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<\/figure>\nyou are someone who knows someone with bipolar disorder, or have bipolar disorder, these are things that are hard to explain:<\/p>\n
The amazing energy that comes from mania.<\/p>\n
Why routine matters so much<\/p>\n
The guilty feelings you get after a manic episode<\/p>\n
How simple things can be overwhelming<\/p>\n
The embarrassment you feel after a manic episode<\/p>\n
The reason you can\u2019t leave the house (while depressed)<\/p>\n
How hard it is to do simple tasks like showering or cleaning the house (depression)<\/p>\n
How your brain moves so quickly you can\u2019t keep up with it<\/p>\n
Why you are so irritable<\/p>\n
How simple things can be overwhelming (depression)<\/p>\n
How stress or anxiety can be triggering for mania or sometimes depression<\/p>\n
How tired you are (usually depression) However, it is hard to sleep while manic often. We can go more than a day without sleep. <\/p>\n
How hard it is to explain how much we wanted to do something else with our life<\/p>\n
How we forget things we did while manic<\/p>\n
Medication in general- Why it\u2019s needed, why it needs to be adjusted, and sometimes due to side effects, can\u2019t be taken<\/p>\n
(Tardive dyskenesia and akathasia ****<\/p>\n
The difference between hypomania and happiness<\/p>\n
The importance of sleep<\/p>\n
The rapid talking<\/p>\n
Depression in general<\/p>\n
How you can go from crying to hypomanic in minutes (usually mixed episodes)<\/p>\n
How hard it is to be stable and how much we want it<\/p>\n
Why we don\u2019t want to be manic (Yes- we are happy and are full of energy, but there are so many repercussions afterwards it is not worth it.)<\/p>\n
The anxiety of not knowing when the next episode will be (For example, not being able to plan a trip because you might be too manic and spend money and do things you regret)<\/p>\n
The pity party for how our life could have been<\/p>\n
How it is hard to even trust your own emotions<\/p>\n
Being confused because of how much we forgot while manic and don\u2019t know what to apologize for<\/p>\n
How our brains move too quickly to keep up (often why we are talking so quickly<\/p>\n
What else can you think of? Pls leave I\u2019m comments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n