Mania

If you live with bipolar disorder, you undoubtedly understand how it feels when a manic episode (referred to as a “hypomanic episode” in type 2) sneaks up on you. Those are some symptoms you may feel when mania seizes your thoughts. Your individual symptomology may be different, but you get the idea. With a manic…

Mania is at the top end of the bipolar spectrum. If you live with bipolar disorder type 1, I know you have experienced a manic episode. After all, it is part of the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder. Living with bipolar disorder is an everyday battle that rages at all times. I have accepted that bipolar disorder does…