Bipolar Disorder Described in a Word: Addicting
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by Matt
3y ago
For me, bipolar disorder is addicting as hell!  I’m not just talking about alcohol, drugs, gambling, buying 50 pairs of shoes (a week) or whatever other destructive habits you can think of; I’m talking about becoming addicted to virtually anything I’ve ever cared to do in my life.  I don’t know how to half-ass anything.  I either whole-ass it, or zero-ass it; no partial-assing for me! I’ve also been told this once or twice, but I’ll save the assholiness for another post. Really, this is just an extension of another post I wrote about bipolar disorder being engrossing,  ..read more
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Running Away From God – And Stumbling Back Again
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by Matt
3y ago
Despite a church-every-Sunday upbringing in an Irish-Catholic household, I am an atheist. I’m not proud to be an atheist.  In fact, I can probably count how many times I’ve used the phrase “I’m an atheist” on one hand; it’s not something I’m remotely comfortable talking about – not that I’m remotely comfortable talking about anything. I was born in Buffalo, NY, and lived there until moving to Indianapolis just shy of two years ago.  If you were born in Buffalo, there’s a good chance that your ancestors were either Irish, or Polish; and it’s almost guaranteed that you’re a Catholic ..read more
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5 Tips to Stay Productive With Bipolar Disorder
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by Matt
3y ago
Do you have bipolar disorder and struggle to consistently maintain a high level of productivity?  This is a common problem for people like you and I who suffer from bipolar disorder. While manic or hypomanic, your mind is racing, and you struggle to focus on just one damn thing!  Or you can focus on one thing, but you can only focus on the one thing; you become obsessed with YouTube stardom, or baking cakes, or brewing beer… whatever!  But this obsession comes at the expense of everything else. Then depression returns and kills whatever drive you had to ..read more
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I Once Was (Almost) A YouTube Star
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by Matt
3y ago
Bipolar disorder giveth, and bipolar disorder taketh away.  Case in point: Fueled by mania, I almost became a YouTube star – then depression returned and my dream of YouTube stardom died like so many projects before, and so many projects since. Right after I graduated college I became obsessed with Minecraft like a lot of other people around that time.  I also became interested in video editing because mania makes you interested in totally random crap – so why not?  Then I married the two and voila!  A Minecraft gaming YouTube channel was born! Good old ..read more
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Bipolar Disorder Described in a Word: Frustrating
Loudest Minds » Bipolar Disorder
by Matt
3y ago
I wrote a post on The Bipolar Writer Blog wherein I described Bipolar Disorder as engrossing.  I encourage you all to read that post, but the short version is this: One effect of hypomania or mania experienced by many people suffering from bipolar disorder is an intense desire and focus to do one thing – in short, they become completely engrossed in that one thing, sometimes to the point of having no desire or ability to do anything else. Basically, this. Engrossing isn’t always a terrible thing – you can get a lot done in a short amount of time if you have the ti ..read more
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5 Things Your Loved One With Mental Illness Wants You To Know
Loudest Minds » Bipolar Disorder
by Matt
3y ago
You just learned that your friend, spouse, boyfriend, or whoever, is suffering from a mental illness like depression or bipolar disorder.  Now what? Maybe you don’t know how to talk to them – so you don’t.  Or you do… but it’s really awkward.  You have no idea how to address it; do you address it?  Will you hurt their feelings if you do?   Will you hurt their feelings if you don’t? This article hopes to give you some advice on how to proceed by sharing with you the things I, as a person with a mental illness, would like my friends and loved ones to know.  ..read more
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Betrayal – Outed as Bipolar, Outed as an Addict
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by Matt
3y ago
You have probably noticed by now that I post under my first name only. You see, I wish to maintain a certain degree of anonymity in order to feel safe talking about deeply personal issues.  Let me explain: I am a very proud person. I have never been able to talk about my problems.  Hell, I’ve never been able to talk about myself at all. For over a decade I’ve hid the fact that there’s anything wrong with me.  In my personal life I maintain at all times an appearance of strength, success, and stability. My pride has served me well. Armed with a tenuous, yet powerful sense of self ..read more
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Being Miserable is Easy
Loudest Minds » Bipolar Disorder
by Matt
3y ago
Maybe you’re stuck in a terrible job.  Maybe your relationship is toxic.  Maybe you just got dumped.  Maybe you’ve suffered the loss of a loved one. Whatever the reason(s), your life sucks.  Yep. So why don’t you make it better? Well, you may be suffering from a phenomenon known as learned helplessness.  What is that? The TLDR version is this: when things have been crappy for a long time, or you’ve been unable to improve things, you just stop trying. This is one of the soul-crushing forces that stops you from improving your life ..read more
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Depression Explained in 5 Seconds
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by Matt
3y ago
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2 Ways to Change Your Thinking to Get Mental Health Help
Loudest Minds » Bipolar Disorder
by Matt
3y ago
I’m a man. For some reason that single fact alone creates a multitude of problems when it comes to improving my life, or seeking treatment for bipolar disorder… or you know, any number of other “mild” medical issues. A mild medical issue. I’m talking of course about toxic masculinity, and the culture that surrounds it. The key word there is toxic.  Masculinity in and of itself is not a bad thing.  Why would it be?  I’m a man who does man things; that’s all good. A man thing. OK, so what do I mean by toxic masculinity? Well, imagine you see a man sitting with his y ..read more
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