Can Too Much Hustle Make You Manic?

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This video is based on a viewer question from Rena. It’s a long question that I’ve shortened. Here’s the gist: Rena feels she can’t do the things she used to do because of her bipolar illness. Essentially, she feels held back because she fears going hard the way she usually does will trigger a manic episode. Here are timestamps for the video if you want to skip the question and go to my answer. 0:31 Start of question 3:49 Start of my answer This question brings out some important points when it comes to managing your ambitions and also addresses a fear that's unique to an illness that changes your perception and make you lose touch with reality. Some people grapple with the idea that the mania allowed you to do things that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to do because of the super energy and amped up outlook you have that lets you achieve all these things. Once you crash and burn, you’re left thinking about what happened and the kind of person you became when you were on fire and rising to the top. You may ask yourself, what that really you or was it a fake you, that you need to say goodbye to because it's a dangerous state to be in? Severe mania can be so destructive and disruptive that it can be devastating for people when they come down from it. First of all because there's often a big mess to clean up of things did or neglected while you were manic. But secondly if you get to the point of being delusional, it’s devastating to feel like you lost your mind and you

Published 2020-03-11 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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