- Living With Bipolar - work in progress
186 points6 comments7 d ago
- Bipolar loneliness
I have supportive friends and family but nobody who truly understands what it's like to have this illness. Anyone else feel lonely all of the time, no matter who or how many people are around?
130 points50 comments7 d ago
- Bipolar Rage
How do you guys cope with bipolar rage? When I get angry I don’t just get angry I get uncontrollably upset. Like I can’t calm down and it fills my entire body from my feet to my head.
124 points62 comments3 d ago
- Grieving the you before bipolar disorder showed itself is torture
I can’t even look at old pictures or videos of myself before i started struggling with symptoms of bipolar. It was always dormant I guess because my grandmother had it, but before i had...
113 points20 comments6 d ago
- Has anyone made a reward chart for themselves?
I have a hard time taking my medications consistently, forgetting to or not wanting to when I'm manic. Sometimes I feel bad that I need them. Etc I was wondering if anyone has made a reward chart...
110 points45 comments2 d ago
- Bipolar depression is gut wrenching
I’m really struggling at the moment with it, i literally slept through my alarm the other day because i was so unmotivated to get to work, i order takeout almost everyday because im too exhausted...
103 points11 comments6 d ago
- Manic at 4am
It was really important to treat my wood. What was your recent middle of the night activity?
98 points31 comments3 d ago
- i don’t like how people trivialize bipolar problems
idk if it’s just me but it really pisses me off to see people using terms like “i’m maniac” or “oh god i’m so bipolar” to define themselves like…? lately i see this a lot in tiktok and instagram i...
68 points26 comments2 d ago
- Would you date someone who also has bipolar?
Just as it says, would you date another person with bipolar? If yes, what are the pros? And what are the cons? I personally don’t think I could date another person with bipolar. I dated someone...
60 points98 comments4 d ago
- Has anyone integrated their bipolar disorder, not just lived with it?
Hi. Today my therapist told me I'm in the depressive stage of grieving my bipolar diagnosis. She talked about learning to live with the diagnosis, as something that can be bothersome at times, but...
51 points49 comments5 d ago