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Bipolar has a minion!

Hypomanic the Grapesaur

Bipolar
Legacy Name: Bipolar

The

Chibi Experiment #4423
Owner:

jhyllah

Age: 5 years, 4 months, 4 days

Born: December 22nd, 2018

Adopted: 5 years, 4 months, 4 days ago

Adopted: December 22nd, 2018

Statistics

Level: 15
Strength: 20
Defense: 20
Speed: 17
Health: 22
HP: 19/22
Intelligence: 1
Books Read: 1
Food Eaten: 1
Job: Unemployed

“I’m fine, but I’m bipolar. I’m on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I’m never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It’s like being a diabetic.”

The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ver. V defines bipolar disorder as "a group of brain disorders that cause extreme fluctuation in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function". Bipolar and related disorders are given a chapter of their own in the DSM-5, between depressive disorders and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

People who live with bipolar disorder experience periods of great excitement, overactivity, delusions, and euphoria (known as mania) and other periods of feeling sad and hopeless (known as depression). As such, the use of the word bipolar reflects this fluctuation between extreme highs and extreme lows.

What’s more, in some cases, a bipolar episode can include symptoms of both mania and depression; this is what’s known as an episode with mixed features. People experiencing an episode with mixed features may feel extreme sadness, guilt, and worthlessness, while at the same experiencing high energy, racing thoughts and speech, and overactivity. It is not uncommon during a mixed episode for a person to go from being exuberantly happy to be expressing sui****l thoughts in a matter of moments.

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Just remember, our mental illness does not define us. We struggle with mood regulation, but are just like everyone else with strength and weaknesses, passions and skills.

We are here. And we are valid.

“At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you’re living with this illness and functioning at all, it’s something to be proud of, not ashamed of. They should issue medals along with the steady stream of medication.”

- Carrie Fisher (1956-2016)

Sources: https://www.psycom.net/bipolar-definition-dsm-5/