Bipolar Disorder, “a disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs”. Bipolar Disorder is quite literally not feeling yourself. Bipolar episodes can last days and even months at a time. To not feel like your “normal” self for so long seems like a big challenge battling the inner double that lives vicariously through the brain. Bipolar Disorder can come from genetics or developed over time. A person with such mental health disorder will never know when their true self is showing for if it is their double. The double to them can feel like this empty person just feeling the space. They are not truly there. Bipolar Disorder is one of the most hated mental health disorders. It causes a person to lose friends and family. Not that they can help it. This emotional damage is causing damage in someone’s real life. A person can never really know who they will get dealing with a person with bipolar disorder. Because of this a person actually dealing with this mental health disorder will distance themself and avoid confrontation with other people. They are scared of this double. To have bipolar disorder can mean you have many more mental health diagnoses, like anxiety or an eating disorder. Bipolar disorder is one of the mental health disorders that can have more than just a double. there isn’t just this one thing causing them not to be their true self, but multiple other factors. There are doubles on top of doubles on top of doubles and a person with bipolar disorder is fighting through all of them trying to live as one.
There are medications and other forms of treatment available to help with bipolar disorder. It can cause a person suffering with bipolar disorder to somewhat feels like those multiple doubles are away. It can maybe make them feel as though the doubles aren’t as strong and taking over that person’s life.
Week 9 Blog Post: October 19, 2022