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Morbidity 101: Bipolar Mania

ByFreda Editha O. Contreras

THE depression phase of my Bipolar Disorder (BD) is now hiding. It took over six months for it to last. I am now in the phase of mania and life has become rosy again. My energy level is heightened and I feel that I can accomplish just about anything. My thoughts are racing and I could hardly cope because they overlap and change the fastest. So many ideas coming out and this is the phase which I refer to as my brains’ “traffic lights” malfunctioning. It’s all green light in there and the thoughts crash with one another. To be honest, I prefer to be in the manic phase but there is a drawback – my health. It gets compromised because of the less need…

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Treating Depression the Positive Way

ByFreda Editha O. Contreras

AS I consciously manage the depression phase of my bipolar disorder which suddenly appeared less than a week ago after long months of both hypomania and mania, I came to realize that the best way to actually cope with it is to accept it as part and parcel of my disease and not hate it as much. “The most hated phase of my bipolar” has become my usual dialogue whenever I am confronted with these down moments. Although its manifestations lean on the negative side like loss of interest in the usual things you love doing, sense of worthlessness, feelings of doom and gloom, sluggishness in thought processes, magnification of pain and discomforts brought about by other bodily conditions, and worst – entertaining thoughts of…