Totes fair. If I could pick and choose symptoms there are definitely parts of ADHD I'd keep - The wild lateral thinking leaps, for instance. And Bipolar has a few perks, too. They're just massively outweighed by the negative symptoms.
Borderline or Bipolar? Bipolar is an absolute trip. I have type II, which involves hypomanic episodes, so like less-than full bore manic, and even though they're not as intense as manic episodes they can be quite frightening and disruptive. It's an incredibly odd experience, one of those things I don't think people who haven't experienced it can fully understand. I kind of wish we had some kind of temporary mental-illness ray. I think if people could volunteer to experience hte symptoms in a controlled, safe way it'd be much easier for people to be compassionate towards people suffering from mental health symptoms.
My brief description for mania is being absolutely, unshakably convinced that you are the coolest, smartest, sexiest, most capable, awesomest person in the room. Not in a self confidence way, but in an outright frightening unshakable delusion way. Kind of the opposite of when you're severely depressed and think you're the worst and everyone hates you, but that doesn't really convey the feeling.
Totes fair. If I could pick and choose symptoms there are definitely parts of ADHD I'd keep - The wild lateral thinking leaps, for instance. And Bipolar has a few perks, too. They're just massively outweighed by the negative symptoms.
Borderline or Bipolar? Bipolar is an absolute trip. I have type II, which involves hypomanic episodes, so like less-than full bore manic, and even though they're not as intense as manic episodes they can be quite frightening and disruptive. It's an incredibly odd experience, one of those things I don't think people who haven't experienced it can fully understand. I kind of wish we had some kind of temporary mental-illness ray. I think if people could volunteer to experience hte symptoms in a controlled, safe way it'd be much easier for people to be compassionate towards people suffering from mental health symptoms.
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My brief description for mania is being absolutely, unshakably convinced that you are the coolest, smartest, sexiest, most capable, awesomest person in the room. Not in a self confidence way, but in an outright frightening unshakable delusion way. Kind of the opposite of when you're severely depressed and think you're the worst and everyone hates you, but that doesn't really convey the feeling.