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Myth vs. Fact: Bipolar Disorder
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 September 2nd
...See more Hello everyone,  As we celebrate Bipolar Disorder Awareness Week! (March 24th - 30th) [https://www.7cups.com/forum/bipolar/General_2419/JoinUsforBipolarDisorderAwarenessWeekMarch24th30th_349292/], We invite you to join us here to share personal experiences, take our small steps to foster empathy, and offer encouragement and support to each other. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide, and so it is important to have a safe and inclusive space where one can able to share their experiences and emotions without any judgment. It is so common for bipolar disorder to be misunderstood.  Some myths and misconceptions can lead to stigma, confusion, and even stop people from seeking the support they need. So this discussion is dedicated to separating fact from those misconceptions. Here are a few common myths that I noticed: Myth 1: Bipolar disorder means extreme mood swings from happy to sad. While significant mood changes are a core feature of bipolar disorder, it is more complex than simple "ups and downs."  Mania can involve increased energy, racing thoughts, impulsivity, and decreased need for sleep.  The intensity and duration of these mood episodes vary from person to person. Myth 2: People with bipolar disorder are dangerous and violent. This is such a harmful and inaccurate stereotype.  The majority of people with bipolar disorder are not violent.  Similar to us, they can experience a range of emotions and behaviors.  Untreated mania or severe depression can sometimes increase the risk of impulsive behavior, but with proper treatment and support, individuals with bipolar disorder can live stable and fulfilling lives. Myth 3: Bipolar disorder is caused by a lack of willpower or a character flaw. It is a mental health condition with a strong biological basis.  As per research, it involves imbalances in brain chemistry, genetic factors, and environmental influences.  It is not a matter of personal weakness or a lack of moral character.  Now it is your turn. Please share:  * What are some other myths you have heard about bipolar disorder? * Have you encountered any misconceptions in your own life? * What helps you challenge these myths and promote understanding? We look forward to reading your experiences and supporting you. Let's work together to create an understanding and supportive community for those who are affected by bipolar disorder. 
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Sharing Our Stories & Building Understanding ✨✨
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 September 1st
...See more Hello everyone,  As we celebrate the Bipolar Disorder Awareness Week! (March 24th - 30th) [https://www.7cups.com/forum/bipolar/General_2419/JoinUsforBipolarDisorderAwarenessWeekMarch24th30th_349292/], we invite you to join us here to share personal experiences, taking our small steps to foster empathy, and offering encouragement and support to each other. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide, and so it is important to have a safe and inclusive space where one can able to share their experiences and emotions without any judgment. What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy, and behavior. People with bipolar disorder 1  experience periods of intense highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). These mood swings can disrupt daily life and lead to challenges in relationships, work, and school.   People with Bipolar 2 has their own challenges and struggles as well.   That is why sharing our stories and experiences can help to reduce the stigma and misconceptions associated with bipolar disorder. It can also help spread awareness, educate others about the condition, and support those affected. When we share our experiences, we create a sense of community and let others know that they are not alone. So how can you participate? We encourage you to share your personal experiences with bipolar disorder, whether you are living with the condition yourself or have a loved one who is affected. You can share your story here in this thread for support and discussion. If you are uncertain what to share, here are some questions that may help you share: * What is it like to live with bipolar disorder? * How has bipolar disorder affected your life? * What are some of the challenges you have faced? * What are some of the things that have helped you to cope with bipolar disorder? * What advice would you give to someone who is newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder? We look forward to reading your experiences and supporting you. Let's work together to create an understanding and supportive community for those who are affected by bipolar disorder. 
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Bipolar, Schizophrenia & Psychosis Support taglist - add or remove yourself here!
by MistyMagic
Last post
 July 25th
...See more This thread controls an auto-updating taglist please do not edit it. To see the current list, go to: Bipolar Support Taglist [https://rarelycharlie.github.io/taglist?da226773818d8c404001cc760683e4de]. To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button above and write the exact words "Please add me." To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button above and write �the exact words, "Please remove me." [Updated by @M4GIC on 10-02-22 for current taglist] Please use this New Taglist This post was last updated - 23 Sept 2023 by MistyMagic 206 people: @19jackrabbit69 @A4SPSRDS @Accentus @Acidkplatypus @acupofkai2 @alleywood13 @Amara34 @Ambitioustalker770 @Amld27 @Anna0319 @AnyaS @ApolloKafka @ArianMartian @AvidGamer293 @babysquirrel @Basiljwils @BearWithMe23 @bestBraveheart57 @Bre1237cupslistener @brokeninnc21 @BrokenTearss @BubbleGum928 @BugsYBunny @BunnyInTrouble @ByzantinePrussia @CaitieDid @CaliforniaViv @carefulAcres8381 @cassidychase @celticbard1018 @CharlieHorse1991 @CHarmingTime @cherishx0 @cherrytsubaki20 @Cheryllll @chyni @colorfulJoy4237 @colorfulRose3248 @Comeonreally @concavepearl97 @courageousLychee7497 @curtisw @cyanPlatypus6370 @Cybe @Cyhyreath @DannyB140 @decisiveBeechwood1142 @decisiveLychee3669 @Dimara @Divabrown @Doubledee25 @DragonessCocoa1 @dreamangel135 @DreamingofDakota @Drummermattrocks @DtoxfyBrainPurifyHeartRectfySoul @EcheverianDuchess @egret35 @elatedpeach152 @emju2401 @Endure777 @Ernaest @eternaldarkness22 @evedison358 @EvilRegalsReadToo @fairmindedIdea88161 @fancysummer52 @fearlessCurrent357 @feile @FlamingosWearLipstick @FleetingBardSong @forcefulCamp2310 @FriendlyWords623 @funnyOwl2072 @Gamerboy80 @gentleNight53 @Gerlesa @ghostEyes4970 @giraffe2011 @greenTiger1474 @guatemexicana @GupsyMoon @Haveaneed123 @hazerhea @Helloloves3 @hereforyouharzi @hillsideblues @hopesmiles8825 @Hotaru419 @humorouscarf805 @iamlayan @Iheartguineapigs @IloveCheance45 @Imafilthyhumanbeing @indigoRaspberries4203 @Isabellyjelly @Jacquemoos @jaedae @Janica88 @JeraTheWitch @Jewelmoon17 @jitterbugz7 @JulieHeartHeart @JusticiaPrimalDorogo @justmiles @kindheartedWords6803 @kixhd @Kynz15 @lalabrowni @Laylina0862 @learningtolovemyself1995 @LiineTheFox @limeWatermelon8742 @littleBunny7322 @Looj @lostinspace2002 @luumuno @MadHatter77 @mam1022984 @Mamamel @Marie747 @MarieLane727 @MarissaHope @marytodd11 @me0wcat @MemoryWriter11 @Micp5150 @MieraCurie @Mikababy10 @MindyBlossom @MistyMagic @Moistpillow @MostlyQuiet @mrskim @muskoka @mxmes @nongelic @NotFelixHere @notmyselftoday @NovaDiem @nzv4018 @octopus82 @Orangecat5093 @orangeLake8341 @OscarPerez85 @pandaprincess9 @passZebra3015 @PeachieCat @pepearso @persistentZebra1289 @pinkHickory69001 @placidChestnut8165 @placidMoth @plantmom17 @PrincessAir @princesstears @RaghadR0 @Raimio @rainyday768 @Rambino @Ravenalexis86 @repen13 @RicochetJaguar @RiverJumper2 @Roscoe55 @Roses12 @rrretsuko @Ruidosa @RyuLawliet @SadAFSeth @sailorsays @Selfsufficientfaith @sensibleAvocado4381 @ShadowTag @sisan @soaringgoose @sofiamartino18 @softlyy @softSoul2166 @Soulcomfort @stellarluna0816 @Stuckatcrossroads @SummerHope1904 @SunshineRainbows123 @supertiredbipolarlawyer @sweetPink22 @Talktome929 @Tatianaalize @Tawanda526 @tealDrum7170 @TheDude0156 @Thementalhealth @thequietmouse @tidyPunk49 @toughLion8324 @TranquilSarah @triddett1 @Turn2belle @Vir44 @whatshername79 @WhiteRhino333 @willoltz88 @xelimious @xinyii11 @Zerlyna @zerotwo22
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Need help regarding psychosis
by blueCar7712
Last post
 July 28th
...See more Hello everyone ,i need help of people who are bipolar and have went through psychosis or anyone who has went through it.I am currently taking high dosage medication for my psychotic or mania episode in january.my medication makes me very slow or numb because of it..has anyone of you went through psychosis. What was your experience and if you did take treatment how did it effect you?
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Jesus today
by determinedTangerine2009
Last post
 May 10th
...See more Looks like i think I'm Jesus this time. I love psychosis 🤕
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Vent tw
by Jojobahnojo
Last post
 February 9th
...See more I don’t feel the same. Act the same. I’m not a god. I’m a freak that nobody wants except for this internal world. I feel at home here. But the more I live here, the more my physical home and families faces turn to disgust . choose me, take meds, you can’t trust your mind, my own father rejects me when will this pain end? The eternal alienation and anxiety. I am forgotten lost, and the void is where I spiral to my resting place. A place where my parents cry and my siblings scream.
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Autonomy
by relaxedRacoon
Last post
 January 6th
...See more I am curious of your experiences with autonomy or loss of it while navigating a diagnosis and symptomps, what is your need for autonomy? How does autonomy impact your sense of empowerment and confidence? How did experiencing psychosis impact your autonomy? How did you cope with changes in independence?
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Psychosis: The Basics and Where To Find Help
by sellistens
Last post
 September 29th, 2025
...See more Psychosis: The Basics and Where To Find Help What Is Psychosis? Psychosis affects the mind to the point where there is a disconnect from reality.  When Does it Start and Who is Most Likely to Experience It? It usually starts in someone’s late teens to early 20s but older and younger ages can experience it too. People with preexisting mental health conditions are more vulnerable to experiencing psychosis (extreme depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, etc). What Does It Feel Like To Experience Psychosis? People who experience psychosis have these signs and symptoms: - Paranoia and Delusions (example: extreme worries about someone watching them when in reality no one is) -Trouble with reasoning (is so convinced that it’s extremely difficult for people to help them understand reality) - Cannot sleep properly - Trouble talking/communicating with others - Stops self care  - Intense Ideas (example: the devil is taking them) - Extreme anxiety - Emotional disruption - Cannot function What Can I Do If I Or A Loved One Has Experienced Psychosis? It is extremely important to have a good health care team to support you. This includes a psychiatrist, a therapist and a family doctor. There are medications that are being prescribed now that could help prevent it from happening again or to put a stop to it. If you or a loved one has experienced psychosis, please establish a health care team and consider taking medication to stop/prevent it from happening again.  Some people fear medication will make them feel numb, but there are different combinations of medications you could take that are right for your body. Everyone is different, so there is a good combination out there for you, don’t give up!  What Support is Out There? USA: Early Serious Mental Illness Treatment Locator Click on this link to find local resources to help support you or a loved one. You can type in your state, and have a title to search. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/locators/esmi [https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/locators/esmi]  Canada:  There are many places listed on this link where you can seek help in Canada. Click on this link to view https://www.camh.ca/en/professionals/treating-conditions-and-disorders/psychosis/psychosis---clinical-tools-and-resources [https://www.camh.ca/en/professionals/treating-conditions-and-disorders/psychosis/psychosis---clinical-tools-and-resources]  India: This link is specific to schizophrenia, but might help with psychosis as well. https://recovery.com/india/schizophrenia/ [https://recovery.com/india/schizophrenia/]  If you don’t live in these countries, I encourage you to do some research on where you can find support. Remember: 💪You are strong 💪You can overcome this 💪Things WILL get better if you seek help, even if you don’t believe that to be true (Information paraphrased from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/understanding-psychosis#:~:text=Psychosis%20refers%20to%20a%20collection,real%20and%20what%20is%20not [https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/understanding-psychosis#:~:text=Psychosis%20refers%20to%20a%20collection,real%20and%20what%20is%20not].) With Love, -SelListens 💓
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Simulation
by speaklikeflowers
Last post
 September 23rd, 2025
...See more Everything feels fake. Im looking through a camera at somebody elses life. I feel bugs all over my skin, I see bugs. They aren't there. Yeah, thats pretty much it.
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Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening?
by blitheSun94
Last post
 September 15th, 2025
...See more "Phil Borges, filmmaker and photographer, has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures for over 25 years. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and his award winning books have been published in four languages. Phil's recent project, Inner Worlds, explores cultural differences with respect to consciousness and mental illness." Share your thoughts and feelings on the lecture below. ♡ Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening: Phil Borges at TEDxUMKC [https://youtu.be/CFtsHf1lVI4]
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TV Annoyances and Noisy Neighbours
by dapperOwl9493
Last post
 August 28th, 2025
...See more It may appear that you can telecommute. It’s hereditary in nature and nurture. It does exist in many ways as theory, however do not obsess. The feeling of empowerment can take over, but it’s an invisible obsession. Something that is invisible, doesn’t exist. Don’t worry any more than necessary if your thoughts are in a state of fear.
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I may be suffering from psychotic episodes
by CaptainVofive
Last post
 May 14th, 2025
...See more I'm really only posting so that part of my growth path will clear up, haha. But I've been struggling with this for a while and, on this website, there isn't a very dedicated space for my other issues, so I don't think this would hurt to establish as part of my presence on here. Since maybe middle-school age, I've suffered from what I can only assume are psychotic episodes. They're not like my panic attacks, which are immobilizing but don't cause a break from reality. They're not constant and they're not active, but sometimes I get this illogical paranoia about myself and the world that puts me in a quiet but intense survival mode that I have no idea how to combat, if it were at all resistible. These episodes tend to come after long periods of this kind of survival mode. I'm still hesitant to really write about all the details, but paranoia encapsulates it. When my episodes happen, they start as me crying and feeling overwhelmed with fear, and then they surge into me sobbing and screaming and throwing myself around. I get exhausted really quickly--to be fair, I'm not the most physically fit person, haha--and by the end I'm lightheaded and tingly. I have no idea what to call them besides psychotic episodes because they feel so surreal and they're caused by even more far-fetched feelings and fears and beliefs. I also have no idea what kind of response or outreach I'm looking for with this post... maybe just to get this out in a place where I know people would understand. I can't bring this to anybody I know in real life--not because I'm afraid they won't listen, but because I'm afraid and can reasonably deduce that they won't understand what I'm telling them. I've mentioned this aspect of my life to them before and they always react confused or awkward because they think I'm joking.
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Coping with healthy acceptance
by lovelycpu
Last post
 May 7th, 2025
...See more I want to make a thread that talks about coping with psychosis through acceptance. I don't mean the kind of acceptance where you flop over and allow the psychosis to harm your life without doing anything about it.  I mean the gentle acceptance of realizing it's always a living part of you.  I live with a state of psychosis I can function shockingly well through all things considered, but still overwhelms me and makes it difficult to cope. But while medication has done a lot for me, it still goes on. But I find that the gentler I feel about it, the gentler and less destructive my experience of the psychosis is.  How has acceptance played a role in your recovery?
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My husband
by toughSpring1209
Last post
 April 15th, 2025
...See more For more than a year, my husband has been experiencing what I would describe as a mental breakdown. He has not worked since then, and we may lose our home. Most days, he spends all his time in the recliner; however, over the past two days, he has been up all night.  While he has been engaging in activities that I would like to think are positive, his lack of sleep concerns me.  Is he experiencing mania again? Should I wait and see how he manages? This behavior has led to him being hospitalized five times this year due to suicidal thoughts.
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Psychosis
by jaspermoonlight
Last post
 January 8th, 2025
...See more Hi! I have been in a relationship with a partner who has bpd. He has been having signs of psychosis for over two weeks now, and recently just told me that he wanted to break up. This was due to an argument we had, in which he completely went apathetic towards halfway through. Last week he told me he loved me too much to ever lose me, but now is saying he hasn’t loved me for a while. Do I just accept this breakup and cut all ties with him? Or what am I supposed to do? Does he truly feel this way if he is going through a psychotic episode. He has done this same thing before, but came immediately back, so I am not sure how to approach it this time. Any advice helps, thank you.

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Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance

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You may also find the following YouTube videos useful:

A Schizophrenia Simulator 
Surviving Schizophrenia 
The voice in my head | Eleanor Longden