Bipolar Disorder and Blog of the Week: Bipolar 2 and my journey
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This week’s featured blog is Bipolar 2 and my journey written by a “40 something male” who calls himself BipolarTwo. BipolarTwo started his blog in April 2005 when he was finally diagnosed after experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder for more than 20 years. Now on medication, BipolarTwo feels better most of the time with occasional ups and downs.
BipolarTwo writes in a very charming and disarming style. Reading his blog is like having a conversation with him where he tells you about everyday life as it’s tinged with the color of bipolar disorder. Last month, when he had reached a happy equilibrium, he wrote:
I don’t think there is an article about Bipolar on the internet that I haven’t read. I believe I’ve read 25-50 blogs about Bipolar illness. All of them lead to the same conclusion… Meds do work, and don’t stop taking them just because you feel good. I don’t want to go back into a mania where I don’t sleep or feel bad so I’ll guess I’ll do the smart thing and keeping swallowing all the pills…
Bipolar 2 and my journey is a glimpse into a normal life that happens to involve bipolar disorder. BipolarTwo could be your neighbor, your co-worker, your doctor, or just about anyone you know.
For more information on genetics and bipolar disorder, see:
- Chromosomes 6 and 8 Associated With Bipolar Disorder
- Chromosomal Regions Linked to Bipolar Disorder
- Genetic Basis of Hypomania and Bipolar Disorder
Nice way to bring the social issue in the centre. great job keep that work up right.
shahzad: Thank you very much! Hope you’ll come back.
I think you hit the nail on the head when you say that his style is “disarming”… When I read his blog, I felt like the two of us were discussing our disorder over coffee…