Favorite Part

What is your favorite part of your illness?

We focus so much on the negative aspects that I think sometimes we forget that every cloud has it's silver lining.

I love outlook on life mania gives me. The fact that everything seems so right in the world when I'm manic. At baseline I can be a rather pessimistic person, so flipping that off for a little while can be nice.

I love the elation, energy and productivity a hypomaniac episode might bring.

I usually am just depressed but when I'm.hypo manic I enjoy the elation I feel. Although I usually do stupid things when I'm.hypo do it's a double edged sword.

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I think that question may be unique to bipolar people...you'd never ask someone their favorite part about having the flu or a soar throat. Sorry that just makes me laugh.

I guess my "favorite" thing would be the endless motivation during hypomania. But that usually doesn't last long because I flip and get mad at people for days most of the time...then just do stupid stuff.

My favorite part is being stable...if that even still happens.

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Don't laugh, but my favorite part is that I lose my shyness, and I can go out and meet women.

jeffro i wont laugh i absolutely love flirting when im hypomanic and i love that i lose any and all shyness as well in that state. it's the only time i enjoy human contact really! my other favorite part is how rich and complex and awesome music seems when im manic, and that the only time i write songs on my guitar is in that state.

Yep, the outgoingness, the energy, feeling like an alpha male. You know... normal.

The elation, the magic, the feeling of potential.

I'm confused. Hypomania for me is major productivity, ultra-sharp thought processes, high energy - but no bad consequences. Now mania and manic-psychosis feel like a morphine high where I'm the most brilliant, the most cunning, the bravest of all men, invincible, and generally one of the Greek gods of Mount Olympus. Afterwards, when I return to "normal" there's lots of damage like huge credit card bills, angry business associates, and people avoiding me. You're brief descriptions of "hypomania" sound more like mania. May be you should check it out?

I am actually able to get things done. But if I become too manic, negative symptoms outweigh the positive benefits.

Ah yes. The magic. The power. The sensuality. The complete understanding of the true nature of the universe. The purple rain. The different way I see things.

And ya know I often times hate bipolar and curse this illness but a part of me strangely enjoys being "different" in having something secret about me. Of having seen and done things other people can never dream of or understand. I don't know. It makes me oddly special. Like Alex Mack or something.

And this isn't my fave part really I guess but another strange part I like is that having been to hell and back a couple of times and overcome stuff most people never have to deal with makes me feel kinda bad ***. I'm a fighter, a survivor. I'm stronger than anyone I know will ever understand. And that makes me feel good about myself in an illness that often makes me feel horrible about myself.

Elation, energy, sociability, and excitement during hypomania.

Also, I like that my experiences with bipolar help me be a better nurse for my patients who have mental health problems. I wish I didn't have to go through it, but at least I can use it in a positive way to help others.

The awesome things and completely stupid risks I have accually accomplished because of mania. That i can be confident that I can figure out how do anything because I've always pulled off the BS that I've convinced others to trust me with.

Mania. Esp with psychosis. I feel I have "super powers" which is very cool. Being so in tune with the world that I have a deeper understanding of everything. If I could have that without the out of control spending and relationship problems and general destructive behavior it causes, I'd want to be manic forever.

For me its clarity of thought, feeling chatty and actually wanting to talk to other people! Also I can get stuff done without procrastinating and I can create easily, painting and writing flows out without me even thinking about it ! Wonderful!

I have BP 1 with extreme manic episodes and psychoses. I've been hospitalized a few times, lost my job, I'm dealing with the social security admin and I had to move out of state with family. This is a short list. My favorite part is being unbreakable. I'm CocoSurviving. I'm going to keep going no matter how many times I get out the hospital. No matter how many retarded axx letters I get from SSA prolonging their process and even thou I no longer live in the state I once did. Even thou I have give a 100% effort everyday to battle triggers so I do not go to the penitentiary for hurting people.

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This post resonates with me. I often thought about the same things myself.

I don't like any part of it. I'm depressed most of the time and when I am manic I do stupid stuff. I hate this illness.

Bingo. I don't even get any really high manias, which i suppose is a blessing, mostly depressions which are crippling. It feels like it gets worse each time. Not much to like.