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I spent $28000.00 in a year grocery store online yes I've been naked done extreme everything and totally fake normal cuz people say I'm crazy . 💔 It's hard your so so so on point .😂
It’s so hard to fall asleep your voice keeps on or not even your voice it’s Jess , uncontrollable non-stop rambling over and over and over where you can even focus as if I even come down enough to try to focus to sleep fucking sucks
Bless you. ❤ thank you. Your very brave to open yourself up on such a forum which can lead to negative people, please don't let them impact you. 🙏🏼 For you to be blessed my dear! And again thanks, this short video spoke to my soul
So true I wish there could be some community for us Bipolars where we can be as free and open and tell our weird crazy and awesome unique stories to each other ,, for miat of the time I got sad about my manic activites which I regretted later fueling my depression but now I own those and accept all my flaws with open arm and will lead them to perfection I want to perfect my Mania wherein I am as eyphoric creative but still very much in control being depressed alao for a long time is also not normal so qhy dont embrace our much crazy side and keep it in check from our previous EXPERIENCEs GUYS ....😂😂😂 LIVE AND LET LIVE why dont these simple things others understand not EVERYBODY is an perfect idol .....
I've explained it that at the beginning of my hypomanic episodes I'm like a hippie at Woodstock, then by the end I feel like a Vietnam vet. I go from peace love and high energy to miserable irritable and almost incapacitated
Bipolar here. Me too. Supposedly hypomanic symptoms cause the most emotional damage, we’re th’ beeyoches of the spectrum! Too bad; let the haters deal w/it and see how they handle the illness.
I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but have never felt like this. I’m constantly sad and still they won’t change my diagnosis. I know it’s major depressive disorder. Heck I’d love to have a manic episode but I don’t. Sometimes I feel happy but I don’t get the hypomanic or mania. They diagnosed me with it because they said I was talking fast. Does that make any sense. I seriously feel like crying.
I try to be modest but it can be difficult at times. I use good judgement around women and children though.I keep that at the forethought of my dislike for wearing clothes in my home.I would not subject them to that ever on purpose
Wow haha. A bi polar friend told me she feels like whatever she attempts everything inside her says it’s impossible for her to fail. That’s unimaginable to me! Brains are wild!
Yes, even though rationally I know it doesn't make sense, it sure _feels_ that way, which is weird. Everything feels so tasty, every touch feels so thrilling, the world is inspiring, I'm great, the sky is brighter, everything is brighter (and it probably is, because pupils dilated), and everything is going to work out. I'm like "Ok, brain, whatever. I'm going to enjoy this while it lasts". When one is depressed, on the other hand... Fortunately I'm very rational, self-controlled, pragmatic, disciplined, and emotionally aware, it helps a lot navigating the disease. I'm asocial as well (Schizoid PD), which might help somehow.
@@lalitajackson1134mania isn’t enjoyable. it’s not happy vs sad it’s more up vs down. when i’m manic i don’t feel truly happy/content it’s a very surface level feeling of euphoria/excitement. also, mania can make you do harmful things. you are not 100% there when you’re manic.
I have Bipolar 1 and you nailed it! The scariest thing about mania is the absolute lack of fear of consequences and the lack of concern for personal safety. I'm so glad my medication has eliminated my manic episodes.
@@libeharrington63 They had me on two antipsychotics . One made m'y haïr fall out ! And I felt liké a zombie . People would speak to me but thé thought in m'y head wouldnt manifest in m'y mouth ! Now Im just on 400 g of Lithium . I was prescribed 800 g but it dulled m'y mind so I reduced it . Works great for me . Problem is Ive had so much trauma IE CPTSD etc . Difficult to seperate trauma from bipolar . I was crippled with dépression and now thats under control . Had some speedy speach flight of ideas and impulsive high risk décisions . Ive survived and life is good . Peace
Me lately lol. Hahaha. Schizo affective disorder here. Im sharing because everyone tells me not to tell people and family but im not afraid to share it and if they are afraid of me sharing it then they arent the ones for me. Because i was born to help others and if my sharing helps even 1 person then maybe it can save that 1 beautiful life. And i would be so happy just saving that 1 person that needed it. Im thankful i found your page when i needed you. You saved a life.
1. Impulsive/Risky financial decisions 2. Obsessive erratic activities 3. Racing, disorganized, overlapping thoughts/voices 4. Excessive fantasies of grandeur 5. Hyper over exuberance/over excitement 6. Short tempered/ snappy to aggravate 7. Non-drowsy over stimulated mind 8. Reckless physical behaviour I'm no doctor nor clinician. Just labelling some of the symptoms as I experience them. All apply to me except running in the buck in winter (Canada -30C = dangerous) but rolling in mud after a thunderstorm or during.
@@vanessaleitao231 I do not lose consciousness. I remember all of the episodes. For me they are very seductive. Dropping into a manic episode where I construct vast movie-scapes that I play in my head over and over in my mind are quite elaborate. I can engage with these day time fantasizes for hours even days. Writing them down is far too difficult. I continually rework the fantasy with new actors/players, sets, objects so written words are too clumsy and ineffective to describe the visions. I am physically and mentally exhausted after engaging with the episodes. Time lapses quickly and has little meaning. Hope that helps! :)
I have Bipolar I with psychosis, and when I describe mania to people I tell them that it feels like being high as a kite with euphoria without taking drugs. It can feel like I’m literally flying, or like I’m invincible. When I’m manic I talk really, really fast to the point where my husband has to tell me to slow down, but to me it feels like I’m talking at a normal speed.
my bestie has bipolar 2 and I've just gotten so used to it at this point. The amount of times he'll call me at 3 in the morning saying, "should I cut my bangs-" "PUT THE SCISSORS DOWN"
This makes a lot of sense! I was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder/an unspecified mood disorder, when in reality I have ADHD and autism. This very much resembles my periods of hyperfocus and hyperfixation. (often followed by overwhelm and a dramatic crash) I have met so many fellow neurodivergent people online who have a similar story to mine, and some who were misdiagnosed as ADHD/autistic and were really bipolar/schizophrenic! It is a crazy, complicated process finding one's true diagnoses, but it can be such a relief finally understanding your brain.
I've witnessed this in others. I have Schizophrenia & ADHD. I can be hyper, but not manic thankfully. The crash you get from mania is devastating. You captured this so well. Bravo.
Such an accurate description, I was recently diagnosed with hypomania and bipolar disorder. I'm now learning to try to minimize my impulse spending habits and emotional control. Among many other things but you get the gist.
I like your videos .... they're educational.. don't stop making videos.. and continue to be the best you can be.. you are a successful woman. I too have schizo or more like bipolar schizo but yeah I relate to some of what you talk about.
this is fake. either she has eating disorder we don't know about or this is another scam story designed to be excluding actual people who deal with trauma by improving upon the life environment, travel, grow plants 🪴 , eat the right food etc.
@@gracegwozdz8185possibly for some but everyone is different. there is no one size fits all cure. what works for one may not work for another. but it would be great if things were that simple.
Pretty spot on. ❤❤❤ I hope you're doing well on your ketogenic diet. Sending much love from Colorado. I also have mental illness. I pray for you everyday. 🙏🏽
Great video! one mania time I blew $5000 on a roulette table. I then went running through the hotel hallway singing Eye Of The Tiger. Somehow I ended up in a lady's room where I engaged in a completely unsafe activity with a total stranger! Then jumped in my jeep and drove 100+ miles per hour to Chicago where I would pulled up to gang bangers and yell horrible things then drive away. Somehow I made it back to my house, where I went into the attic hid behind the chimney for three days and urinated in a Pepsi bottle. . Good ole mania. Great videos keep posting them.
This was something I have needed for confirmation! Thank you and Rob for all of the content you are putting out to shed light on your strength and moxie to live day by day. I will be contributing soon, you both are a God send.
Considering the possibility that I may have just had a manic episode. I have no bipolar diagnosis. But this does describe what I was feeling. I was also on vacation though
Been bipolar for three years with six stays at physc ward. It came after very severe anxiety for a couple of decades, so I thought I won the lotto with how great it feels. I've been on antipsychotics for over a year straight, and in two months I'm coming off them. My heart doesn't want to relapse, but my brain tells me I will. It's hard to glimpse happiness then have it taken away by antipsychotics. I get high end phycocis, so it's not ideal when you live within a large family with six kids. But I have to try to get off the meds.
I found you 2 years ago when my son went into a Phycosis, then we took him to a mental health Hospital here in Australia. It was so hard to get my head around what was happening...how he was, how could I help, is the Hospital treating team doing right by him? Learning and understanding the meds... the whole nine yards!! You have helped me so much. I sort of felt he had Schizophrenia. It so happens he does mixed with OCD. For him, its more "signs" and a"feeling" rather than voices. Everyone is different. But also everyone is beautiful and remembering you are a wonderful spirit, a human and also living with a condition. I've learnt mental health changes. He learns about himself more each day. You helped me so so much. I recommend you to others aswell. ♡♡♡♡ Hoping better meds come on the market soon. Presynapic treatment for Dopamine production etc. And who knows in the future. love Felicity... ps love the bikini in the snow!♡ very ... whats that guys name ? ..Wynhoff?
Exactly!!!! 🎉 It’s party non-stop until you’re exhausted , a laugh or twenty -a minute until you don’t realise or remember what just said it did and who saw or witnessed you! It’s so unique. It’s scary and exciting and wacky and outrageous and real and painful.. ❤🎉😢😅😂😊 it’s topsy-turvy and all kinds of colours of the rainbow. 🌈 Thank you for depicting this! Thanks for the honesty and sharing this clip that I can relate to so easily. Blessings 😌🌷💟🩵🙏🏼🌟💚🌈✨
Every time im mania i always end up with a new set of christmas lights somewhere in my house. I always put up some kind of rgb light strip for a really intense reason that i cant quite ever remember
When I'm manic, my favorite thing to do is rap Hamilton and Dolores Madrigal's part in "We Don't Talk About Bruno," both on double speed, whilst furiously scribbling. The double speed feels a bit slow for me in that state.
RUclips is so funny, I randomly got recommended this as I just realized I’m in a mania episode right this morning!! This had me giggling so hard, love it!!!
Worked with this elderly lady who was what they used to call "manic depressive" and she said when she was manic she would take her clothes off and dance naked in front of her window to see if anyone would honk at her if they drove by. When she went out she didnt like to wear underwear
Diagnosed with most labels. Over many years of personal experience I know mania to be energy with no direction. Channel the energy and your mania turns into achievement. Easier said than done.
i love your videos and it definitely helps others like myself understand a disease i know nothing about… never judge anyone bc you never know what they are going thru … on the outside you look like an average person but on the inside i bet you don’t most days…. thank you for educating us and helping us understand mental illness cuz as a society we need to do better!!! prayers for you that you are doing well hun!
Whenever I feel like this and I’m aware of it it shuts down instantly because throughout my life whenever this random bout of happiness occur it is ALWAYS followed by a suicidal ideation crash.
Wow I’m in tears , this is literally how I feel at least a few times a week followed by extreme crashes in motivation and my body just feels numb . I have never been diagnosed with anything but anxiety but I may need to talk to my dr 😢
Lord as someone with comorbid adhd and bipolar, i feel this SO MUCH, holy life. When I'm on one, I am main character amd nothing gonna stop me now. Theeeeeen i crash and burn 🔥 😫 and only sleep will satiate my anger 😅
I was in mania like 4 times in my life at the beginning I thought that it was part of my personality I did so many stupid things and I lost too many friends and boyfriends😢😢😢😢
I had a hypomanic episode last week. This is accurate, I felt on top of the words, a crazy amount of excitement and energy to where I just wanted to run around outside. I felt amazing and didn’t want it to end.
It's so interesting to hear other people's experiences with mania. Mine is high energy, disturbed sleep patterns and creative productivity but also lots of anger, irritability, racing thoughts and paranoid delusions. I think more often than not the irritation, anger and paranoia are the main features for me. (I have bipolar 1)
you are such a sweet and wonderful person. You made me feel better about having schizoaffective disorder. God bless you, and I am sending so much love your way.💙
So many children experiencing lots of problem on mental health I hope your videos educate people on how to manage the illness because early detection for teens and kids by educating is necessary to combat the illness. Personally I thank your vlog because it helped me thank you. Thank you.
Not bipolar or schizophrenic here, just a mental health worker: Emotional Freedom Technique, aka tapping is recommended to help prevent smaller issues from snowballing into mania. I'm a huge fan of EFT and have used it to reduce joyful overwhelm, excessive cravings and overexcitedness, with great success. Apparently EFT doesn't cure psychosis/ delusions, but can help reduce the frequency of its occurrence.
I’m trying to understand my brother who lives with mental illness…paranoid schizophrenia. But it’s seemingly more complicated.. (I suspect borderline PD as well..temper is very jekyl and Hyde and can flare up from 0 to 10 in seconds) right now he’s calling me up to 8 times a day, starting at 1:47am. How do I set boundaries? His Abilify Rx seems to have stopped (?) his hearing voices but now mania seems to maybe be running its course. I’m exhausted if it all. Solo caregiver. He lives by himself. For now. I am his only surviving family member. Help. Thoughts?
Ur situation is similar to mine except that im looking after him. Im a single mum who juggle between work , children n home. Lately, my brother laugh hysterically which can be anytime .. im sad coz its not his fault that he has to go thru this without any chance for cure. I give him anti psychotic pills without his knowledge as he thinks nothing is wrong with him. Im one sad woman here
How old is your brother? Does he have a psychiatrist? I read that he is calling you throughout the night; and when someone has mental health it is imperatively important to sleep, sleep and sleep well. So he needs to be taken to his psychiatrist to have a prescribed sleeping medicine that goes well with his antipsychotics. And yes, you should set boundaries; you need to rest and he needs to understand that the night is for sleeping and resting and he will benefit a great deal once sleeping every night.
Pretty good examples. Maybe a few more examples of the dysphoric and the irritable Mania please.? I don't think people really quite get What mania is or how it can disrupt your life when it feels so good, generally. I have trouble understanding it sometimes myself even and especially when I am manic. The super irritable Mania used to hit me a lot more before I knew what to look for. Of course everybody called it something else to normalize and punish me for it.
Right I feel like dysphroic mania isn't talked about enough, most people when I ask how they see mania they just see it as being endlessly 'happy' and its usually potrayed as only one side. I'm not sure if its because people just want to glamorize it or
@hopelesshaddy3332 the main characteristic of mania is adrenaline. When you get a lot of adrenaline you tend to be happy. Circumstances play a huge role as well. Set and setting are very important when dealing with any kind of "psychosis". There are so many different chemical factors too. Is your gut upset releasing agitating chemicals. Are you hurt, are you tired, have you ate, is somebody annoying or frustrating you, is somebody trying to control you, etc? As far as most people oh, they will believe what they're told by the so-called professionals. Statistics say that you're going to be happy or that's how you will more than likely notice it first. Most people don't care because they're too wrapped up in their own feelings and psychosis.
Thank you! Sometimes I wonder if I'm having a manic spell, because I feel like things are going fast and are intense. However, after watching your video, you have reinforced my theory. My theory is that because my depression has made me think and act rather slowly, moving at a normal speed feels manic. I have been treated successfully for depression with both esketamine and ketamine, and I have noticed this feeling with both treatments. I've asked my sister sometimes if I look like I'm behaving in a manic way or moving too quickly, and she tells me that I'm not.
This is legit. My husband is going through the exact same thing. The only hard time is when he expects me to physically fulfill his mission to communicate with the president and market his holy water product that can cure all diseases if you believe in it. And when I cannot fulfill this, his anger gets super scary 😢😢😢 I love him and pray for his recovery
@@jaciemokidm2287 he's gotten better now. He didn't know who I was. Now he recognizes me and slowly getting back on track. He still has another year of receiving anti-psychotic injections. I would say he's 80% back. Hardest time is gone now. I remember loving a man who didn't love me and know who I was. That was hard on me....loving someone who didn't love me back. Thank God he's slowly getting back.
This says volumes more than anything else I could have read about in any books or doctors visits. Now I understand what mania is and yes I have it. :( Ups not so bad, the downs suck. Maybe now I can see when ppl around me are saying dude your being kinda mean or whatnot. I'll have to remember this a try to curb it.
Emil Kraepelin wrote a good book on mood disorders 100 years ago; it's still quoted today. Also Kay Jamison wrote some good stuff on bipolar and mood disorders.
I just blackout and become very aggressively verbally. I never attacked anyone. I can see why people would her afaird. I am menacingly large strong an opinated. A bad combo for me always. I could go back to being the humble quiet person . I think part of me has left indefinitely l am just this agitated loud guy that yells at strangers and neighbors now.
I have bipolar 1 with severe episodes of mania and psychosis. I don’t understand the “fun” music as if it was fun or enjoyable. Once again I feel when it comes to Schizophrenia you maintain this seriousness that the illness deserves, but when it comes to Bipolar disorder either you completely ignore it or manage to minimise it somehow. Bipolar is not fun. It is hell most of the time. Just in case anyone thinks otherwise…
Thank you. A teenage family member had her first manic episode while on vacation that tipped into acute mania with psychosis and I helped her through the ordeal and pushed to get her diagnosed (rest of our family was in denial). The acute manic phase or psychotic episode was terrifying; the manic phase that followed was bizarre and confusing for everyone.
OMG, I did that once. Run in snow in my under***. I ended up in the restaurant. They knew something was wrong. The police saved my life. I ended up in the psych ward. There was this special intermediary place (not the ER), but it's for the mentally ill people. But yeah, the police saved my life. They even found my coat.
That’s me on almost a day bay and I love it!! Except I don’t blow my money. They call it mania I call it pure joy. I know where I’m going when I die so why not be happy!!🎉
I haven't been diagnosed with anything, but I go through periods like this. I am able to tell that it is happening, so I am able to largely keep it in check, but this video PERFECTLY describes what it feels like to me.
My sister is bipolar and the nonstop talking and emotions at 100 for days sometimes even longer was one of the most exhausting periods of my life having to watch over her, we would have to take turns because she wouldn't even sleep and would repeat the same phrases over and over for days, one of the hardest times in my life was seeing my sister like that, I cant imagine how hard it is for her
I’m sorry for your hot mess and so am I because I always go outside in the snow barefoot shorts I go through my manic disorders and the saddest thing is that I did not thank God pass it to my kids but unfortunately, I have two grandchildren who seem to be just like me, which fucking breaks my heart severely😢😢😢
As a person with adhd who have been wrongly diagnosed with bi-polar disorder before I really dont relate that much. Thank you for trying to let us "see" it a bit more from the inside perspective. It seems to be such a tough illness. 😢
Same here. I was wrongly diagnosed with Bipolar when I was a kid, it turned out to be inattentive ADHD (mixing them up a common thing, I've heard). Oh, and my older brother had the reversed situation - he was diagnosed with hyperactive type ADHD, it turned out to be Bipolar Type I.
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Best wishes for happiness. Your channel is putting a face on mental health and that is important. ❤
I spent $28000.00 in a year grocery store online yes I've been naked done extreme everything and totally fake normal cuz people say I'm crazy . 💔 It's hard your so so so on point .😂
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It’s so hard to fall asleep your voice keeps on or not even your voice it’s Jess , uncontrollable non-stop rambling over and over and over where you can even focus as if I even come down enough to try to focus to sleep fucking sucks
Bless you. ❤ thank you. Your very brave to open yourself up on such a forum which can lead to negative people, please don't let them impact you. 🙏🏼 For you to be blessed my dear! And again thanks, this short video spoke to my soul
The best time of my life is during mania, the worst time of my life is everything after.
Wow, that is so true for me too
So true I wish there could be some community for us Bipolars where we can be as free and open and tell our weird crazy and awesome unique stories to each other ,, for miat of the time I got sad about my manic activites which I regretted later fueling my depression but now I own those and accept all my flaws with open arm and will lead them to perfection I want to perfect my Mania wherein I am as eyphoric creative but still very much in control being depressed alao for a long time is also not normal so qhy dont embrace our much crazy side and keep it in check from our previous EXPERIENCEs GUYS ....😂😂😂 LIVE AND LET LIVE why dont these simple things others understand not EVERYBODY is an perfect idol .....
But the depression that follows soon after😢
When you realize you're manic and know a crash will happen..and then say "screw it this is too much fun" lol
But my whole life is everything after 🥲
Mine can be euphoric, but mostly manifests as high anxiety, agitation, and irritability.
Same
Same with me
Mine too since I've become a mother. Euphoric manias have almost entirely disappeared 😢.
Yes very overwhelming. Irritating feel like I'm going to come out of my skin
I barely get any sleep. I haven't had a manic episode in years but I have hypomania
The "rapid talking" is extremely accurate, as well as spending money without a care in the world!😊
i just drained my whole account $2 left 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
I liked the Monopoly money at the beginning 😂.
It’s accurate but the real deal is much faster and incomprehensible, yet concise and well annunciated.
Accurate 🤣
I've explained it that at the beginning of my hypomanic episodes I'm like a hippie at Woodstock, then by the end I feel like a Vietnam vet. I go from peace love and high energy to miserable irritable and almost incapacitated
Very interesting depiction. I love the way you described it.
I would much rather have bipolar than have been in the Vietnam war! No lies
Bipolar here. Me too. Supposedly hypomanic symptoms cause the most emotional damage, we’re th’ beeyoches of the spectrum! Too bad; let the haters deal w/it and see how they handle the illness.
I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but have never felt like this. I’m constantly sad and still they won’t change my diagnosis. I know it’s major depressive disorder. Heck I’d love to have a manic episode but I don’t. Sometimes I feel happy but I don’t get the hypomanic or mania. They diagnosed me with it because they said I was talking fast. Does that make any sense. I seriously feel like crying.
@@SarahPestoit doesn't, u should talk to a other professional
OMG I love the bikini in the snow. I thought I was the only one who became " immune" to temperatures during that phase.
Me too!!!! It’s like temperatures don’t exist anymore!
Have you heard of Wim Hof? He does this. And I don't think he is a so called schizophrenic.
My neighbors do not appreciate no curtains on the windows and the lack of clothing generally.
I try to be modest but it can be difficult at times. I use good judgement around women and children though.I keep that at the forethought of my dislike for wearing clothes in my home.I would not subject them to that ever on purpose
Yo same I didn’t even think about that until reading this
Wow haha. A bi polar friend told me she feels like whatever she attempts everything inside her says it’s impossible for her to fail. That’s unimaginable to me! Brains are wild!
Yes, even though rationally I know it doesn't make sense, it sure _feels_ that way, which is weird. Everything feels so tasty, every touch feels so thrilling, the world is inspiring, I'm great, the sky is brighter, everything is brighter (and it probably is, because pupils dilated), and everything is going to work out. I'm like "Ok, brain, whatever. I'm going to enjoy this while it lasts". When one is depressed, on the other hand...
Fortunately I'm very rational, self-controlled, pragmatic, disciplined, and emotionally aware, it helps a lot navigating the disease. I'm asocial as well (Schizoid PD), which might help somehow.
Sounds like a good thing to me..where’s the down side to that?
@@lalitajackson1134mania isn’t enjoyable. it’s not happy vs sad it’s more up vs down. when i’m manic i don’t feel truly happy/content it’s a very surface level feeling of euphoria/excitement. also, mania can make you do harmful things. you are not 100% there when you’re manic.
@@hamster-t5v Thank you for the transparency and information.
it’s great until the low comes.
I have Bipolar 1 and you nailed it! The scariest thing about mania is the absolute lack of fear of consequences and the lack of concern for personal safety. I'm so glad my medication has eliminated my manic episodes.
Yep I relate . Emigrated to France during an episode . Lol
Wat medication are you on
@@libeharrington63 They had me on two antipsychotics . One made m'y haïr fall out ! And I felt liké a zombie . People would speak to me but thé thought in m'y head wouldnt manifest in m'y mouth ! Now Im just on 400 g of Lithium . I was prescribed 800 g but it dulled m'y mind so I reduced it . Works great for me . Problem is Ive had so much trauma IE CPTSD etc . Difficult to seperate trauma from bipolar . I was crippled with dépression and now thats under control . Had some speedy speach flight of ideas and impulsive high risk décisions . Ive survived and life is good . Peace
@@libeharrington63curious to know too
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Me lately lol. Hahaha. Schizo affective disorder here. Im sharing because everyone tells me not to tell people and family but im not afraid to share it and if they are afraid of me sharing it then they arent the ones for me. Because i was born to help others and if my sharing helps even 1 person then maybe it can save that 1 beautiful life. And i would be so happy just saving that 1 person that needed it. Im thankful i found your page when i needed you. You saved a life.
Thank you for sharing gorgeous xx
I admire that. There is such a stigma and how can that stigma ever be broken if people don’t share their stories and truths 🙏🏼
Yeah anyone that tells you not share isn’t the people that have the best intentions, sadly sometimes there your family
Thank you for sharing 💙🤟🌈
When i have mania i text people unnecessary stuff and text them excessively. Sucks bro. But that's because i have soo much bottled up inside
Same!!!!
I hope you get help and talk to someone, Hope you both the best
I texted my downstairs neighbour today. Someone was doing DIY and I decided to share that with her. 😂
Lol I'll ramble text with you
Does medication stop the cycles of mania and depression?
1. Impulsive/Risky financial decisions
2. Obsessive erratic activities
3. Racing, disorganized, overlapping thoughts/voices
4. Excessive fantasies of grandeur
5. Hyper over exuberance/over excitement
6. Short tempered/ snappy to aggravate
7. Non-drowsy over stimulated mind
8. Reckless physical behaviour
I'm no doctor nor clinician. Just labelling some of the symptoms as I experience them. All apply to me except running in the buck in winter (Canada -30C = dangerous) but rolling in mud after a thunderstorm or during.
Do you know or remember what you do and say during a mania episode or do you lose consciousness?
@@vanessaleitao231 I do not lose consciousness. I remember all of the episodes. For me they are very seductive. Dropping into a manic episode where I construct vast movie-scapes that I play in my head over and over in my mind are quite elaborate. I can engage with these day time fantasizes for hours even days. Writing them down is far too difficult. I continually rework the fantasy with new actors/players, sets, objects so written words are too clumsy and ineffective to describe the visions. I am physically and mentally exhausted after engaging with the episodes. Time lapses quickly and has little meaning. Hope that helps! :)
Very interesting thank u
I have Bipolar I with psychosis, and when I describe mania to people I tell them that it feels like being high as a kite with euphoria without taking drugs. It can feel like I’m literally flying, or like I’m invincible. When I’m manic I talk really, really fast to the point where my husband has to tell me to slow down, but to me it feels like I’m talking at a normal speed.
Thank you for telling us this!!🥺🙏🙏
It's having all the stupid ideas you have when you're drunk, coupled with boundless confidence and energy to act on them.
my bestie has bipolar 2 and I've just gotten so used to it at this point. The amount of times he'll call me at 3 in the morning saying, "should I cut my bangs-" "PUT THE SCISSORS DOWN"
I do the same stuff but I’m not sure if I’m bipolar my doctor tried to tell me but I won’t accept it
This makes a lot of sense! I was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder/an unspecified mood disorder, when in reality I have ADHD and autism. This very much resembles my periods of hyperfocus and hyperfixation. (often followed by overwhelm and a dramatic crash) I have met so many fellow neurodivergent people online who have a similar story to mine, and some who were misdiagnosed as ADHD/autistic and were really bipolar/schizophrenic! It is a crazy, complicated process finding one's true diagnoses, but it can be such a relief finally understanding your brain.
I've witnessed this in others. I have Schizophrenia & ADHD. I can be hyper, but not manic thankfully. The crash you get from mania is devastating. You captured this so well. Bravo.
Such an accurate description, I was recently diagnosed with hypomania and bipolar disorder. I'm now learning to try to minimize my impulse spending habits and emotional control. Among many other things but you get the gist.
I like your videos .... they're educational.. don't stop making videos.. and continue to be the best you can be.. you are a successful woman. I too have schizo or more like bipolar schizo but yeah I relate to some of what you talk about.
She does too, it's called Schizoaffective disorder, basically like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in one...
this is fake. either she has eating disorder we don't know about or this is another scam story designed to be excluding actual people who deal with trauma by improving upon the life environment, travel, grow plants 🪴 , eat the right food etc.
And the cure is in your kitchen! Yes, it is curable.
@@gracegwozdz8185possibly for some but everyone is different. there is no one size fits all cure. what works for one may not work for another. but it would be great if things were that simple.
Pretty spot on. ❤❤❤ I hope you're doing well on your ketogenic diet. Sending much love from Colorado. I also have mental illness. I pray for you everyday. 🙏🏽
as a person who suffers from bipolar i must say... NAILED IT!
Great video! one mania time I blew $5000 on a roulette table. I then went running through the hotel hallway singing Eye Of The Tiger. Somehow I ended up in a lady's room where I engaged in a completely unsafe activity with a total stranger! Then jumped in my jeep and drove 100+ miles per hour to Chicago where I would pulled up to gang bangers and yell horrible things then drive away. Somehow I made it back to my house, where I went into the attic hid behind the chimney for three days and urinated in a Pepsi bottle. . Good ole mania. Great videos keep posting them.
We are very much alike.
Sounds like a weekend for me.
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Man, your grandkids will have a field trip with the stories you'll tell them
Wow! Interesting story. That story can be a damn movie.
OMG! This is EXACTLY how I feel when I’m manic. I get on my own nerves🤦🏻♀️!!So on point. Thank you so much for this!!
"I get on my own nerves." Lol. I feel that
This was something I have needed for confirmation! Thank you and Rob for all of the content you are putting out to shed light on your strength and moxie to live day by day. I will be contributing soon, you both are a God send.
My manic episodes are different activities but the same frantic euphoria.
Considering the possibility that I may have just had a manic episode. I have no bipolar diagnosis. But this does describe what I was feeling. I was also on vacation though
@@MJSHappy It is possible. You can always talk to a psychiatrist if you are worried.
Never thought I’d be a groupie for a mental health content creator.. here we are 🙃
Helping more people than you could ever know
Been bipolar for three years with six stays at physc ward. It came after very severe anxiety for a couple of decades, so I thought I won the lotto with how great it feels. I've been on antipsychotics for over a year straight, and in two months I'm coming off them. My heart doesn't want to relapse, but my brain tells me I will. It's hard to glimpse happiness then have it taken away by antipsychotics. I get high end phycocis, so it's not ideal when you live within a large family with six kids. But I have to try to get off the meds.
I found you 2 years ago when my son went into a Phycosis, then we took him to a mental health Hospital here in Australia. It was so hard to get my head around what was happening...how he was, how could I help, is the Hospital treating team doing right by him? Learning and understanding the meds... the whole nine yards!! You have helped me so much. I sort of felt he had Schizophrenia. It so happens he does mixed with OCD. For him, its more "signs" and a"feeling" rather than voices. Everyone is different. But also everyone is beautiful and remembering you are a wonderful spirit, a human and also living with a condition. I've learnt mental health changes. He learns about himself more each day. You helped me so so much. I recommend you to others aswell. ♡♡♡♡
Hoping better meds come on the market soon. Presynapic treatment for Dopamine production etc. And who knows in the future. love Felicity... ps love the bikini in the snow!♡ very ... whats that guys name ? ..Wynhoff?
All that symptomatology....and the solution is in the gut!
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These real life skits are “Brilliant” for fully encapsulating the way life plays out for people with these challenges.
I wish you would do many more!
Seeing you enjoying, even it's for sake of the video, warms my soul! I got the feeling that you where happy running
Exactly!!!! 🎉
It’s party non-stop until you’re exhausted , a laugh or twenty -a minute until you don’t realise or remember what just said it did and who saw or witnessed you!
It’s so unique. It’s scary and exciting and wacky and outrageous and real and painful.. ❤🎉😢😅😂😊 it’s topsy-turvy and all kinds of colours of the rainbow.
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Thank you for depicting this!
Thanks for the honesty and sharing this clip that I can relate to so easily.
Blessings 😌🌷💟🩵🙏🏼🌟💚🌈✨
Thanks for sharing helping me to understand my loved one more ❤❤
You are a gutsy wonderful person. Thanks for bringing attention to Mental Health
Every time im mania i always end up with a new set of christmas lights somewhere in my house. I always put up some kind of rgb light strip for a really intense reason that i cant quite ever remember
Ty for your content. It not only helps educate me but helps me smile thru my bs
When I'm manic, my favorite thing to do is rap Hamilton and Dolores Madrigal's part in "We Don't Talk About Bruno," both on double speed, whilst furiously scribbling. The double speed feels a bit slow for me in that state.
RUclips is so funny, I randomly got recommended this as I just realized I’m in a mania episode right this morning!! This had me giggling so hard, love it!!!
Worked with this elderly lady who was what they used to call "manic depressive" and she said when she was manic she would take her clothes off and dance naked in front of her window to see if anyone would honk at her if they drove by. When she went out she didnt like to wear underwear
I have gotten naked when manic and got SA by a male nurse, a cop and my stepdad
Diagnosed with most labels. Over many years of personal experience I know mania to be energy with no direction. Channel the energy and your mania turns into achievement. Easier said than done.
Its like Rapunzel felt the world outside for the first time. God bless you
i love your videos and it definitely helps others like myself understand a disease i know nothing about… never judge anyone bc you never know what they are going thru … on the outside you look like an average person but on the inside i bet you don’t most days…. thank you for educating us and helping us understand mental illness cuz as a society we need to do better!!! prayers for you that you are doing well hun!
Lauren you're a true gift
Whenever I feel like this and I’m aware of it it shuts down instantly because throughout my life whenever this random bout of happiness occur it is ALWAYS followed by a suicidal ideation crash.
Wow I’m in tears , this is literally how I feel at least a few times a week followed by extreme crashes in motivation and my body just feels numb . I have never been diagnosed with anything but anxiety but I may need to talk to my dr 😢
Will you go out with me?
For anxiety take Holy Basil it helps.
@@WokeMindVirus25 I'll go out with you. Where you wanna go? I know - Mini-Golf. Everyone loves Mini-Golf right? Meet me there at 4.
Lord as someone with comorbid adhd and bipolar, i feel this SO MUCH, holy life. When I'm on one, I am main character amd nothing gonna stop me now. Theeeeeen i crash and burn 🔥 😫 and only sleep will satiate my anger 😅
I was in mania like 4 times in my life at the beginning I thought that it was part of my personality I did so many stupid things and I lost too many friends and boyfriends😢😢😢😢
as someone with bipolar, but love your channel, thanks for making this. It's a great visual explanation of what I semi-regularly go through
I can SO identify with this! Spot on
I had a hypomanic episode last week. This is accurate, I felt on top of the words, a crazy amount of excitement and energy to where I just wanted to run around outside. I felt amazing and didn’t want it to end.
my manias feel more angry and full of pent up energy. I'm inpatient, want my way and feel detached from the things I actually care about.
It's so interesting to hear other people's experiences with mania. Mine is high energy, disturbed sleep patterns and creative productivity but also lots of anger, irritability, racing thoughts and paranoid delusions. I think more often than not the irritation, anger and paranoia are the main features for me. (I have bipolar 1)
I 100% agree, support and appreciate the content in this video.
you are such a sweet and wonderful person. You made me feel better about having schizoaffective disorder. God bless you, and I am sending so much love your way.💙
So many children experiencing lots of problem on mental health I hope your videos educate people on how to manage the illness because early detection for teens and kids by educating is necessary to combat the illness. Personally I thank your vlog because it helped me thank you. Thank you.
Do you have any prevention strategies against it?
Not bipolar or schizophrenic here, just a mental health worker: Emotional Freedom Technique, aka tapping is recommended to help prevent smaller issues from snowballing into mania. I'm a huge fan of EFT and have used it to reduce joyful overwhelm, excessive cravings and overexcitedness, with great success. Apparently EFT doesn't cure psychosis/ delusions, but can help reduce the frequency of its occurrence.
I started taking lithium ororate supplement. You stay in the middle. Not too manic or down.
As a bipolar girly I 100 percent attest to this!!! You nailed it!!!!!!! 😮💨
This is incredible! You brought mania to life. Great job! You are amazing!!!
Thank you for your honesty, truth, and courage. ❤
I’m trying to understand my brother who lives with mental illness…paranoid schizophrenia. But it’s seemingly more complicated.. (I suspect borderline PD as well..temper is very jekyl and Hyde and can flare up from 0 to 10 in seconds) right now he’s calling me up to 8 times a day, starting at 1:47am. How do I set boundaries? His Abilify Rx seems to have stopped (?) his hearing voices but now mania seems to maybe be running its course. I’m exhausted if it all. Solo caregiver. He lives by himself. For now. I am his only surviving family member. Help. Thoughts?
Ur situation is similar to mine except that im looking after him. Im a single mum who juggle between work , children n home. Lately, my brother laugh hysterically which can be anytime .. im sad coz its not his fault that he has to go thru this without any chance for cure. I give him anti psychotic pills without his knowledge as he thinks nothing is wrong with him. Im one sad woman here
@@genevieve91 :) ♥️ you're a great person
How old is your brother? Does he have a psychiatrist? I read that he is calling you throughout the night; and when someone has mental health it is imperatively important to sleep, sleep and sleep well. So he needs to be taken to his psychiatrist to have a prescribed sleeping medicine that goes well with his antipsychotics. And yes, you should set boundaries; you need to rest and he needs to understand that the night is for sleeping and resting and he will benefit a great deal once sleeping every night.
Pray! I’m also praying for you and your loved one!
@@Tambisme yes, prayer is my strength and help! Thank you!
You are breaking barriers. Talk about creativity and genius
Pretty good examples. Maybe a few more examples of the dysphoric and the irritable Mania please.? I don't think people really quite get What mania is or how it can disrupt your life when it feels so good, generally. I have trouble understanding it sometimes myself even and especially when I am manic. The super irritable Mania used to hit me a lot more before I knew what to look for. Of course everybody called it something else to normalize and punish me for it.
Right I feel like dysphroic mania isn't talked about enough, most people when I ask how they see mania they just see it as being endlessly 'happy' and its usually potrayed as only one side. I'm not sure if its because people just want to glamorize it or
@hopelesshaddy3332 the main characteristic of mania is adrenaline. When you get a lot of adrenaline you tend to be happy. Circumstances play a huge role as well. Set and setting are very important when dealing with any kind of "psychosis". There are so many different chemical factors too. Is your gut upset releasing agitating chemicals. Are you hurt, are you tired, have you ate, is somebody annoying or frustrating you, is somebody trying to control you, etc? As far as most people oh, they will believe what they're told by the so-called professionals. Statistics say that you're going to be happy or that's how you will more than likely notice it first. Most people don't care because they're too wrapped up in their own feelings and psychosis.
Thank you! Sometimes I wonder if I'm having a manic spell, because I feel like things are going fast and are intense. However, after watching your video, you have reinforced my theory. My theory is that because my depression has made me think and act rather slowly, moving at a normal speed feels manic. I have been treated successfully for depression with both esketamine and ketamine, and I have noticed this feeling with both treatments. I've asked my sister sometimes if I look like I'm behaving in a manic way or moving too quickly, and she tells me that I'm not.
I love you!!
So accurate! Thanks so much and really appreciate your channel!
This is legit. My husband is going through the exact same thing. The only hard time is when he expects me to physically fulfill his mission to communicate with the president and market his holy water product that can cure all diseases if you believe in it. And when I cannot fulfill this, his anger gets super scary 😢😢😢 I love him and pray for his recovery
Wow how is he doing now?
@@jaciemokidm2287 he's gotten better now. He didn't know who I was. Now he recognizes me and slowly getting back on track. He still has another year of receiving anti-psychotic injections. I would say he's 80% back. Hardest time is gone now. I remember loving a man who didn't love me and know who I was. That was hard on me....loving someone who didn't love me back. Thank God he's slowly getting back.
Thank you so much for this short! I'm a psychology student with an exam on DSM criteria coming up and this really helps memorize! 💕
This says volumes more than anything else I could have read about in any books or doctors visits. Now I understand what mania is and yes I have it. :( Ups not so bad, the downs suck. Maybe now I can see when ppl around me are saying dude your being kinda mean or whatnot. I'll have to remember this a try to curb it.
Emil Kraepelin wrote a good book on mood disorders 100 years ago; it's still quoted today. Also Kay Jamison wrote some good stuff on bipolar and mood disorders.
I just blackout and become very aggressively verbally. I never attacked anyone. I can see why people would her afaird. I am menacingly large strong an opinated. A bad combo for me always. I could go back to being the humble quiet person . I think part of me has left indefinitely l am just this agitated loud guy that yells at strangers and neighbors now.
@DavidBowman-mq1bm So sometimes when we see Karens or Kevin's they could literally be having an episode of some sort? Interesting
I feel you!!! Yes, if everyone would be honest with themselves I’m sure a lot of people feel this way some other time. Start the conversation.
I have bipolar 1 with severe episodes of mania and psychosis. I don’t understand the “fun” music as if it was fun or enjoyable. Once again I feel when it comes to Schizophrenia you maintain this seriousness that the illness deserves, but when it comes to Bipolar disorder either you completely ignore it or manage to minimise it somehow.
Bipolar is not fun. It is hell most of the time. Just in case anyone thinks otherwise…
Thank you. A teenage family member had her first manic episode while on vacation that tipped into acute mania with psychosis and I helped her through the ordeal and pushed to get her diagnosed (rest of our family was in denial). The acute manic phase or psychotic episode was terrifying; the manic phase that followed was bizarre and confusing for everyone.
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge and helping breaking the stigma around mental health ❤
Real mania does make you impervious to the cold. But didn't you feel chilly running outside in the snow, Lauren?
That was awesome! I'm bipolar rapid cycling coupled with auditory and visual disturances. I appreciate your disposition and honesty.
god that’s a fucking mood, I just got in from my midnight metal walk 🫠
I’m glad that your channel exist because it make other to understand better
So it's like being on a stimulant.
Yes😂
yes
Mdma feeling
Not always mania can be anxiety and anger too not always a good time at least for me
@cbear4489 lot of stimulants also have that effect. But, I hear you.
OMG, I did that once. Run in snow in my under***. I ended up in the restaurant. They knew something was wrong. The police saved my life. I ended up in the psych ward. There was this special intermediary place (not the ER), but it's for the mentally ill people. But yeah, the police saved my life. They even found my coat.
Funny, I also want to add the mission from God or the universe to become something great. It can feel as if reality is bending to my will. Lol 😂
Love you I fight it every single second ❤❤❤❤❤❤ MUCH HAPPINESS TO YOU!!!!!
It's sad that so much energy and happiness has to create problems, that doesn't look like mania, but happiness.
Oh no that's mania and in my case the higher I fly the harder I fall.
@@deborajensen8637 I know, my comment means that should not must be mania that happiness, me too when I go a bit high then happens the worst things
You're so open, thank you!
That’s me on almost a day bay and I love it!! Except I don’t blow my money. They call it mania I call it pure joy. I know where I’m going when I die so why not be happy!!🎉
the high energy music is so valid 😂😭 in my mind my mania anthem its take on me by a-ha
Yep. That about sums it up. Oh...but you missed the paranoia, hallucinations and delusions...*shudder*
I haven't been diagnosed with anything, but I go through periods like this. I am able to tell that it is happening, so I am able to largely keep it in check, but this video PERFECTLY describes what it feels like to me.
Thanks so much for talking about this. Much love ❤❤❤.
My sister is bipolar and the nonstop talking and emotions at 100 for days sometimes even longer was one of the most exhausting periods of my life having to watch over her, we would have to take turns because she wouldn't even sleep and would repeat the same phrases
over and over for days, one of the hardest
times in my life was seeing my sister like that, I cant imagine how hard it is for her
Awesome!!!!! Exactly!
Yes. That's exactly how i feel. Thank you
Thanks for the laugh!
Needed that!
Totally impressed by you! And I love your videos! ❤
I’m sorry for your hot mess and so am I because I always go outside in the snow barefoot shorts I go through my manic disorders and the saddest thing is that I did not thank God pass it to my kids but unfortunately, I have two grandchildren who seem to be just like me, which fucking breaks my heart severely😢😢😢
Thank you for being open about it. It’s very hard for me to explain to people what a manic episode is like.
yes! classic example. thank you fir posting this
When i get manic i dont sleep, dont eat and gradually feel less n less of a grip on reality making me my worst version of myself.
Thank you
Wow I’ve passed down mental illness to my girls from my mom, But I do that. Wow. This was so helpful.
Such an accurate representation. You're awesome!!
As a person with adhd who have been wrongly diagnosed with bi-polar disorder before I really dont relate that much. Thank you for trying to let us "see" it a bit more from the inside perspective. It seems to be such a tough illness. 😢
Same here. I was wrongly diagnosed with Bipolar when I was a kid, it turned out to be inattentive ADHD (mixing them up a common thing, I've heard). Oh, and my older brother had the reversed situation - he was diagnosed with hyperactive type ADHD, it turned out to be Bipolar Type I.
You are doing such a great job on your channel!
Omg I just got to the end of ur video. Completely so meeee #weeeeeee 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤸♀️🤸♂️🤸🤩🤩🤩😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for the education