Batsh!t Episode 1 – Getting Diagnosed BiPolar

Summary

Meet our hosts and learn how and why they were first diagnosed as bipolar. Rationalizing manic & depressive behavior when you don’t know you’re sick. Brad’s Funeral Playlist. Misconceptions about mental illness and the curse of Arrogant Ignorance. Lack of Impulse Control. A skull full of minnows. Second guessing everything you do. Why bipolar patients feel emotions stronger even when not in an episode. Friendships & bipolar. Guilt & shame. Coke & Molly. Why mania can make you think you’ve fallen in love. Manic creativity. Misdiagnosis. Why mania is addictive. Manic relationships. Pathological lying. Compulsive overspending. Entitlement and a lack of repercussions. Clinical narcissism versus bipolar grandiosity. Finding understanding and realizing you’re not alone.

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