[st0psign]

I have a few bests. there were 2 semesters I had at Pitt where I made the deans list as a chem major. this is when mania is just starting to get out of hand and I can still utilize it to my benefit. the worst was my 1st psychotic break, which was when mania goes just over that tipping point. Bipolar has its ups and downs lol, more negative things associated with it than positive imo though.

[LadyShadow]

I think of my best writing comes through with my mania. Usually when I am stable, I can be a bit boring with not much to say.

The worst moments will have to be the crippling depression. When I get really sleepy and not able to talk to anyone.

[ComfortablyNumb5]

Originally Posted by LadyShadow

I think of my best writing comes through with my mania. Usually when I am stable, I can be a bit boring with not much to say.

The worst moments will have to be the crippling depression. When I get really sleepy and not able to talk to anyone.

Agree with that! I got a scholarship in high school for my writing then got DX'ed and never used it. Story of my life. My best would be when I was stable enough to finish cosmetology and then medical assisting school. Now I don't even know how i did that. my worst would have to be when I'd self medicate and harm myself and go right back to IP.

[Ocean Swimmer]

My whole life has bipolar disorder in it.
But I've had successful relationships. I've been loved. Given love.
I feel for my friends and family members most of all.
They've been through so much. Ip. Money for meds insurance Pdocs. ' ?deas fm for fmf v
Having their friends know that I was sick.
Thank Goodness I inherited a good business sense from my father. He used to say I could sell ice to an Eskimo.
I feel bad for people dealt the bipolar problem that can't support themselves. That's very hard.

[xRavenx]

I got a Master's Degree, and some of the hypomanic energy and goal-oriented side of BP did contribute to my ability to accomplish this, although during true mania, I had to take breaks.

Of course, there's many more negatives to BP and how it affects life. Guilt and the aftermath of poor decisions as well as living with things I've said and done during episodes that cannot be undone are major challenges. Some financial mistakes that have set me back and issues in relationships have also been hard to move past.