call/email appointments. Again you don't need to but, if you wish you can. There is a lot of help out there. I hope it finds you quickly. I'm sorry your mum has put this pressure on you. Best wishes X
I was pleasantly surprised to see the acknowledgement that mania isn't always euphoric. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 w/ mixed features so my manic episodes are usually 90% anxiety/fear driven with very little euphoria at all. Just depression, insomnia and anxiety all on fast mode, all at once lol.
@@haicheng I definitely recommend researching what is called "mixed mania" or "dysphoric mania"! Almost all of my diagnosed episodes have been dysphoric mania - so I've got lots of energy, I can't sleep, but I feel horrible, and all of my thoughts are dark, unpleasant, depressing or anxiety inducing. It sucks :( best wishes!
I hate mania so much lol I thought I was the only one. I literally can’t sit still and I’m cognizant of how fast I’m talking. I can literally feel myself spiral
When this first came out, I put it in my "Watch Later" to watch with my stepmum when she had time. She had bipolar disorder, and for the first few years that she was with my mum (I have lesbian parents), her and I were always arguing due to the fact that she would sometimes become moody and standoffish at the drop of a hat, and also due to my own aversion to change that I now know was then-undiagnosed autism. By the time this video was uploaded, though, my stepmum and I got along really well and I understood her disorder a lot better, and she understood mine. She had become like a third mother to me, and I loved her just as much as I loved my other two mums. I wouldn't have changed her for the world. I wanted to understand her bipolar disorder even further, and see what she had to say about this video and so I saved it, for us to watch together. But we never got around to it, and in July 2022, she died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism. Her death shocked and devastated our family. We still haven't come to terms with it. My mother is inconsolable, and I'm not doing too great either. She meant the world to us. 😔💔 I had completely forgot about this video. I was just scrolling my RUclips homepage 20 minutes ago when RUclips suggested I finally watch this video from my "Watch Later" playlist. I did so. It's a wonderful video as always, Anthony. ❤️ I just wish my stepmum was here to watch it with me. 😔💔 She would have loved it, I know it! Thank you for bringing awareness to the effects of bipolar disorder. This illness plagued my stepmum for most of her life, but she never let it dampen her spirit. RIP, Alyson. We love and miss you so damn much. 😔💔🕊️
This was so heartbreaking to read. I hope your family is able to heal over time. Thank you for being compassionate and open to learning about how bipolar affects us.
it’s so true that while we think depression lasts forever, our state of mind does change. its more troubling to think that you may have depressive episodes always coming back, or not knowing how long they’ll last. stay strong out there everyone!
It's true, my therapist always reminds me if I'm in a depressive episode that is temporary, I've had them before and will have them again but it is good to be mindful of the fact it's temporary and you'll get through it again
To be honest, i feel like if youve dealt with depression to the point where you want to die then that depression will be there forever. There will be times where youre happy and times when the episodes appear, but the most important thing to remember is that those episodes shouldnt control your life. I get random episodes but i still make sure i get out of bed, brush my teeth, and shower because if not then i will stay in that episode for days or weeks.
@@ngndnd but not everyone has that control, i manage to brush my teeth but i sometimes go weeks without showers because i mentally cant bring myself to do it, its not really something you can control for some people. the end of your message comes off kinda, blamey? youre kinda insinuating that because they dont continue life as "usual" thats why it lasts so long. i know you might not have meant that, but thats kinda how it came off
If you don't mind me asking, how was it like to live with undiagnosed bipolar most of your life? How did it feel when you got your diagnosis and realized you were bipolar?
As a Borderline, I just wanna let anyone dealing with Bipolar disorder know that you are loved, understood, and so so strong. Both Bipolar and Borderline are so misunderstood and stigmatized, thank you Anthony for this series and for slowly but surely help normalize not only speaking but also accepting mental health.
@@allienixon8959 a lot of people get misdiagnosed as being bipolar for many years when they are borderline because the symptoms can come across so similar. This is something my psychologist told me when we were in the process of diagnosing me as borderline. Also the lack of understanding of it even within the psychological field contributes to these misunderstandings as well.
I think the hardest thing for me as someone who has Bipolar Disorder, is the uncontrollable emotions. Like, I’ll find a joke funny one moment, then offensive another time. I’ll get asked “why did this upset you?” Or “you’ve been upset lately” When I’m really just having random emotions. I hate how heavy they are. One moment I could cry and think the whole world is killing me, or I could be laughing my ass off and feeling like a god. The depression is overwhelming, and the mania is overbearing. I love the middle ground bc for those soft split seconds I feel a normalcy. I try to enjoy the middle as much as I can bc I know I could cycle again
I am honestly so glad that Anthony touched on Bipolar, I’ve been desperately waiting for this episode. As someone who lives day to day with Bipolar I do wish some of the more complex details could have come up though. Medications and the countless side effects, the inability to regulate your reactions to extreme situations, the differences between 1 & 2 and for me personally Rapid Cycling. My bipolar diagnosis changed my life 8 years ago, I thought with a label I was fixed but actually as the years go on it becomes more difficult to accept, normalcy feels like decades ago. As a rapid cycler (more recently diagnosed as ultradian cycling but that’s an even lesser known term) I have what feels like no control over my life. Unmedicated I can have extreme mood shifts every few hours, after weeks of this I am so mentally exhausted that I become physically exhausted. Medicated I cycle every 2-3 days. My friends, family and children never know what to expect, I can’t commit to social events weeks in advance because I’m never going to know if I’m well enough. I used to hide my diagnosis from everyone but in more recent years I’ve become as open as I can be about it in order to educate and reach understanding and compassion. Life with bipolar is incredibly hard, yes it’s a part of me and yes I’m an incredibly special character but I’m also sick and I wish more people could see that.
Hey Anthony, I have a chronic illness/ rare genetic condition called Ehlers danlos syndrome. It’s a connective tissue disorder that makes me super hypermobile. affects everyday life. A lot of people don’t understand how hard, different and painful it is to live with. I think it would be a great segment for your channel!!
If he chooses this topic I recommend he hits up Martina from "Eat Your Kimchi"/"Eat Your Sushi". She has EDS too, and has made many helpful info videos about it. And I adore her. 💜
Bipolar is common in my family and I'm so thankful you're bringing awareness to it! So many people think we're just crazy and unstable psychos and it's exhausting to be treated like that
Honestly have never heard anything negative about bipolar, but I also bearly new what it was and hadn't really heard about it. Hope it gets better for you!
I know lots of wonderful people who also are Bipolar, it’s part of who they are but it doesn’t define them. Most people who are Bipolar are fully functioning members of society. The scary mental illness to me is BPD, most of them are manipulative, abusive train wrecks who try to drag their loved ones down with them.
Watching this video, I had a moment of clarity… as I listened to the experiences shared, my jaw literally dropped because you guys basically described my life with all the patterns and triggers.. I just thought I was crazy or overly emotional or something and legit have most of my life wondering what’s wrong with me and looking for answers…It’s been bothering me for so long that I can’t manage to control the cycle of crashes. I’m still not entirely sure, as I don’t want to self diagnose, but this gave me enough clarity to think that I may need to talk to someone and see if I’m actually Bipolar…
With just being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and starting medication a month ago this really helps me feel less alone and different. I’ve been feeling pretty low for the past couple days and this has really helped
I made a stained glass... Something. Go figure 😂 I miss the times when my hypomanic episodes mostly resulted in me studying a year's worth of material in one week. At least that was useful.
my mom also has bipolar and it sucks when even after opening up to my friends they always joke about how she doesnt love me or is just crazy and then do things like call themselves bipolar and its great to see awareness go up sm over the years
yes I agree, my mom also has bipolar disorder and its upsetting at times to see ppl misuse the word or make fun of ppl who have it bc ppl don’t rlly understand the toll it has on the person who is diagnosed and their family/loved ones. So many people with this disorder struggle with even accepting that they have it or even to go get help/medicated, like my mom. It’s great to see ppl talking abt their experiences and normalizing having disorders like this one. Thank you for sharing!
For myself, going through a manic episode is awful because I feel so good about things, only for that feeling to vanish a few days later. I then just feel embarrassed for thinking I could handle things. I hate myself and feel so tired. I also get a bit too giddy/hyper during mania. I annoy people at times.
I loved this video, my only wish was that there was some discussion surrounding the difference between bipolar 1&2. Only because it was specifically written under the guests description. Muchlovealways
That’s what I was missing to and discussing the length of cycles this made it sound sort of like all bipolar cycle quickly but my episodes can last months varying from mania to hypomania and the the opposite in my lows and my lows won’t just change cause something good happens same with my ups they don’t go down just cause something bad happens
Yeah I agree. I also found it strange when one of the guests described their depressive episodes as lasting “hours or even days.” Isn’t the criteria two weeks? They also said that they went from suicidally depressed to ecstatic in an instant because of an external event, which is not at all characteristic of bipolar disorder.
I'd love to see an episode featuring people with migraines and chronic migraines. People often think it's just headaches because we don't talk about it often enough. While in reality it can affect daily live tremendously - people who suffer from migraines are more prone to anxiety, depression and it can really mess up your professional and personal life.
Thank you for suggesting this topic. I have sever daily chronic migraines and I get so frustrated when people make comments like that. I wish someone would walk in my shoes for a day to see how debilitating they can truly be.
i love that you’re bringing awareness to common/stigmatized disorders. it makes me feel less alone. i’d recommend connecting with individuals with endometriosis/pcos. 1 in 10 individuals with uteruses are affected (including myself- i have both). there’s truly no real “treatment”. - just ways treat symptoms. additionally, it takes most people decades to receive some sort of diagnosis. just a suggestion and i think bringing awareness would be super dope.
I deal with this too. The pain is unbearable. It makes me mad when girls with light periods with little to no cramps are like "It's not that bad" when they have no clue. I always feel like I'm being punched and stabbed.
You should do a day with people with depersonalization/derealization disorder. I'm currently going through this and it's one of the least talked about mental illnesses. It falls under dissociative disorders.
The worst part of having Bipolar disorder is the idea in people: "Don't get to close to them. They will ruin your life." I'm 30 and I have created quite a few long friendships in my life. People I know for more than a half of my life. I haven't ruined their lives! Same goes for my for my family. They are all fine and I've never caused them any suffering. I only ruin my own...
Seeing that you included people with Bipolar 2 made me cry. It’s so hard to find any discussion of it and I struggle with feeling validated in my diagnosis. Thank you so much for being so inclusive in this video and in all of them
saaaaame. I'm dying to discuss different experiences with BP II. for example, I'm such a reserved person that the risky/impulsive behavior associated with hypomania barely stands out. It also seems like my sleep patterns don't match the DSM criteria, and no one (professional) will tell me if that's unusual or not.
same. seems very nuanced in comparison. haven't found others (that aren't medical professionals) to discuss experiences with which leads me to constantly question the dx. I can't seem to get any dr's to answer questions either. What sucks is the fact that it limits the medications you can be prescribed because of the risk of triggering hypomania.
I have bipolar disorder and I feel like I am always getting yelled at because i am too loud or exited. Then all of the sudden I am in my bedroom crying my eyes out.
My girlfriend has bi-polar disorder and this is such an accurate description of how it makes you feel. It takes so much of your life away from you, makes you lose your friends and the people that you love start to resent you, no matter how forgiving they are. I have the utmost love, respect and patience for my girlfriend and some days it is hard for me to not take it personally, during the highs or the lows. It really makes life very hard for yourself and the people around you, only the strongest people make it through that.
I remember watching that interview with Selena Gomez where she reveals she is bipolar and I just wept. I felt like a person. I felt like I could still grow up and be that strong woman that I always saw in Selena. It’s so cool that despite how debilitating bipolar disorder can be, we are able to break through and live life and be successful. Thank you Anthony and these awesome guests for bringing light to my disorder and bringing it up on this huge platform so it will be destigmatized and understood ❤️
Bi polar people are the most loving kindest selfless people very empathetic compassionate . Ive been married to a bi polar woman for 20 yrs never been closer or loved someone this much gets better every year
My sister got diagnosed bipolar disorder 2 years ago, and since I'm what you would consider a minor, she doesn't really like to talk to me about her problems and what she is experiencing. That's why I love this series, it can really give a good sense of understanding towards different issues, and I feel like I have learned a lot more about my sisters problems and what she goes through on a daily basis. And for that I just wanna say thank you Anthony.
Unfortunately for me, my first introduction to Bipolar disorders was Wattpad and it is so stigmatised and negative. But the more I know about the more I realise how wrongly it gets represented. Kudos Anthony!
Wow, hearing that a lot of people aren’t diagnosed until their 50s is just so shocking to me. I was diagnosed as having a bipolar 2/BPD diagnosis when I was 17 and a senior in high school. I have been on the same medicine for fifteen years and have finally learned how to take care of myself and be happy but after fifteen years of medication and many years of therapy. It just feels so shocking. It feels good to hear people speak about it so openly and confidently
TW//suicide and mentions of self harm As someone who lives with my soster who has bipolar 2 disorder it's hard. I've seen my sister have terrible downfalls and highs. There's times where her and my parents will fight telling her too kill herself infront of me. Theres times where she tried to unalive. Sometimes my parents would walk into her self harming, etc. Bipolar disorder affects more the person with the disorder. But it also takes a turn with families and siblings. I am the youngest and I have multiple triggers. I have anxiety but also now how to comfort my sister.
Please spend a day with recovering addicts ❤ everyone looks at us like were scum and like we're broken and can never be better. Our struggle is real and we deserve to be heard
As someone who is both Autistic and physically disabled-we really need to stop perpetuating the idea that one side has it worse than the other. I’m absolutely treated equally like crap for both reasons by many people. Hearing this constant back and forth across lines is extremely frustrating especially for those of us who are dealing with both. It’s better to learn from each other than immediately assume one has to have it worse. Yes, functional ability is a measurable, real thing, and it exists for physical, mental, and neurological illnesses. Some individuals can have more functionally limiting experiences, but it’s not necessarily due to the type of disorder they have, rather how their symptoms specifically impact their lives.
Yes, I don't think they need to be compared, as having these conditions shouldn't be a competition on who is "more" oppressed. Every illness has its unique set of struggles.
Yes I agree 100%. I have EDS+POTS as well as bipolar disorder and I use a walking stick, people always ask me which is worse to live with and it’s like man I don’t know they’re completely different things
I can relate to every single word that came out of Rivkah’s mouth. Thank you Rivkah, you’ve explained things that are very hard for me to put in words and it helped me a lot in my bp 11 journey
To any babes with BPD that are looking at the comments and are scared of someone saying nasty things about your disorder (cuz bipolar and borderline are usually linked), everything is okay ❤️ It’s a misunderstood disorder and that isn’t your fault. Stay strong babe!
Hello, just had to comment this one, but I do, alot of therapy and everyone around knowing helps alot, at work, friends and family, been of meds for two years and goes really fine, still have ups and downs, but knowing how to manage triggers, i can control episodes.
I managed for a year without meds, but I was recovering from a different (pretty severe) illness then, so I was focusing on literally nothing except for my health. I would just sleep, exercise, painstakingly plan and cook my meals, carefully control the amount and type of social interactions I had, and micromanage every little aspect of my physical and mental health. It wouldn't have been even remotely possible if I was working or studying; it was a 24-7 job with no breaks.
Bipolar is something I usually don't talk about much.. when I am feeling off, reality and my head merge in a way. I lose most of my emotion too which scares me. I could kill somebody and not care until after a while. I wake up from the dreamlike state then go back into a state of mental hell once I realise what I had done. I refuse to end my life because I have so many people I care about and I know so many people who would do the same if I ended it all. I refuse to give in.
“We should be valuing ourselves based on how we react to things like falling down instead of the fact that we fell down at all.” - Anthony Padilla 2021 Amen to that
I think you should do “I spent a day with a teen mom” as someone who had my daughter as a teen I think you would make the episode so informative. You ask the best questions and have so much respect and make the people you interview so comfortable.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder two years ago after spending most of my life misdiagnosed as having major depression. When I was diagnosed with bipolar, it made so much more sense and I felt relieved to finally have closure.
My mom took her life when I was 13 because of this disease. She never got the help she needed, even after being diagnosed with bipolar multiple times. Thank you so, so much for spreading awareness. You have no idea how much this episode meant to me.
I started watching this when it came out, just finished. I was a rapid cycling bipolar for a long time and got so bad I was having schizophrenic like episodes. This really resonated with me. Thank you for this. There is help though and things can get better! I am now a straight A student and a really great RN. I get to help so many people everyday.
This is me, hallucinating at those manic episodes, being grandiose and have no fear, cranky, trolling around while laughing, and then when shits get real, i isolates myself, regret my past actions, scared to hurt people, crying, depressed, feeling like shit, have suicide ideation, sleeping for hours, don't want to go outside room, with the lights turned off, just there in the dark for hours, even for days I feel like shit living this way, life itself punish me so bad....
ETA: Thanks everyone! I didn’t realize he already did, and I watched it lol that’s also a.d.h.d for you, my memory sucks 😂 Please do borderline personality disorder next. There such a stigma on it.
I love how this captured the illness so openly to every type. Your videos are inspiring and I specifically looked for the bipolar video so I could relate to one
Can you spend a day with people who stutter? Not just the occasional anxiety of speaking in front of a big audience stutter. An everyday problem that occurs even when you're speaking alone. I have a very severe stuttering problem and it's not talked about enough!! Everybody just thinks that we're scared or something like that which isn't the only reason why we stutter. Many people don't even recognize it as a problem/disability and just think that we're weird. It would mean a lot of you made a video on this topic
My mom, eldest brother and me have bipolar disorder type 1, i have adhd, bpd and depersonalization. I was diagnosted with bipolar disorder 2 weeks after my 19 birthday, at first i was in denial, i stopped taking my medication after leaving the mental hospital and my parents had to take me back, that's when i accepted that i am bipolar, took me a year to fully recover, mostly because it was hard for them to find the perfect mix of medication, now i feel like a normal person again, i can't drink alcohol or smoke weed, i take my meds in the morning and evening, never miss my medication, i'm so happy again because i'm stable, you just need the right mix of pills and take them every day, thank you anthony for bringing awarness about bipolar disorder, i had people being scared of me just for saying that i'm bipolar, sending all my love and positivity to everyone that reads this 🥰💕
@@lunalu552 I'm 100% sure the medication i have right now is what makes me stable, few months ago i forgot to buy my medication so i was a day without it, couldn't sleep and i started feeling really bad, took the meds when i bought them and that day i told myself i would never forget to buy my meds again.
@@numero1qw I'm not sure what kind of medication you're on but I've pretty much been prescribed a type of every line since docs wanted to diagnose me with some disorder and passed by bipolar as well. The brain "reboots" when you sleep so if you're not sleeping of course you won't be okay, sleep deprivation is literally one of the main causes of psychosis. I struggle with high anxiety so i also have sleeping issues and i would rather take a pill and sleep than being a zombie or going crazy the next day. What I've learned is that antidepressants, anti-psychotics and anxiety meds are basically sedatives, the label doesn't really matter. Also, if you suddenly stop taking any kind of medication, especially the psychiatric category, you're gonna experience fierce withdrawal symptoms. I've been there, withdrawal is the worse experience one can go through.
@@lunalu552 I started suffering from really bad insomnia when i was 12 i could be awake for 3 days and not be tired, at 14 i started smoking weed and it fixed it, got diagnosted with bipolar disorder at 19 because i was having a psychosis and mixed episode, the psychosis was because i smoked too much weed, i take lithium/seroquel for my bipolar disorder, clonex for my anxiety and lamictal for my dissociation. I have adhd, bpd and bipolar disorder.
Thank you so much for making these video's! I would love you to make a video about Avoidant Personality Disorder, which is a very unknown disorder. It's also a very lonely disorder, where people struggle with isolation, extreme feelings of feeling unworthy, afraid of being rejected and critised. I could imagine it would be hard to get someone with this disorder on video, but on the other hand, it would help a lot of people who don't even know they are having this disorder because of the extreme fears behind it.
realizing you have bipolar is so crazy because you start to pick up on these behaviors you thought we're "normal" or okay. for a long time i hated myself because i thought i was "faking" my depression/anxiety since the highs felt high- like they said you think it'll last forever
Thanks for this Anthony! Well spoken people breaking down stigmas, and I like that you had guests with a different range of Bipolar I and II presentations.
Thank you so much Anthony for bringing these beautiful people together. Personally I struggle with type 2 Bipolar disorder and it’s really hard to stabilize myself (especially without medication), so this means the world to me to hear other people’s stories
Electrically speaking, there's no difference between bi-polar and non-polar. Therfore I find the term prejudice, as it indicates that I don't exist to the person uttering such words of hats
I am bipolar..... And when I have episodes sometimes the cops get called. I sream & cry for hours. I usually don't say anything to the cops because it's none of their business but the last time I had one my son told them that I was bipolar and they treated me completely different 😃 better. It was a miracle!
Ooof, the cops been called on me a few times during some bad episodes. But luckily, the first time my fiancé called, one cop had bipolar also so it felt really good to have someone understand exactly what’s going on and how to handle me lol. Every time my fiancé has to call (which thankfully hasn’t had to happen in a few months) but that officer comes every time, even off duty. He left us his personal number.
This was very comforting to watch thank you for doing such a great job on this video bipolar is very stigmatized and something I have delt with since I was 6years old videos like this on such a big platform really does mean a lot to people part of the community
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beeing bipolar and seeing how others handle it was reliving, especially the not sleeping part hit me hard, greetings from germany, old me misses your old channel, new me appreciate your new one
i would love to see “i spent a day with people with narcissistic personality disorder”
@@zoki4291 i have friends with npd. i specifically asked for this video to clear up the assumption that all people with npd are abusive, as you seem to think
@@MGH375 Ah my bad, my bad, I didn't want want to come up as if I'm assuming that they are abusive. I grew up with both parents with npd and it affected my life in a certain way (they weren't particularly abusive, but they were bad parents which screwed up a lot of things for both me and my siblings), so my thought process came from that + the fact that I read somewhere that most npd people are unaware that they are npd because it's difficult for them to comprehend that.
That would be a great idea!
@@zoki4291 I’m really sorry that you had that experience, and I understand the struggle of growing up with mentally ill people wholeheartedly, but I don’t think using anecdotal evidence to talk about a diverse group of people is helpful. People with NPD and other personality disorders are actually more likely to be abused by others, and not only that, the development of personality disorders is heavily influenced by childhood trauma. I understand where you’re coming from, but people with mentall illnesses, personality disorder, etc. aren’t a monolith and the kind of sentiment that you’re spreading right now could be hurtful to anybody with a personality disorder who is reading.
I’m sorry that you had to be raised by assholes again. I know how hard that can be.
Would be nice, not a talked of much topic
I personally think people throwing around phrases like “I’m so OCD” or “he’s so ADHD” does nothing, but harm. I think a part of the reason it took me so long to be diagnosed with ADHD is because I was associating ADHD with being a hyperactive little kid, which is not me in the least. It spreads misinformation about these disorders
Hey, would you mind telling me how it affects you? I've been wondering if I have it, I don't like want to diagnose myself off of you, I just want to hear about it affects like actual people with adhd cuz lists of symptoms are kind of confusing and symptoms come out in different ways with different people
@@marshmallow4646 i don’t have adhd but my sister does. symptoms are usually split between hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattentiveness and some people may have only one type or a combo of the two. my sister has literally every symptom you could have so i thought it would be helpful to put them into real life perspective for you.
for inattentiveness she finds it really hard to focus on things like for example in school she’ll be listening to the teacher and she can see the teacher is talking but nothing the teacher says enters her brain. then this causes her to not understand anything in class and therefore affects her academic grades. you have to explain something a million times to her before she actually retains any information you say. also when you’re explaining something or simply having a conversation everything distracts her even just a strand of hair in her face causes a 10min distraction so when talking to her she’s constantly going off on tangents because she can’t focus on the one topic we’re talking about. it also happens when we watch movies her attention span is so short that she can’t follow along properly with the plot of the movie so she’s constantly asking questions about what’s going on.
for hyperactivity/impulsivity when having a conversation she may be the one dominating it and never letting you get a word in or she’s constantly interrupting you to talk about something completely different that just popped into her head. if she’s not the one talking then she’ll be fidgeting with anything within her reach. in class she sometimes gets out of her seat and walks around to other students maybe asking for a pen when you’re not allowed to do that. she also gets sudden bursts of creativity like when people started getting tiktok famous everything she did was centred around becoming tiktok famous then when she got bored of that she started designing clothes and wanted to be a fashion designer. then after a few weeks she stopped doing that and decided she was going to make jewellery to sell on depop. now she’s obsessed with doing her schoolwork so she can become a lawyer so her hobbies come and go in just a matter of weeks. when she was younger she did dance classes and after a few lessons she would say she didn’t like it and wanted to do a different style of dance even though she had just been begging our mum for weeks to do this style.
so overall it affects her in every aspect of her life: in social interaction, her hobbies and her school life. i hope this was helpful :)
When I was younger my friend kept saying "I'm so OCD" and "omg sorry it's just me being OCD, I do that sometimes" and I hateddd that so much!! People with OCD struggle a lot more than her wanting to organize her pens because it bothered her, why can't people understand that?
Yesss. Absolutely same for me. I didn't know what adhd was and I immediately knew I had it once I found out what it actually is. Got my diagnosis now at 19. We need better education and less stigma
@@louise4106 your sister seems to have a very serious case of it
My biggest issue with being bipolar is having a messy room. When I’m depressed I can’t bring myself to clean and when I’m manic I feel like I’m too busy to clean. There’s never a middle ground
SAAAAAAMMMEEE 😩
Agreed I always put things off I have a laundry basket in the back of my car atm and still haven't brought it up just because I don't want to shell the energy but have all the time in the world to do it. Using my productivity on things that I shouldn't
Dont worry i am the same and im not Bipolar. Give urself time. Having a dirty room or even not showering for afew days is not the end of the world. When you finally feel like it, you'll do whatever u want to do.
I’ve never felt more understood
Yessssss. My ooh is spotless when I’m manic. I’ll even clean stuff I never care to clean. And when I’m depressed it looks like a landfill….
I got diagnosed with bipolar 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the
same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the
morning after. So no hangovers. No
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How can i find him? Is he on Instagram
Please do “I spent a day with people with depersonalization/derealization disorder” I don’t think a lot of people know about this disorder. I will love if you did a video about it to spread more awareness. ❤️😊
I would love to see this.
He already did.. look back at his videos
Dissociative identity disorder would be a good one too.
Yes so true, I really want to see a video of that too.
oh i would love this!! i have this and id love him to do a video on it
“Why don’t I just build a bookshelf”
Bruh I fuckin did last week. Now I can’t get out of bed and slept a over 12 hours a day this week.
I hope you have a supportive team around you
@@manamibored7366 it’s a work in progress but it’s getting better. Thank you so much.
Maybe build more bookshelves? 😂 Jokes aside it sounds really rough I'm glad that you are still working at it even though it's really difficult. Slow progress is still progress and even though it's hard when the depression hits try to celebrate any little wins you have ( because being harsh on yourself is too easy with depression)
@@truecrimereader8346 thanks bro. I am a dudette but dude is chill with me.
@@mae7974 yeah it is. Honestly I’m going through a spell now where feeling emotions is too exhausting so I just don’t..but even that sucks cause it’s not good. Thank you for that though.
“When do I get back to my life?”
“This IS your life…”
As someone with Bipolar, I *felt* that.
this
So true
This hit me really hard too
For real. I was diagnosed until age 27 in July this year 😬 been doing great with meds but yes! It feels so weird (in a good way) being able to relate with people.
Right?!
this and ocd are two of the most used disorders that no one actually knows anything about.
bipolar disorder isnt just "switching up personalities tehehe" its a cruel disorder that affects the person and their family around them greatly (mother got it due to drugs, doing better but holy shit the pain ive seen her in makes me feel for you all)
and ocd (same with being a germaphobe) isnt just "liking things clean"/ "liking things in its place".
Exactly
It makes me so mad when people say I have it just cause of mood flips. Or when people tell me "everyone is a little bipolar" it just makes me so mad
Autism and ADHD are up there level with this.
@@douglaskocsis9025 one of my friends at school once said I’m probably bipolar and I was upset because I’m not(last time I checked)I’m just a very emotional person.
Yep.. I’m bipolar and my dad is OCD and it’s got nothing to do with cleaning it’s counting ceiling tiles and checking the locks over and over again and not being able to take a different route home than you did there even if the roads closed
i'm glad anthony's spreading awareness about these things, it helps a lot more people than he thinks
Oi don’t forget to thank the team behind the scenes too , they did alot of work too
Exactly
Seriously! One of the reasons i got my diagnose is Anthony thanks to his ADHD interview.
I was just thinking about how different these kinds of interviews would go if it were on regular tv. Who gets picked to be interviewed, how the interviewees are treated... etc. so much of what Anthony does just humanizes people who have been exploited by traditional media.
@@fenestrapain He should get his own show
Idea: Spend a day with Psychiatrists? Like how they feel about their patients? How do they deal with stigma? How do they feel about most of the people self-diagnosing or using mental illnesses as adjective? How long did they study to be a psychiatrist? Do they experience some patients getting aggressive and hurt them? because legit, most of the people that I know see psychiatrists are heartless, that they shouldn't be able to feel sadness or something like that and that they just straight up shove meds to their patients. It would be great to understand their point of view.
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Yes yes yes
I would love to see this
Yesss these are things I’ve always wondered because they are human too I want to know their point of view
This is such a good idea!
The worst part of bipolar... is knowing it’ll always come back. The manic times where you’re senses are in overdrive and you can barely get any sleep but also don’t feel like you got any rest, your mind going so fast it’s tiring, the raising anxious thoughts that you know are due to being manic but still can’t stop them. Or feeling so invincible, like you can do anything, being so sociable and brave... and then everything comes crashing down. The higher you are, the harder you fall. And you fall deep. And even when you know you have bipolar, you know that it’ll end, you don’t know when... and you’re so tired... of life... of the cycle repeating itself.
For those who go through all that... it’s not easy, but stay strong. Life is worth it or you can make it that way.
Is it worth it
@@michellemccully5685 If you have anyone in your life that you care about, yes. I spent a decade not living for myself, only for those around me. I got proper treatment finally and now I can say I live for both myself and them and I find happiness in the little things. I learned life isn't about being happy, it's about finding those moments of calm/happiness and sharing those moments with people I care about.
That's when I started getting better. I honestly didn't even care to notice anything was different until I had my own family and saw how it affected them. They are my motivation to continue treatment chemically and mentally. Keep up the fight my friends, you are not alone ❤
The amount of times I've said "I dont know" about how I'm feeling is insane, I always have a reason but it will never surface until after the fact when I'm calmed down, the unexplained anger is the worst
The anger is the worst! It makes me even more upset that I can't calm down.
This! I don’t like when my therapist asks me what I’m feeling. I don’t know what I feel in the moment. It isn’t until after the cycle I notice stuff and go back.
When im tweaking the fuck out and i NEED to talk to somebody because i feel like im about to explode so i call a friend and as soon as they answer it either all comes in all at once or goes completely blank. There is no possible way to describe that to somebody
This feels like one of the most stigmatized mental illnesses.. do as someone who struggles with this it’s really good to explain what it really is
this and schizophrenia are probably the most misunderstood and stigmatized mental disorders, im glad these videos exist because are very informative and spread awareness
This and borderline! Also people constantly confused bi-polar disorder with borderline
@@lisa44959 honestly all cluster b personality disorders- I’m tired of people throwing around the word narcissistic when someone does something they don’t agree with
@@xfreyawatson YES OMG!! or even worse people using God complex as an asthetic rn like what the hell is up with that?!
romanticized to hell too!! it’s rly annoying how things like these are romanticized in media when ppl go thru so so much. it’s not fun ://
I would love to see one on postpartum depression. People don’t realize that you can develop postpartum depression up to 8 months after birth. So many women have lost their lives because they felt so alone or didn’t know what was going on with them.
That!
Yes, it's not something most people really know. I know that a lot of women suffer with PPD but idk what that's like. It must be so difficult to talk about.
@@mridul7639 I’m currently 6 months pregnant with my first child so it has been something that I have been a little interested in knowing more about. If there are any warning signs, and just to spread awareness.. I think it would be a great episode to the series!
This
@@baileyboudreaux3199 Congrats! I hope things go smoothly for you and the baby.
I've seen people discuss it with their partners about PPD, like how to communicate if you end up in that situation and the support that might help.
My girlfriend and I are going through this together right now. I'm not the one with the bipolar disorder but of course it affects me as well. However, it's not even close to how much it affects her. I can't imagine not being able to control your own feelings, but I can at least understand that it sucks.
Her mood has been going up and down for years even before we met, but it wasn't until I came along and told her this might be a mental illness she has to deal with sooner rather than later, that she started seeking help through therapy and pshyciatrics. I'm so proud of her and she's finally found some stability in her life again. Hopefully I'll be able to propose to her in a year or two as well :)
You're very compassionate and you're doing a great job with helping her move through this 💪 proud of you 🙌
@@vaniduggal2457 Hahaha yeah thanks, she broke up with me though 🙃
@@HyperManic1000 oh wow, I hope u both r u doing okay 😂 I’m not sure if this is offensive or not, but was ur split related to her disorder?
@@boop8871 Nah, we were also living on different sides of the country for the entire relationship. And when we both wanted to keep studying apart from eachother, I guess she felt it wasn't worth it anymore. She did however say that she also wasn't happy with how she treated me when she had her down periods
My dad still has a hard time working with my mom. It never gets easier. But my dad is loyal until the end.
I'm glad he interviewed someone with bipolar 2 disorder!
As someone with that condition, I'm happy to see a representation for it.
Bipolar 2 is discount bipolar 1
@@MM-pv5tp An incredibly ignorant comment
@@BigArnieNumeroUno Why? “Bipolar” literally means “two ends of an axis”, which fits the description for bipolar 1: mania and major depression. Bipolar 2 does not have mania so therefore is not “two ends of an axis”. I feel like “halfpolar” describes bipolar 2 better, but it wouldn’t have much of a ring to it.
@@MM-pv5tp Bipolar 2 swings from hypomania ie on the mania spectrum to the depressive pole. Both mania and hypomania can have devastating consequences for the sufferer. Bipolar 2 involves far greater time in the depressive stage, more frequent episodes, more suicide attempts and actual deaths. Bipolar 2 has 20 times the frequency of attempted suicide compared to the general population and a horrific 1 in 5 will complete suicide. Not much of a discount or half polar. This description trivialises a severe mental disorder every bit as severe as bipolar 1.
@@BigArnieNumeroUno Sure bipolar 2 has more suicide attempts, but not that much. 34% of people with bipolar 1 has considered suicide, along with 36% of people with bipolar 2.
My mom doesn’t have Bipolar disorder but she has BP Depression really like that you brought attention to mental disorders on this video
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I have Bipolar 2 myself, Thank you so much for doing a video on us, we go through constant mood swings we can't control and shockingly 20% of us choose to no longer live with the condition. Our disorder deserves way more attention.
my brain jumbled that as PB2, the powdered peanut butter
But yes, I agree the disorder needs attention. I just found out a friend has bipolar disorder & I felt so uninformed. People should have greater access to the knowledge & ways to support themselves/others who need it
I have it as well. I felt very seen because of this video and the title shocked me to find out someone actually discussing it. And acknowledging that there are two types as well.
@@skytakami101 what are the differences if you don't mind me asking?
I have BP2 as well, and hide the hell out of it (as much as possible). I had NO idea that 20% of us check out? Not surprising I guess...the depression hits and the thought of "I'm done" is constant. If there was a way to do it without hurting other people I care about, no doubt would have by now.
@@sarshanewton2647 bp2 tends to be associated with hypomania rather than full mania(shorter less intense mania) but I think the lines are pretty blurred from my understanding
tw death
My Father had Bipolar II disorder, i lost him when i was little so i never realized how this disorder really affected his life. watching this video i broke down knowing that's what my father went through. thank you Anthony for bringing awareness to these types of things
Not the same but I lost my grandpa and second cousin to bipolar disorder.
Im so sorry to hear that. I want to say though, it IS hereditary so I hope you are monitoring it/seeking therapy as it can spring up at nearly any point. My dad wasn't bipolar until 27, I became bipolar around 16, my aunt became bipolar in her 30s. You aren't guaranteed to have it of course, but its def worth it to keep it in mind for your future. May you find some peace
Has Anthony done a "I spent the day" video involving Anxiety Disorders yet?
The mental health series is great and I would love to see these extremely common (but often undiagnosed and misunderstood) disorders covered especially Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Me too I wanna be on his channel for that topic because I have a lot to say on it and I’ve been struggling my whole life with it and I want to bring awareness on it because people treat anxiety as if it’s not a mental illness and I feel like it needs to be brought up more
same here, i’d love to see a video about Anxiety and another about Depression. both are common, yet at the same time are very misunderstood. as someone who has both it’d be really nice to see Anthony talk about them
God yes, as someone with GAD the amount of stigma despite being so common is insane
I have GAD, it kinda sucks but my level is pretty low these days.
Yes...anxiety/panic disorder needs to be talked about. It can be pretty awful.
my aunt has bipolar and she said that the mania is when she feels the most suicidal, and the depression she is actually too depressed to self harm or do anything
im bipolar and this is how it is for me !! im too unmotivated to hurt myself, then i get manic and im full of this restless energy anf discomfort. sometimes everything gets so overwhelming when you're manic, you just have to cry
My mania causes me to starve myself sometimes because I get into doing so many things at once that I forget oh shit I need to eat because I’m a human. Mania is strange because you can have mixed episodes as well.
For me, the depression is like being a vampire living in the dark for 500 years, just waiting for the sun to come up.
The manic part is realizing you wasted 500 years pretending to be a vampire, and being disgusted with the waste.
this is how it is for me too!! i am a lot more impulsive when manic and that’s when i’m most likely to do something like hurt myself, when i’m depressed i don’t really have the energy or willpower
That's also true for me, worst was going to a funeral manic. Shit broke me.
I hate when people say “omg you’re so bipolar” because I actually have bipolar disorder and that phrase makes it seem that anyone with a little mood swing has bipolar disorder that isn’t even diagnosed with it.
Completely agree!
I always ask people "oh when did you get diagnosed" when they say "oh I'm so bipolar" same with OCD and ADHD. It feels so dismissive, I'm not just a bit moody, my brain can't regulate my moods properly and it's really tough to live with sometimes. I make the effort every day to try and stay stable, it isn't a joke.
I was called "bipolar" before I even got the diagnosis (like a year before, and i just had a minor mood swing) from my classmate, and it upset me really bad. After telling him I got the disorder and he was like "oh, i thought you actually had the diagnosis back then" and i was like ??? :/ Since then I have had a hard time accepting my diagnosis because of pure denial, since I dislike being predictable or described by my diagnoses.. :x
I find this exact statement super triggering and i feel like I’m constantly educating people on why it’s not okay to say.
Hey, so I'm just kinda confused and was wondering if you could help me figure myself out because I'm thinking I might be bipolar, have adhd, anxiety, depression, something along those levels and I really just need some help from someone who's in this situation (also before anything I would live to get professionally diagnosed but my mom won't let me, even though she's been able to go and diagnose my other siblings so idk, guess she still thinks I'm the perfect child that needs to stay perfect, whatever. Anyways, sorry) My dad was bipolar, and also an alcoholic so I've seen others with such disorder and idk for sure but I remember my mom mentioning bipolar disorder could be genetic so idk? And also I will get super energetic at points and spend hours drawing and spewing out art and then some days feel super sad and see no point in life anymore and feel on the edge of suicide so yeah. And I mean, it only happens a couple times a year and I realized kinda a pattern or reasoning behind why I get so sad so idk if it's just seasonal depression or I don't know, sorry for bothering you I understand this is probably long, and frankly I really do hope I'm not bipolar because this paragraph is kinda a result of a breakdown I had for realizing this could happen. Thanks for any help. I don't know what's wrong with me and I don't know if I can keep living like this without help but I just don't know how to reach out.
@@paityndice7832 I haven't got a perfect answer for you but, it's gonna be ok, if you need to get a diagnosis without your mum's involvement you can make it happen, it'll just take time.
It seems like you're likely right, bipolar does have genetic links and as someone who seems to understand it fairly well, you certainly might have it from what you've described. If it feels like depression, hypermania, adha and anxiety it could well be bipolar. Many people go their whole lives without a formal diagnosis but you can still research and try to pschoeducate yourself either way.
The easiest way to work it out in a way that you can then show a Dr is to mood chart, you can do it on your phone on an app or with journalling etc. Keep track of how you feel each day with a number or set way of describing and then over time you can track your moods. If you wanted to you can then use this to show a Dr or medical professional you trust and see what they think. If you have a phone you can likely sneakily call the Drs office and explain your situation to them. One of the few advantages of the pandemic is that doctors are now much better at phone call/email appointments. Again you don't need to but, if you wish you can. There is a lot of help out there. I hope it finds you quickly.
I'm sorry your mum has put this pressure on you. Best wishes X
I was pleasantly surprised to see the acknowledgement that mania isn't always euphoric. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 w/ mixed features so my manic episodes are usually 90% anxiety/fear driven with very little euphoria at all. Just depression, insomnia and anxiety all on fast mode, all at once lol.
@@haicheng I definitely recommend researching what is called "mixed mania" or "dysphoric mania"! Almost all of my diagnosed episodes have been dysphoric mania - so I've got lots of energy, I can't sleep, but I feel horrible, and all of my thoughts are dark, unpleasant, depressing or anxiety inducing. It sucks :( best wishes!
I hate mania so much lol I thought I was the only one. I literally can’t sit still and I’m cognizant of how fast I’m talking. I can literally feel myself spiral
When this first came out, I put it in my "Watch Later" to watch with my stepmum when she had time. She had bipolar disorder, and for the first few years that she was with my mum (I have lesbian parents), her and I were always arguing due to the fact that she would sometimes become moody and standoffish at the drop of a hat, and also due to my own aversion to change that I now know was then-undiagnosed autism. By the time this video was uploaded, though, my stepmum and I got along really well and I understood her disorder a lot better, and she understood mine. She had become like a third mother to me, and I loved her just as much as I loved my other two mums. I wouldn't have changed her for the world. I wanted to understand her bipolar disorder even further, and see what she had to say about this video and so I saved it, for us to watch together. But we never got around to it, and in July 2022, she died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism. Her death shocked and devastated our family. We still haven't come to terms with it. My mother is inconsolable, and I'm not doing too great either. She meant the world to us. 😔💔 I had completely forgot about this video. I was just scrolling my RUclips homepage 20 minutes ago when RUclips suggested I finally watch this video from my "Watch Later" playlist. I did so. It's a wonderful video as always, Anthony. ❤️ I just wish my stepmum was here to watch it with me. 😔💔 She would have loved it, I know it! Thank you for bringing awareness to the effects of bipolar disorder. This illness plagued my stepmum for most of her life, but she never let it dampen her spirit. RIP, Alyson. We love and miss you so damn much. 😔💔🕊️
This was so heartbreaking to read. I hope your family is able to heal over time. Thank you for being compassionate and open to learning about how bipolar affects us.
it’s so true that while we think depression lasts forever, our state of mind does change. its more troubling to think that you may have depressive episodes always coming back, or not knowing how long they’ll last. stay strong out there everyone!
It's true, my therapist always reminds me if I'm in a depressive episode that is temporary, I've had them before and will have them again but it is good to be mindful of the fact it's temporary and you'll get through it again
To be honest, i feel like if youve dealt with depression to the point where you want to die then that depression will be there forever. There will be times where youre happy and times when the episodes appear, but the most important thing to remember is that those episodes shouldnt control your life. I get random episodes but i still make sure i get out of bed, brush my teeth, and shower because if not then i will stay in that episode for days or weeks.
@@ngndnd but not everyone has that control, i manage to brush my teeth but i sometimes go weeks without showers because i mentally cant bring myself to do it, its not really something you can control for some people. the end of your message comes off kinda, blamey? youre kinda insinuating that because they dont continue life as "usual" thats why it lasts so long. i know you might not have meant that, but thats kinda how it came off
@@missrissa37 Do meds not fix it?
@@1298blaster meds can help but they only go so far, the best treatment would be a combination of therapy and meds but some people can’t afford either
Can we just appreciate how Anthony and his team can get an idea, find people, make an interview, edit and post, so quickly to pump out content for us
Yes!
We!
Can!
Smosh lost a gem.
he has a team, so the thanks should go to the team as well!
"Some people don't get diagnosed until their 50s and I can't imagine going through half your life feeling these ways". Me. I got diagnosed at 46.
If you don't mind me asking, how was it like to live with undiagnosed bipolar most of your life? How did it feel when you got your diagnosis and realized you were bipolar?
"I need help is not a sign of being weak" It took me so many years to understand this. Thank you!
My cousin has Bipolar, and I'm glad you are bringing awareness to this
my dad has bipolar that is exactly what i was going to say
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Same. I'm diagnosed with BP and Adhd and I'm so glad to have a space where people can discuss it
Yeah i was going to say this cuz my great grandfather had Bipolar.
My cousin does too!
As a Borderline, I just wanna let anyone dealing with Bipolar disorder know that you are loved, understood, and so so strong. Both Bipolar and Borderline are so misunderstood and stigmatized, thank you Anthony for this series and for slowly but surely help normalize not only speaking but also accepting mental health.
As a fellow borderline, hello! I hope you're doing well
@@heyheyhey7988 hi Luna! If that's your real name I absolutely love it. Have a fantastic week love ❤
@@maykruvi oh thank you so much!!
A lot of people with borderline use it as an excuse to just be a shitty person.... Bipolar and BPD are not the same at all.
@@allienixon8959 a lot of people get misdiagnosed as being bipolar for many years when they are borderline because the symptoms can come across so similar. This is something my psychologist told me when we were in the process of diagnosing me as borderline. Also the lack of understanding of it even within the psychological field contributes to these misunderstandings as well.
I think the hardest thing for me as someone who has Bipolar Disorder, is the uncontrollable emotions.
Like, I’ll find a joke funny one moment, then offensive another time. I’ll get asked “why did this upset you?” Or “you’ve been upset lately” When I’m really just having random emotions.
I hate how heavy they are. One moment I could cry and think the whole world is killing me, or I could be laughing my ass off and feeling like a god.
The depression is overwhelming, and the mania is overbearing.
I love the middle ground bc for those soft split seconds I feel a normalcy. I try to enjoy the middle as much as I can bc I know I could cycle again
I am honestly so glad that Anthony touched on Bipolar, I’ve been desperately waiting for this episode.
As someone who lives day to day with Bipolar I do wish some of the more complex details could have come up though.
Medications and the countless side effects, the inability to regulate your reactions to extreme situations, the differences between 1 & 2 and for me personally Rapid Cycling.
My bipolar diagnosis changed my life 8 years ago, I thought with a label I was fixed but actually as the years go on it becomes more difficult to accept, normalcy feels like decades ago.
As a rapid cycler (more recently diagnosed as ultradian cycling but that’s an even lesser known term) I have what feels like no control over my life. Unmedicated I can have extreme mood shifts every few hours, after weeks of this I am so mentally exhausted that I become physically exhausted.
Medicated I cycle every 2-3 days.
My friends, family and children never know what to expect, I can’t commit to social events weeks in advance because I’m never going to know if I’m well enough.
I used to hide my diagnosis from everyone but in more recent years I’ve become as open as I can be about it in order to educate and reach understanding and compassion.
Life with bipolar is incredibly hard, yes it’s a part of me and yes I’m an incredibly special character but I’m also sick and I wish more people could see that.
Hey Anthony, I have a chronic illness/ rare genetic condition called Ehlers danlos syndrome. It’s a connective tissue disorder that makes me super hypermobile. affects everyday life. A lot of people don’t understand how hard, different and painful it is to live with. I think it would be a great segment for your channel!!
I was gonna say
*THAT'S A BLESSING*
then i read further
Ohhh no
my brother has hypermobility and it fucks with his handwriting and drawing
omg hi i have this too! if anthony did this i would love to contribute
@@whosindee it’s so important to get info out, it’s so hard to find other people with it
If he chooses this topic I recommend he hits up Martina from "Eat Your Kimchi"/"Eat Your Sushi". She has EDS too, and has made many helpful info videos about it. And I adore her. 💜
Bipolar is common in my family and I'm so thankful you're bringing awareness to it! So many people think we're just crazy and unstable psychos and it's exhausting to be treated like that
Same.
We’re just as exhausted with our emotions as everyone else around us is lmao 😂
Honestly have never heard anything negative about bipolar, but I also bearly new what it was and hadn't really heard about it. Hope it gets better for you!
I know lots of wonderful people who also are Bipolar, it’s part of who they are but it doesn’t define them. Most people who are Bipolar are fully functioning members of society. The scary mental illness to me is BPD, most of them are manipulative, abusive train wrecks who try to drag their loved ones down with them.
@@allienixon8959 what's BPD
Watching this video, I had a moment of clarity… as I listened to the experiences shared, my jaw literally dropped because you guys basically described my life with all the patterns and triggers.. I just thought I was crazy or overly emotional or something and legit have most of my life wondering what’s wrong with me and looking for answers…It’s been bothering me for so long that I can’t manage to control the cycle of crashes. I’m still not entirely sure, as I don’t want to self diagnose, but this gave me enough clarity to think that I may need to talk to someone and see if I’m actually Bipolar…
Hi Lex, any update? I hope you are well
With just being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and starting medication a month ago this really helps me feel less alone and different. I’ve been feeling pretty low for the past couple days and this has really helped
Remember that you're not alone. I'm here if you ever need a lending ear, and I know the struggle. 🤎
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“Why don’t I just build a bookshelf” 👀 me looking at the bookshelf I built last mania episode 😂😅
I made a stained glass... Something. Go figure 😂
I miss the times when my hypomanic episodes mostly resulted in me studying a year's worth of material in one week. At least that was useful.
@@S_Carol yes! Sometimes they can be helpful! I often times try to find something to do/learn/organize to prevent the anxiety centered manic episodes.
Yeah, I have some projects from both inpatient and home!
@@victoriaposada6330 I wish... Nowadays they just sort of make me jump between a million tasks without ever finishing any of them.
My mom has bipolar and I'm so happy to see it being destigmatized. She works so hard for the destigmatization and all the awareness helps!
my mom also has bipolar and it sucks when even after opening up to my friends they always joke about how she doesnt love me or is just crazy and then do things like call themselves bipolar and its great to see awareness go up sm over the years
yes I agree, my mom also has bipolar disorder and its upsetting at times to see ppl misuse the word or make fun of ppl who have it bc ppl don’t rlly understand the toll it has on the person who is diagnosed and their family/loved ones. So many people with this disorder struggle with even accepting that they have it or even to go get help/medicated, like my mom. It’s great to see ppl talking abt their experiences and normalizing having disorders like this one. Thank you for sharing!
For myself, going through a manic episode is awful because I feel so good about things, only for that feeling to vanish a few days later. I then just feel embarrassed for thinking I could handle things. I hate myself and feel so tired.
I also get a bit too giddy/hyper during mania. I annoy people at times.
Omg the fact he said “ladies and gentlemen and everyone inbetween”. Iconic!!
I loved this video, my only wish was that there was some discussion surrounding the difference between bipolar 1&2. Only because it was specifically written under the guests description.
Muchlovealways
Also the different types of cycling, and the fine line between happiness, hypomania, and mania
@@DisabledPsychedelica that’s what I wanting from this video
@@DisabledPsychedelica also have you ever heard of someone managing bipolar without medication? I didn’t know that was possible
That’s what I was missing to and discussing the length of cycles this made it sound sort of like all bipolar cycle quickly but my episodes can last months varying from mania to hypomania and the the opposite in my lows and my lows won’t just change cause something good happens same with my ups they don’t go down just cause something bad happens
Yeah I agree. I also found it strange when one of the guests described their depressive episodes as lasting “hours or even days.” Isn’t the criteria two weeks? They also said that they went from suicidally depressed to ecstatic in an instant because of an external event, which is not at all characteristic of bipolar disorder.
As someone with bipolar I can’t wait to finish this
Same!
Im still a bit confused. Is bipolar like having emotions that can go from high to low and vice verse in a short time frame? Or is there more
@@sunny-nq3yi yeah pretty much. Highs and lows can also last for days on end
@@sunny-nq3yi no, i think there's periods of downs, mania and "neutral", but that doesnt happen all in a day
Me too!
I'd love to see an episode featuring people with migraines and chronic migraines. People often think it's just headaches because we don't talk about it often enough. While in reality it can affect daily live tremendously - people who suffer from migraines are more prone to anxiety, depression and it can really mess up your professional and personal life.
Thank you for suggesting this topic. I have sever daily chronic migraines and I get so frustrated when people make comments like that. I wish someone would walk in my shoes for a day to see how debilitating they can truly be.
@@MarroneHeather I'm really sorry you have to go through this. Sending positive thoughts your way!
I’m so scared my migraines are gonna mess up nursing school
i love that you’re bringing awareness to common/stigmatized disorders. it makes me feel less alone. i’d recommend connecting with individuals with endometriosis/pcos. 1 in 10 individuals with uteruses are affected (including myself- i have both). there’s truly no real “treatment”. - just ways treat symptoms. additionally, it takes most people decades to receive some sort of diagnosis. just a suggestion and i think bringing awareness would be super dope.
10% ? Holy shit
Yes! I have this too!
I deal with this too. The pain is unbearable. It makes me mad when girls with light periods with little to no cramps are like "It's not that bad" when they have no clue. I always feel like I'm being punched and stabbed.
I have pcos, too. It's so underdiagnosed, and black women's gynaecology is not taken seriously!!! I'd love to see this.
You should do a day with people with depersonalization/derealization disorder. I'm currently going through this and it's one of the least talked about mental illnesses. It falls under dissociative disorders.
Yes! Not many people know about this!
I've had countless depersonalization episodes in the past, you're not alone. Mine got a lot better now, I rarely have them, so don't give up hope!
Thank you for shining a light on mental disorders without demonizing them!
The worst part of having Bipolar disorder is the idea in people: "Don't get to close to them. They will ruin your life." I'm 30 and I have created quite a few long friendships in my life. People I know for more than a half of my life. I haven't ruined their lives! Same goes for my for my family. They are all fine and I've never caused them any suffering. I only ruin my own...
Seeing that you included people with Bipolar 2 made me cry. It’s so hard to find any discussion of it and I struggle with feeling validated in my diagnosis. Thank you so much for being so inclusive in this video and in all of them
saaaaame. I'm dying to discuss different experiences with BP II.
for example, I'm such a reserved person that the risky/impulsive behavior associated with hypomania barely stands out.
It also seems like my sleep patterns don't match the DSM criteria, and no one (professional) will tell me if that's unusual or not.
Hold on, THEY ARE FROM SCHOOL OF ROCK, god that’s a lot of pressure from a young age
I saw their face in the thumbnail and clicked because of that. Great movie but yeah must be a lot.
I’ve never really been introduced to what bipolar actually is so this really clears everything up and make me realize so much more about the disorder
I wish they’d gone into how it effects the people in their lives a little more
I have bipolar type 2. I'm really glad they included someone with the type 2. I've noticed that most people focus more on the the first type
same. seems very nuanced in comparison. haven't found others (that aren't medical professionals) to discuss experiences with which leads me to constantly question the dx. I can't seem to get any dr's to answer questions either.
What sucks is the fact that it limits the medications you can be prescribed because of the risk of triggering hypomania.
I have genuinely been checking back daily for this video, as someone with bipolar disorder this means more than I can really express
ayy ace pridee!!
Cried when I saw it..... Definitely not crashing today :|
As someone diagnosed with bipolar, seeing someone talk about it makes me so happy!!
I have bipolar disorder and I feel like I am always getting yelled at because i am too loud or exited. Then all of the sudden I am in my bedroom crying my eyes out.
My girlfriend has bi-polar disorder and this is such an accurate description of how it makes you feel. It takes so much of your life away from you, makes you lose your friends and the people that you love start to resent you, no matter how forgiving they are. I have the utmost love, respect and patience for my girlfriend and some days it is hard for me to not take it personally, during the highs or the lows. It really makes life very hard for yourself and the people around you, only the strongest people make it through that.
Sending love to everyone living with bipolar disorder! Y'all are playing life on hard mode and it's damn impressive.
There's a game with a difficulty called Relentless Hell mode. That's what I'm playing on.
Thank you so much.
Thank you 😊 it's hard to deal with alot
This is such a kind, compassionate and validating comment. I love the “playing life on hard mode” metaphor! Thank you, sending so much love to you! ❤️
This comment made me tear up. I have bipolar disorder type 1 and I’m struggling right now. This sweet comment means something to me
I remember watching that interview with Selena Gomez where she reveals she is bipolar and I just wept. I felt like a person. I felt like I could still grow up and be that strong woman that I always saw in Selena. It’s so cool that despite how debilitating bipolar disorder can be, we are able to break through and live life and be successful. Thank you Anthony and these awesome guests for bringing light to my disorder and bringing it up on this huge platform so it will be destigmatized and understood ❤️
Bi polar people are the most loving kindest selfless people very empathetic compassionate . Ive been married to a bi polar woman for 20 yrs never been closer or loved someone this much gets better every year
My sister got diagnosed bipolar disorder 2 years ago, and since I'm what you would consider a minor, she doesn't really like to talk to me about her problems and what she is experiencing. That's why I love this series, it can really give a good sense of understanding towards different issues, and I feel like I have learned a lot more about my sisters problems and what she goes through on a daily basis. And for that I just wanna say thank you Anthony.
I have bipolar type 2. Getting a proper diagnosis not only changed my life but saved my life.
THIS ❤️
Yes 🙌🏼
Same here!
Unfortunately for me, my first introduction to Bipolar disorders was Wattpad and it is so stigmatised and negative. But the more I know about the more I realise how wrongly it gets represented. Kudos Anthony!
Omg finally a smart person
Oh jeez, what book was it? It should be taken down
I am actually not sure what book was it. By the time I understood how misleading it can be, I didn't have any details of the book.
Wow, hearing that a lot of people aren’t diagnosed until their 50s is just so shocking to me. I was diagnosed as having a bipolar 2/BPD diagnosis when I was 17 and a senior in high school. I have been on the same medicine for fifteen years and have finally learned how to take care of myself and be happy but after fifteen years of medication and many years of therapy. It just feels so shocking.
It feels good to hear people speak about it so openly and confidently
You’re lucky the same meds work after 15 years. I have to switch every 5 years or so.
TW//suicide and mentions of self harm
As someone who lives with my soster who has bipolar 2 disorder it's hard. I've seen my sister have terrible downfalls and highs. There's times where her and my parents will fight telling her too kill herself infront of me. Theres times where she tried to unalive. Sometimes my parents would walk into her self harming, etc. Bipolar disorder affects more the person with the disorder. But it also takes a turn with families and siblings. I am the youngest and I have multiple triggers. I have anxiety but also now how to comfort my sister.
Please spend a day with recovering addicts ❤ everyone looks at us like were scum and like we're broken and can never be better. Our struggle is real and we deserve to be heard
Yesss I would love to be in that video
@@michelleg5679 ❤❤❤
This is such a great idea!!
I’d love to see Jessica Kent on here
Yess I could totally be in one of these videos.
As someone who is both Autistic and physically disabled-we really need to stop perpetuating the idea that one side has it worse than the other. I’m absolutely treated equally like crap for both reasons by many people.
Hearing this constant back and forth across lines is extremely frustrating especially for those of us who are dealing with both. It’s better to learn from each other than immediately assume one has to have it worse.
Yes, functional ability is a measurable, real thing, and it exists for physical, mental, and neurological illnesses. Some individuals can have more functionally limiting experiences, but it’s not necessarily due to the type of disorder they have, rather how their symptoms specifically impact their lives.
Yes, I don't think they need to be compared, as having these conditions shouldn't be a competition on who is "more" oppressed. Every illness has its unique set of struggles.
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Yes I agree 100%. I have EDS+POTS as well as bipolar disorder and I use a walking stick, people always ask me which is worse to live with and it’s like man I don’t know they’re completely different things
Hello fellow person on the autistic spectrum 😃👋
I can relate to every single word that came out of Rivkah’s mouth. Thank you Rivkah, you’ve explained things that are very hard for me to put in words and it helped me a lot in my bp 11 journey
To any babes with BPD that are looking at the comments and are scared of someone saying nasty things about your disorder (cuz bipolar and borderline are usually linked), everything is okay ❤️ It’s a misunderstood disorder and that isn’t your fault. Stay strong babe!
@@Bribiberfamilyit's not linked. They're just similar but BPD has ,,mixed,, state when personality disorder doesn't.
@@izabelaswa85BD and BPD are not linked but their manifestations can be very similar so they've come to be somewhat "linked" in society.
@@imarockstarification yeah I know but I posted my comment because I thought ppl think it's the same.
I’ve never heard of someone who can manage bipolar without medication.
Hello, just had to comment this one, but I do, alot of therapy and everyone around knowing helps alot, at work, friends and family, been of meds for two years and goes really fine, still have ups and downs, but knowing how to manage triggers, i can control episodes.
I managed for a year without meds, but I was recovering from a different (pretty severe) illness then, so I was focusing on literally nothing except for my health. I would just sleep, exercise, painstakingly plan and cook my meals, carefully control the amount and type of social interactions I had, and micromanage every little aspect of my physical and mental health.
It wouldn't have been even remotely possible if I was working or studying; it was a 24-7 job with no breaks.
There are actually quite a few people who do.
I'm a little over a year medication free now, it can be very very hard but it is possible. Eventhough I wouldn't just recommend it
I've been off meds for almost 10 years (mostly due to healthcare costs) but it's a struggle. Lots of coping mechanisms and self awareness.
This series is so interesting. I would LOVE to see a "I spent a day with people w/ body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)"
There are quite a few people I would love to see discuss this topic if they are comfortable with it. It’s a very widespread thing.
Bipolar is something I usually don't talk about much.. when I am feeling off, reality and my head merge in a way. I lose most of my emotion too which scares me. I could kill somebody and not care until after a while. I wake up from the dreamlike state then go back into a state of mental hell once I realise what I had done. I refuse to end my life because I have so many people I care about and I know so many people who would do the same if I ended it all. I refuse to give in.
Thank you so much for this awareness you’re bringing to our community. I’m actually crying watching this.
“We should be valuing ourselves based on how we react to things like falling down instead of the fact that we fell down at all.”
- Anthony Padilla 2021
Amen to that
This made me tear up. I think people who have bipolar didn’t hear this when they actually fell down as a kid. 😢
What if you fall down and aren't very good at getting up?
I think you should do “I spent a day with a teen mom” as someone who had my daughter as a teen I think you would make the episode so informative. You ask the best questions and have so much respect and make the people you interview so comfortable.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder two years ago after spending most of my life misdiagnosed as having major depression. When I was diagnosed with bipolar, it made so much more sense and I felt relieved to finally have closure.
please do “i spent a day with people with eating disorders” i would target it at people who are in recovery as to avoid it being super triggering :)
"WE HAVE A GOD IN THE ROOM LADIES AND GENTELMEN AND EVERYONE INBETWEEN"
*insert non-binary panic*
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@@agendergod6534 holy shit I’m a god too
My mom took her life when I was 13 because of this disease. She never got the help she needed, even after being diagnosed with bipolar multiple times.
Thank you so, so much for spreading awareness. You have no idea how much this episode meant to me.
I started watching this when it came out, just finished. I was a rapid cycling bipolar for a long time and got so bad I was having schizophrenic like episodes. This really resonated with me. Thank you for this. There is help though and things can get better! I am now a straight A student and a really great RN. I get to help so many people everyday.
This is me, hallucinating at those manic episodes, being grandiose and have no fear, cranky, trolling around while laughing, and then when shits get real, i isolates myself, regret my past actions, scared to hurt people, crying, depressed, feeling like shit, have suicide ideation, sleeping for hours, don't want to go outside room, with the lights turned off, just there in the dark for hours, even for days
I feel like shit living this way, life itself punish me so bad....
I clicked so fast. Thank you for bringing up this topic.
ETA: Thanks everyone! I didn’t realize he already did, and I watched it lol that’s also a.d.h.d for you, my memory sucks 😂
Please do borderline personality disorder next. There such a stigma on it.
He already did
He did that already
Yeah he did its an older vid
@@birdhater004 wait is that an DID the same?
@@butterflymilk6425 no it’s not, two very different things
I love how this captured the illness so openly to every type. Your videos are inspiring and I specifically looked for the bipolar video so I could relate to one
Can you spend a day with people who stutter? Not just the occasional anxiety of speaking in front of a big audience stutter. An everyday problem that occurs even when you're speaking alone.
I have a very severe stuttering problem and it's not talked about enough!! Everybody just thinks that we're scared or something like that which isn't the only reason why we stutter. Many people don't even recognize it as a problem/disability and just think that we're weird.
It would mean a lot of you made a video on this topic
As someone who is bipolar, I already know this video is gonna be great as always :)
Im also bipolar, and I thought the same thing! :)
yup yup yup was so excited to watch
bibolar here too, I agreed aswell xd we are maybe too excited, I don't know, would be fun to know what normal feeling good feels like :D
HOLY SHIT. I just watched school of rock and I didn't even recognize her. Time flies
they* (im sorry if that sounds rude)
They actually use they\them pronouns btw!
them*
My mom, eldest brother and me have bipolar disorder type 1, i have adhd, bpd and depersonalization.
I was diagnosted with bipolar disorder 2 weeks after my 19 birthday, at first i was in denial, i stopped taking my medication after leaving the mental hospital and my parents had to take me back, that's when i accepted that i am bipolar, took me a year to fully recover, mostly because it was hard for them to find the perfect mix of medication, now i feel like a normal person again, i can't drink alcohol or smoke weed, i take my meds in the morning and evening, never miss my medication, i'm so happy again because i'm stable, you just need the right mix of pills and take them every day, thank you anthony for bringing awarness about bipolar disorder, i had people being scared of me just for saying that i'm bipolar, sending all my love and positivity to everyone that reads this 🥰💕
Are you sure the correct mix of sedatives are doing the deal or the fact you're not drinking or taking other substances?
@@lunalu552 I'm 100% sure the medication i have right now is what makes me stable, few months ago i forgot to buy my medication so i was a day without it, couldn't sleep and i started feeling really bad, took the meds when i bought them and that day i told myself i would never forget to buy my meds again.
@@numero1qw I'm not sure what kind of medication you're on but I've pretty much been prescribed a type of every line since docs wanted to diagnose me with some disorder and passed by bipolar as well.
The brain "reboots" when you sleep so if you're not sleeping of course you won't be okay, sleep deprivation is literally one of the main causes of psychosis.
I struggle with high anxiety so i also have sleeping issues and i would rather take a pill and sleep than being a zombie or going crazy the next day.
What I've learned is that antidepressants, anti-psychotics and anxiety meds are basically sedatives, the label doesn't really matter.
Also, if you suddenly stop taking any kind of medication, especially the psychiatric category, you're gonna experience fierce withdrawal symptoms. I've been there, withdrawal is the worse experience one can go through.
@@lunalu552 I started suffering from really bad insomnia when i was 12 i could be awake for 3 days and not be tired, at 14 i started smoking weed and it fixed it, got diagnosted with bipolar disorder at 19 because i was having a psychosis and mixed episode, the psychosis was because i smoked too much weed, i take lithium/seroquel for my bipolar disorder, clonex for my anxiety and lamictal for my dissociation.
I have adhd, bpd and bipolar disorder.
Thank you so much for making these video's! I would love you to make a video about Avoidant Personality Disorder, which is a very unknown disorder. It's also a very lonely disorder, where people struggle with isolation, extreme feelings of feeling unworthy, afraid of being rejected and critised. I could imagine it would be hard to get someone with this disorder on video, but on the other hand, it would help a lot of people who don't even know they are having this disorder because of the extreme fears behind it.
realizing you have bipolar is so crazy because you start to pick up on these behaviors you thought we're "normal" or okay. for a long time i hated myself because i thought i was "faking" my depression/anxiety since the highs felt high- like they said you think it'll last forever
Tristan looks across between Joaquin Phoenix and Toby Maguire and I can't unsee it 😂
He looks like crankgameplays
@@cambriajenkins6620 Yeah I thought that too
Thanks for this Anthony! Well spoken people breaking down stigmas, and I like that you had guests with a different range of Bipolar I and II presentations.
Thank you so much Anthony for bringing these beautiful people together. Personally I struggle with type 2 Bipolar disorder and it’s really hard to stabilize myself (especially without medication), so this means the world to me to hear other people’s stories
Hey i have bipolar disorder this makes me really happy that you’re brining awareness
Electrically speaking, there's no difference between bi-polar and non-polar. Therfore I find the term prejudice, as it indicates that I don't exist to the person uttering such words of hats
I am bipolar..... And when I have episodes sometimes the cops get called. I sream & cry for hours. I usually don't say anything to the cops because it's none of their business but the last time I had one my son told them that I was bipolar and they treated me completely different 😃 better. It was a miracle!
i think cops should definitely have training on dealing with mentally ill people
@@neontate413 me too! They should have a therapist or someone that can come with the cops to help.
Ooof, the cops been called on me a few times during some bad episodes. But luckily, the first time my fiancé called, one cop had bipolar also so it felt really good to have someone understand exactly what’s going on and how to handle me lol. Every time my fiancé has to call (which thankfully hasn’t had to happen in a few months) but that officer comes every time, even off duty. He left us his personal number.
@@lexiejanina9764 that's really good!
@@lexiejanina9764 I thought that mentally ill people weren't allowed to be cops? Or are they just not allowed to have guns?
just like me frfr, i was diagnosed recently and it cleared up SO much
This was very comforting to watch thank you for doing such a great job on this video bipolar is very stigmatized and something I have delt with since I was 6years old videos like this on such a big platform really does mean a lot to people part of the community
Can we just appreciate the editing spent on this video
I love this being a person that struggles with bipolar. It’s always nice to see people try to understand how it effects people
You should do “I spent a day with narcissists”