HM 506 - Living with Bipolar Disorder

[RoshannasRhetoric]

This is me. 41 year old been battling with Bi-Polar Disorder since 16. He put it so well. My feeling of despair and depression brought me to this video. It’s so complex you can’t describe it. HE DID AN AWESOME JOB OF EXPLAINING.

[stephenmarkey]

I've known him since i was 12. He has been a very honest and loyal freind throughout my life. I never understood why he seemed different than many other people but apparently this is why. i wish him well.

[kimtrachtenberg]

I have been diagnosed in 2021 with Bipolar 2 and it has stopped me in my tracks. Everything I enjoyed has waned. I’m on pause and its like running underwater and standing still. The flood of emotions, overwhelming painful anxiety and the deep, dank, dark depression is enough to take you out of this earth. It’s so hard to understand how to harness the good moments that come and go in a moment. I look up and that moment is gone like all the other moments that are hiding in a room somewhere in my mind. I blame so much of this disease on chemtrails, the gmo foods, the air we breath and the things we are told in these crazy turbulent times of wayward funk. So many people have mental health issues. It’s an epidemic to crazy proportions. The escape is terrible but slightly hopeful to try and get out of this. For me the highs and lows, the depression, loathing, the frightening anxiety and the feeling of being in a river of quick sand and molasses when no one else is around to pull you out and the sound of your silent screams can’t pull you out makes you want to snuff yourself out.
It’s so hard, too hard to try especially when theirs no hope. If I could only be dumb with hope, I could figure the next move, but the commitment of doing anything it tougher and the only thing that it says to me is shut up, be still, don’t move, don’t speak, don’t live, stay put and play dead, infact be dead, get dead, it’s your only way out! I hear a slight moan of my soul and it’s low and soft, but it says, wait, wait. It says nothing more than that but at least it spoke, which is more than my waking body and stagnant mind has said. So I wait, I’m on pause but I wait, endlessly in a waiting stance.

[melmckenna]

I like this interviewer, he is so gentle and quietly spoken and really listens and hears what this guy experienced.

[educationcentral_]

You can feel them coming on, when you are sober the mania is amazing, but the depression is unbearable

[raneshreevankrimpen]

Paul expressed what I have been going through for the last thirty years beautifully. You are trully an inspiration Paul. God bless.

[marialozano-nj]

Euphoria and Suicidal , Paul excellently presents the experience. I also want to learn more about the Shaman. Thank you, Paul, for describing what I can only experience.

[geoffbuj]

I've had nearly identical experience. To me the best way to describe it was a truth surge in terms of seeing all the symbolism. Doctors are more eager to diagnose you than help you. I believe one of the most painful things a human can experience is never being understood. I love it when people have the courage to share their story, it helps way more than most doctors do.

[jamiegeorge]

I am 22 years old and I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in my last semester of college after having a manic episode that led me into jail and a mental institution. I have had a really hard time trying to understand why I have this illness/gift and sometimes I feel like the medication has kept me from reaching my full potential. I have thought about going off of it a lot in order to chase the happiness I felt during mania again but after watching this movie and listening to this interview I think otherwise. He made me have hope that I can be just as vibrant, creative, “genius” lol, even when I am taking medicine and living a normal life. I am still in the process of mourning my manic self because I do miss “her” sometimes but I have to remember that her confidence, charisma, charm, etc. still lives in me but at a much healthier level then when I was manic.
It is easy to feel alone with this disorder but reading these comments makes me feel a little less isolated❤️

[nanmurray]

This video is inspiring to me. I have the challenge of living with bipolar 1 disorder. And, now I see it as a plus for a lot of reasons. But, my life has been a tragedy as well because the psychosis is so treacherous it defies words. I attempted suicide so many times and abused substances and blew through a large inheritance for years and years. I finally, at 61, have found a balance and understand my disease. I am clean/sober and a born again Christian. Through psycho pharmacology, but most of all God, I have found lasting peace and hope. I was hopeless for so long. Thank you for this healing video.

[jessicafrayne]

As an observer, you can see it coming on with the excessive talk and the brainstorming of ideas and future thoughts. Then, boom, the exhaustion sets in and you can go from creative, driven, loving to stuck in bed and sabotaging everything you worked for. He said it right around 14:40! And sugar!!! I agree, it affects bipolar people. Still looking for balance. A life-long, tight rope. #stillgainingexperience
Thanks for the insight. Didn’t even think a set off was spring! A common misconception is only winter!

[farmer]

Im 26 and diagnosed bipolar, shit sucks right now. in a big depression, cant go to work. I can barely get out of bed or my room. I hope and pray this ends soon

[lambdd]

That is one of the best descriptions of psychosis that I've heard. He really has a way with words. I had many profound thoughts while psychotic as well as being utterly terrified.

[akaishalawson]

Its crazy how many times I've tried to explain what hes explained 😕 but never can

[judithlight]

Finding a psychiatrist who really sees YOu..as individual person with a personality..who really cares for you..that you get better seems to be a wonder. And also brain scans and knowing stuff of all you go gone through..right diagnoses before filling you up with meds! And meds can make longterm physical damage.I'm not against meds but also don't for them.When it really helps..yes. But nothing helped me. And there is also the spiritual aspect. The sad and horrible thing is when you don't get the right help..after many years. Bless anyone who is suffering or breathing through mental illnesses ♡Thanks..for sharing this amazing video. The interviewed man is such a kind soul ♡♡

[pxleex]

The best interview I’ve heard on bipolar disorder! So real and authentic. Root for me to find that light box!

[franky]

I’m in awe of Paul Dalio. I loved his film Touched with Fire because it captured the way mania ravages your life by starting as a spark of elation which builds up and becomes a wildfire of a wreckage. He certainly humanized the condition and those that suffer with it; there is a beauty in it as there is a deadly sharpened edge that cannot be dismissed. I have much respect for this man.

[chrissylane]

Loved this. Paul did an amazing job explaining bi polar. My 19 yr old suffers from it and it is so difficult. She is my hero. Even though she is depress with suicidal ideation s she does college on line and holds a job

[aishabobeesha]

I hope Paul is coping well with the loss of his brother. My condolences to the entire Dalio family.

[Lisa-dhnw]

It’s so inspiring to hear an experience that echos my own expressed so eloquently. Thank you for sharing.