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I get irked at any assumptions made about bipolar. Whether its someone like Kanye or people referring to past "geniuses" I prefer to look at my bipolar using the dsm as parameters. I have had mania where I have been up all night-but just 1 night not multiple ones. I have started ridiculous projects until I crash- like that one time I decided to reorganize my file cabinet and covered the table with papers...and went to bed in the morning. Some people say they are productive but we can become conditioned to thinking we should have mania to be productive. I know people that refuse meds because they like the mania. They hate the depression but they feel so high when they are manic it makes the depression worth it. It has never been studied long term and proven that bipolar people are more creative. Sure there are celebs with it but no studies have proven us to be more creative than others. To me its like having the creative gene. I have a bp friend who does not take meds who when she is manic will start building projects. She has no training and is really talented, and even after the depression/pre-mania she will keep working on it. Me? I am a speed reader so my mania is absorption in reading. I just think that when other bipolar people hear of famous creatives (I think people like to cite composers and artists) they feel less than because they are nothing like what you hear about.
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