It's the mixed episodes that are a whole different kind of hell.
2026-04-07 00:41:17
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AverageBoyMomTo3 :
Have been watching my husband deal with Bipolar 1 disorder for almost 16 years now! Longer actually, he just wasn’t diagnosed yet! It is so exhausting being on the outside! It is so hard to stay when he rapid cycling or having a long manic episode! During manic episodes he gambles or spends money uncontrollably!! At one point I thought we would loose everything from a manic episode!! He refuses any sort of help in a manic episode!! However my biggest fear is he will kill himself in one of his deep depression especially if it comes right after a destructive manic episode!!
2026-04-21 18:05:33
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madzztastic :
so, I was seeing a psych for a year and was kinda ADHD/maybe mood disorder...I had some other health stuff going on and stopped going, bec I was only on a stimulant anyway and didn't like it. but now, like a little over 2 years later, I feel like I'm def exhibiting BD Type 2 swings with def signs of hypomania, at least once a year, lately more. i'm scared to acknowledge it and go back though. should I go back to my old doctor? try to see someone new? so nervous and hate talking about it.
2026-05-14 04:30:09
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сбежавший :
I know that’s smth wrong when after one month of depression I have a lot energy and feel happy. I was prescribed with lithium during depression episode, but now I’m considering don’t take till next depression. I just don’t want loose this spark, I want feel it at least one more time…
2026-05-12 16:08:47
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Alysha Marie 🆘 🇺🇸 :
I have mixed episodes (when not medicated) and it’s hell. I have the potential to be so dangerous. Medications have saved me.
2026-04-22 14:02:31
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Laura from Aus 🦘 :
I hate mania and even worse mixed.
2026-04-29 08:38:40
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JulieBob :
My dad is bipolar and has never had any treatment. He has damaged or destroyed every relationship. He is lonely and doesn’t understand. I don’t think he remembers his episodes and what he has done. I interact with him as little as possible, as do all of his children. There’s just too much damage. I’m just waiting for him to die, in the hope that my mom will then have a few years of decent life.
2026-05-26 12:42:57
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KT :
my show is on !
Thanks for your kindness addressing these illnesses 💛
2026-04-07 02:12:36
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Kenny Chesney :
Wish my mom could watch this. She keeps telling me to try to worry, about what's bothering me because there's nothing I can do about it anyways, and she wants me to try to get off on my mental health meds. Even though she knows I need them, I know she's just worried about me. I have been diagnosed with several different conditions, so if I went off my meds I would be a basket case. Thank you for taking your time to explain this.
2026-04-07 13:57:38
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kokosenpai :
Stay strong BD homies <3
2026-05-04 15:38:06
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LR :
How long does this last? My child has been in this for more than 4 months
2026-04-17 21:49:52
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A Allison :
Can you talk about mixed episodes? My daughter with type 2 deals with it a lot and it’s very difficult.
2026-04-07 14:47:28
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Littlestpetshop :
My mania is the ONLY time I feel good, ever. I dream of a day I can stay in the mania for good.
2026-04-07 00:54:04
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cassie :
i dont know if i love the framing of illness vs person. I'm never going to cure my mental illnesses so they are a part of who i am, and when I'm in an altered state because of a mental illness I don't become someone else. i know there's nuance here but seeing the only "real" version of someone as a completely stable version seems reductive
2026-05-05 15:00:20
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Marvin :
what is happening neurochemically to produce the manic episodes? what is going on behind the scenes, so to speak? I know klonopin was used effectively decades ago to treat acute episodes, so there may be something to glean from that,MI dont know.
2026-04-07 00:58:16
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Frances Flanagan292 :
Can you have bp2 with hypomania every few years and then the dark depression?
2026-04-07 00:38:02
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Brittany M :
Have you made a video about mixed episodes?
2026-04-07 01:58:01
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Jessito :
The worst thing about bipolar disorder is how it ruins your interpersonal relationships. I pushed away so many people from my manic episodes. Im grateful to have people in my life who care and understand
2026-04-07 07:03:17
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CoachCanada💌 :
I had stimulant induced (dysphoric?) mania and it was the worst thing I ever experienced in my life. I spent three days covered in cat pee because I couldn’t change clothing, and spent $50,000 - $15,000 of that on a Reddit giveaway I made up 😭
2026-04-07 01:15:34
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2026-04-20 02:39:30
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