I ask this question honestly. The truth is that many of us LOVE our mania, at least we love the euphoric kind, but in reality, mania represents illness in the same way that depression represents illness.
The following is a list of videos that will teach you about the tricks of mania. If you’re a parent, partner or health care professional, learning how mania operates is essential. We WILL seem better to you when manic. Don’t be fooled.
If you have bipolar and want to find a way to end the depression, but keep the mania… well, that is the same thing as saying, I’m going to stop taking downers, but I want to keep taking uppers! Sorry.
Mania is illness, even when it feels good.
Here are a few videos on managing mania:
Bp Magazine: The Lies Bipolar Tells Me—Uncovering the Truth
Bp Magazine: What I’ve Learned from Being ‘Tricked’ by Bipolar Mania
Webinar from the International Bipolar Foundation: The Dangers of Loving Euphoric Mania.
