A New Perspective On Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mania, Hallucinations, and Delusion

http://www.bipolaradvantage.com What is unfortunate today is that far too many people continue to cling to the old belief that it is impossible to live a full life with a mental condition. On the other hand, a growing group of people are beginning to consider a life that is not restricted to a narrow range of experience. I look forward to the day when we all rise above the ignorance that keeps us in fear and denial of a better life.

Bipolar In Order is based on a very simple premise: we can learn and grow to the point that we see our condition as an advantage in our lives. Because this concept is often difficult for many people to accept on blind faith alone, I encourage everyone to simply begin by accepting that this new perspective is possible. To make this perspective a reality requires persistence, determination, and commitment. If you will give this perspective a chance, you will prove it in your own life.

There are so many examples of bipolar "disorder" that it is easy to understand why so many people try to avoid it instead of facing it and getting it under control. We can choose to view depression, mania, hallucination, and delusion from at least two different perspectives--either as "disorder" or as "in order." Knowing that we have a choice of perspectives leads us to the understanding that we do not have to accept a diminished life. We begin to see what bipolar can be if we get it "in order" instead of trying to make it go away.

For me, Bipolar In Order is the greatest state there is. Once you begin to see the new perspective, everything changes. You see why the current approach of avoidance is all wrong. You cannot get to Bipolar In Order by figuring out how to avoid the symptoms. Avoidance is accepting a diminished life tragically below that which is possible. This book is about what bipolar looks like from the perspective of "in order" and how you can achieve it in your own life.

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• mood disorder
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[RonaldBarone]

what do you guys think about meditation?

[BipolarAdvantage]

@RonaldBarone Meditation is a wonderful tool. We teach advanced forms that were designed specifically for bipolar by senior monks.

[omsnaga]

I have accepted how i feel, but i could never get a regular job and work as a normal person would. And THAT is really hard for me to accept, so i try to ignore my disadvantages and work twice as hard.

But it always fails.

[BipolarAdvantage]

@omsnaga You should never accept that you can not succeed. For as long as you keep trying the possibility still exists that you might. If you accept defeat you guarantee it will not. It always fails until it succeeds - that is the most important truth to keep in mind about anything.

The only difference between success and failure is to not give up. If you can win over bipolar you can win anything. It is one of the ultimate challenges.

[tomazzin]

What about cyclothymia? I think that everything you said about bipolar disorder in this video can (and should) be applied to cyclothimic/hypomanic persons too. What do you feel about marijuana?

[BipolarAdvantage]

@tomazzin Yes, I agree with you that the video applies to cyclothymia too. In answer to your question, I think marijuana should be legalized for hundreds of reasons, least of which is to use it for bipolar. Most of the people I know who smoke pot to mellow out their bipolar would have been better off without it. Hate to say it, because it probably does work for some. I love it myself for recreation, but would never say it helps me turn bipolar from a disorder to In Order.

[RonaldBarone]

@ltsgoyanks From the bottom of my heart, thank you very much, only a person that has this problem knows what it really is... I will try everything you say.

[ltsgoyanks]

@RonaldBarone Meditation has really changed my life. It took several months to notice minor changes, but after a year or so, the changes were dramatic and intense and seem to be long lasting throughout my workday. I suppose it is not for everyone, but it has been very very beneficial for me. Some ideas are Kriya Yoga or Isha Kriya from Isha Foundation org. Also Inner Engineering org. It is a non religion Science based technique suitable for all belief systems. give it a try

[malexandrec]

Healing to the extent that it is possible is to a new purpose -- thinking, feeling, behaving in support of strong values (diverting energy from weak values implied). i am also lucky to have insights from serious physical sickness. You can reform character from within using depression and mania as tools. Awareness is the start but with control comes the ability to decide to control. Depression (mania) with a control and decision to use control is a different depression (mania).

[malexandrec]

i learned to induce a mania, but thought that this trick was just like a drug -- a cheap source of power which is just an illusion of power. Then i started to induce mania to control pain directly or indirectly, but even then i was not satisfied because alleviation of pain is not healing. So then i crashed badly, and knowing that i could induce a mania and then another, etc. i chose not to act and let depression consume my life. Then i realized i had created control and had changed the ride.

[lotsofsmarts]

Thank you for this video. I have struggled for near 40 years to keep my son from destroying his life. I am going to send him this video!

[QPWimblik]

my condition is different every time I'm on Anti psychotics at an average dose I get very Depressed hate it when I'm off anti psychotics month by month I just get higher and higher until after about six months I'm so high I'm delusional and I don't like that either.

[eastariel]

Our brains are not who we are.

My brain is my hardware, and my soul is my software.

At times, my hardware drive has crashed due to a massive imbalance of serotonin and dopamine. (I have bi-polar disease.) At that time, I can't sleep for weeks, and I slip into a dream state, becoming confused.

I take lithium, which balances my brain chemistry, so I no longer have these high-speed crashes.

Bi-polar disease is very common. It's simply a race car brain with high speed and slow idle.