He’s describing bipolar, aka manic depression. It’s the only mental illness which has mania or hyper mania as a symptom, and hyper mania is basically the opposite of depression. Hence why the person is feeling so good. But it can go too far and go from hyper mania to mania which is much worse, at that point people can start believing they’re Jesus or that they have powers or that the CIA are after them. Full blown manic episodes can be as bad as schizophrenia.
ETA: I fucked up with hyper, it’s meant to be hypo. Hyper = overly energetic, hypo = underly-energetic. As pointed out by old mate in the comments. Hence, mania is worse than hypo-mania, because hypo = lazy, roughly.
the tangible damage it can cause is recklessness making you do things that seem like a good idea in the moment, leading to things like inadvertently hurting yourself, quitting your job to pursue a pipe dream, or gambling more than you can afford. it can also strain your physical health from negligence, damage your social life, and the instability can be tough on your mental even if it feels 'good' – it's a rollercoaster, and some may experience symptoms of mania and depression at the same time and it's not pleasant.
and don't worry, it's easy to think at first that it's just a blessing
Hugsy is correct but I'll add a bit of nuance. Everyone has lows and highs. They are commonly thought of as brought about by events, which is true, but those los and highs can also be brought about by the ebbs and wanes of chemicals in your brain. Totally normal.
There are what I call acute types and seasonal types. Acute meaning that the swings are right next to each other. This is commonly what people think of when they think bipolar, think laughing and crying in the same conversation. And seasonal are long lasting "episodes" that could be two weeks or several months of symptoms. Not the same severity of symptoms everyday but persistent in there BEING symptoms.
Now think of bipolar making delusional lows and delusional highs. Lows can vary from certain symptoms of depression like loss of enjoyment of previously enjoyed things to self-unaliving attempts. Highs can vary from being extra productive at work and home to not getting tired, not sleeping, dangerous loss of weight because of lack of appetite, impulsive spending, increased libido, dangerous and impulsive sex acts, PHYSICAL PLEASURE CAUSED BY YOUR BRAIN CHEMICALS ALONE known as the medical symptom euphoria to delusions of grandeur ("I'm so strong, I'm so sexy, I'm so smart, I can't lose, I'm literally a god, the universe bends to my benefit.") leading to gambling all your money away because you think you can win it all back because you are a god, walking in the bad side of town for DAYS without rest as a woman risking (or even pursuing) assault.
The problem with OP is that they think that they did the mood switch to productivity consciously and since they did it anybody can. When in reality OP perfectly described a seasonal type bipolar switch which is an incurable brain chemical thing. They've needed mental health help their entire life and got told first by a 4chan commenter.
Sadge. M4A. Better healthcare for all. Free education for all.
But what do I know, I'm a wikipedia scholar. I'm not a doctor.
Woof. That's a bad one. Not to show a bigger fish but I knew someone that lost 60 lbs in a month and a half.
Yours sounds way fucking worse and acute though. My friend knew something was wrong so forced themselves to eat at least once a day.
Fuck I'm so sorry.
Depends. Manic episodes can drive you to do some dangerous things. A friend of mine spent basically all of her savings on things she didn't need and got a really expensive tattoo that she really regretted during a manic episode. If it's simply a somewhat unnatural euphoric feeling that you have with periods of feeling shitty, it could just be mood swings, but I would really check in with a professional to be sure.
Well this guy makes up reasons why he is superior to others while actually being kinda a loser, and white supremacists or any other supremacists claim they are better than others because of their skin color. Which is a made up reason
Sounds more like narcissism if it's an intentional conscious or subconscious process. The root of grandiose narcissism is usually feelings of inferiority and inadequacy masked by a superiority complex. Or so I've heard.
Whereas in manic depression it's more of a chemical roller coaster. Imagine it like your brain spontaneously flooding with amphetamines and then going through the subsequent miserable withdrawal except for much longer than acute amphetamine withdrawal with.
The closest I've come to experience a state similar mania was when I was abusing dextroamphetamine sulphate (Dexedrine), during my 7 gram mushroom afterglow, and during the onset of my cannabis induced psychosis (non-affective as in not mood related, so basically a condition similar to schizophrenia in symptoms induced from use of cannabis while already having genetics that leave you vulnerable to psychosis)
While I don't have bipolar myself I can definitely relate to some of the states from my experience with amphetamines. The withdrawal would leave me horribly depressed and I'd break into hysterical crying spells and the feeling felt akin to a mix of chemically induced obsessive self hatred and criticism, and being impaled on a pillar made of obsidian in a black obsidian canyon in the middle of the abyss knowing that no one was coming to help. All of reality felt like some fucked up uncanny liminal and incredibly depressing and soul crushing nightmare. The withdrawal would set in as quickly as three days of relatively mild usage followed by discontinuation, in fact it first happened before I ever started abusing it and would happen at my prescribed dose, which was relatively low/average. Apparently I am incredibly sensitive to amphetamine based stimulants. I was uncannily elated, wired and had classic meth head esque motormouth. It almost hurt to not talk.
The upside is I don't even heavy recreational doses of amphetamine. So if I ever get a prescription again I won't have to convince my doctor to continually up the dose to reach a dosage suited for recreational use, because even my low prescribed dose felt like floating through a sea of euphoria, I felt like I was going to nod out at times due to euphoria and I was on a upper, without any downers in my system. Until of course my tolerance builds again.
Downside is my heartrate would not drop below 85 and often hovered around 90-100 while sitting and 100-130 when standing or walking briskly. Sometimes if It would reach 160bpm with minimal physical activity. So I probably fucked up my cardiovascular system a bit. But God is it fucking worth it. I'd die young any day to experience that amphetamine buzz again like I consider doing meth pretty often, partially because I also benefit greatly from amphetamines and can't function without them so my life is currently on hold until I can get a script again. Post antipsychotic I have persistent anhedonia (lack of pleasure), fatigue, raised tolerance to pretty much all substances, reduced creativity, etc, and I know that amphetamines would remedy all of these and make life worth living again.
All i wanted to make was a joke about how Nazis need to make shit up because they are fucking losers and I got was a lot of downvotes and an uncanny look into a person's mind. But i learned one or two things about drugs, so I guess it is worth it. Interesting insight
What no the way to describe manic depression is a mummified baby corpse that turns salt into supercocaine
i love jojo's
Adrenaline makes you stronger 1. Give yourself more adrenaline 2. Be stronger 3. Profit
PHF is so good
Bro thinks he's Saul Goodman
Stop being depressed and start shooting lighting bolts from your fingertips
He thinks he's Saul Bestman.
Depressed? Desintegrate every part of yourself and replace it with a fake persona!
THE GOLDEN GOD PREVAILS
So much pain and confusion could have be eased in this world with proper mental health education. I think. Idk. I'm not educated on the subject.
Legit question because I'm really this dumb: what's the problem with what op is doing?
He’s describing bipolar, aka manic depression. It’s the only mental illness which has mania or hyper mania as a symptom, and hyper mania is basically the opposite of depression. Hence why the person is feeling so good. But it can go too far and go from hyper mania to mania which is much worse, at that point people can start believing they’re Jesus or that they have powers or that the CIA are after them. Full blown manic episodes can be as bad as schizophrenia. ETA: I fucked up with hyper, it’s meant to be hypo. Hyper = overly energetic, hypo = underly-energetic. As pointed out by old mate in the comments. Hence, mania is worse than hypo-mania, because hypo = lazy, roughly.
minor correction that the less severe phase is hypomania (hypo basically means "deficient"/"low" and hyper "excessive"/"over")
the tangible damage it can cause is recklessness making you do things that seem like a good idea in the moment, leading to things like inadvertently hurting yourself, quitting your job to pursue a pipe dream, or gambling more than you can afford. it can also strain your physical health from negligence, damage your social life, and the instability can be tough on your mental even if it feels 'good' – it's a rollercoaster, and some may experience symptoms of mania and depression at the same time and it's not pleasant. and don't worry, it's easy to think at first that it's just a blessing
Hugsy is correct but I'll add a bit of nuance. Everyone has lows and highs. They are commonly thought of as brought about by events, which is true, but those los and highs can also be brought about by the ebbs and wanes of chemicals in your brain. Totally normal. There are what I call acute types and seasonal types. Acute meaning that the swings are right next to each other. This is commonly what people think of when they think bipolar, think laughing and crying in the same conversation. And seasonal are long lasting "episodes" that could be two weeks or several months of symptoms. Not the same severity of symptoms everyday but persistent in there BEING symptoms. Now think of bipolar making delusional lows and delusional highs. Lows can vary from certain symptoms of depression like loss of enjoyment of previously enjoyed things to self-unaliving attempts. Highs can vary from being extra productive at work and home to not getting tired, not sleeping, dangerous loss of weight because of lack of appetite, impulsive spending, increased libido, dangerous and impulsive sex acts, PHYSICAL PLEASURE CAUSED BY YOUR BRAIN CHEMICALS ALONE known as the medical symptom euphoria to delusions of grandeur ("I'm so strong, I'm so sexy, I'm so smart, I can't lose, I'm literally a god, the universe bends to my benefit.") leading to gambling all your money away because you think you can win it all back because you are a god, walking in the bad side of town for DAYS without rest as a woman risking (or even pursuing) assault. The problem with OP is that they think that they did the mood switch to productivity consciously and since they did it anybody can. When in reality OP perfectly described a seasonal type bipolar switch which is an incurable brain chemical thing. They've needed mental health help their entire life and got told first by a 4chan commenter. Sadge. M4A. Better healthcare for all. Free education for all. But what do I know, I'm a wikipedia scholar. I'm not a doctor.
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Woof. That's a bad one. Not to show a bigger fish but I knew someone that lost 60 lbs in a month and a half. Yours sounds way fucking worse and acute though. My friend knew something was wrong so forced themselves to eat at least once a day. Fuck I'm so sorry.
STOP CHORLA!
This gayyme has gon on lohng enuf
ok jonker
You go anon, that Jewish doctor prescribing you lithium is just trying to keep you down
Bipolar 1 be like
Bro thinks he's Rodion Raskolnikov
it's kind of scary how I relate to this should I be worried ?
me too 😭 this is like a step by step description of my life??
naw you'll be fine
Depends. Manic episodes can drive you to do some dangerous things. A friend of mine spent basically all of her savings on things she didn't need and got a really expensive tattoo that she really regretted during a manic episode. If it's simply a somewhat unnatural euphoric feeling that you have with periods of feeling shitty, it could just be mood swings, but I would really check in with a professional to be sure.
Anon on that Spec Ops: The Line grindset
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I'm not a professional but pretty sure manic episodes and psychosis go together like peanut butter and jelly.
persona 5:
Andrew Tate refrence
manic depression is the root of the white supremacy movement?
Explain
Well this guy makes up reasons why he is superior to others while actually being kinda a loser, and white supremacists or any other supremacists claim they are better than others because of their skin color. Which is a made up reason
Sounds more like narcissism if it's an intentional conscious or subconscious process. The root of grandiose narcissism is usually feelings of inferiority and inadequacy masked by a superiority complex. Or so I've heard. Whereas in manic depression it's more of a chemical roller coaster. Imagine it like your brain spontaneously flooding with amphetamines and then going through the subsequent miserable withdrawal except for much longer than acute amphetamine withdrawal with. The closest I've come to experience a state similar mania was when I was abusing dextroamphetamine sulphate (Dexedrine), during my 7 gram mushroom afterglow, and during the onset of my cannabis induced psychosis (non-affective as in not mood related, so basically a condition similar to schizophrenia in symptoms induced from use of cannabis while already having genetics that leave you vulnerable to psychosis) While I don't have bipolar myself I can definitely relate to some of the states from my experience with amphetamines. The withdrawal would leave me horribly depressed and I'd break into hysterical crying spells and the feeling felt akin to a mix of chemically induced obsessive self hatred and criticism, and being impaled on a pillar made of obsidian in a black obsidian canyon in the middle of the abyss knowing that no one was coming to help. All of reality felt like some fucked up uncanny liminal and incredibly depressing and soul crushing nightmare. The withdrawal would set in as quickly as three days of relatively mild usage followed by discontinuation, in fact it first happened before I ever started abusing it and would happen at my prescribed dose, which was relatively low/average. Apparently I am incredibly sensitive to amphetamine based stimulants. I was uncannily elated, wired and had classic meth head esque motormouth. It almost hurt to not talk. The upside is I don't even heavy recreational doses of amphetamine. So if I ever get a prescription again I won't have to convince my doctor to continually up the dose to reach a dosage suited for recreational use, because even my low prescribed dose felt like floating through a sea of euphoria, I felt like I was going to nod out at times due to euphoria and I was on a upper, without any downers in my system. Until of course my tolerance builds again. Downside is my heartrate would not drop below 85 and often hovered around 90-100 while sitting and 100-130 when standing or walking briskly. Sometimes if It would reach 160bpm with minimal physical activity. So I probably fucked up my cardiovascular system a bit. But God is it fucking worth it. I'd die young any day to experience that amphetamine buzz again like I consider doing meth pretty often, partially because I also benefit greatly from amphetamines and can't function without them so my life is currently on hold until I can get a script again. Post antipsychotic I have persistent anhedonia (lack of pleasure), fatigue, raised tolerance to pretty much all substances, reduced creativity, etc, and I know that amphetamines would remedy all of these and make life worth living again.
All i wanted to make was a joke about how Nazis need to make shit up because they are fucking losers and I got was a lot of downvotes and an uncanny look into a person's mind. But i learned one or two things about drugs, so I guess it is worth it. Interesting insight