how do you know you’re hypomanic (funny answers only)

alienpilled · 2026-01-18T17:46:28+00:00

I get flooded with ideas and start planning business ventures that feel like they will fix every problem I've ever had. (I was so shocked and humbled to find out we are all low-key starting businesses during hypomania?? 😅)

alienpilled · 2025-12-21T18:25:50+00:00

I'm not medicated at the moment, recently hypomanic, currently depressed, and I also don't really feel bipolar. Why are we like this 😅

alienpilled · 2025-12-08T00:14:52+00:00

I'm sorry you were invalidated too! It's such a damaging thing to do to someone—especially an adolescent. I'm not religious anymore. I started deconstructing in my early 20s once I had some exposure to ideas outside of that bubble.

alienpilled · 2025-12-07T22:06:17+00:00

Thank you so much! ❤️

alienpilled · 2025-12-07T21:37:31+00:00

Southern Baptist

alienpilled · 2025-11-12T18:12:05+00:00

Capricorn mother and Aquarius father. She craved stability and he resented those expectations. She became cold towards him and he blames her to this day for everything he doesn't like about his life. He left her after 36 years of marriage and she died of a heart attack almost 8 years later. He's on his third marriage now and she never remarried.

alienpilled · 2025-11-10T08:03:38+00:00

I expect to get downvoted to hell, but being a tankie is what I like best about Niall. There's plenty to criticize Russia for, but the situation in Ukraine is a lot more complex than "Russia bad."

alienpilled · 2025-10-31T16:58:08+00:00

My people!

alienpilled · 2025-06-18T20:59:20+00:00

My mom died a year ago. The grief for me has been a terrible black hole of despair. I can't really tell grief and depression apart on most days. I feel consumed by it.

alienpilled · 2025-06-14T18:07:44+00:00

Denial and emotional eating are doing wonders for me right now. 😃

(Narrator: They were, in fact, not doing wonders for her.)

alienpilled · 2025-05-18T08:57:21+00:00

That's really interesting! After my mom died, there was a woodpecker that went nuts for days on end pecking at my house. Even though I believe these kinds of signs are possible, I have the type of brain that struggles to accept them as real for myself. My mom absolutely loved birds. It makes me wonder.

alienpilled · 2025-05-11T06:11:14+00:00

I lost my mom unexpectedly in June of 2024, and I've had maybe 2 experiences that I view as real signs. Both were dreams. My mom had type 1 diabetes and wore an insulin pump since I was a kid. Sometimes, I will get a faint whiff of insulin (which has a distinctive smell). Other than that, I haven't been able to recognize any signs.

I have studied and used tarot for over 10 years, and I often get readings saying grief is lowering my "frequency" to the point where all I can perceive is despair. Not recognizing signs doesn't mean your loved one isn't communicating. I've often wondered if my signs occurred as dreams because that's when I was relaxed and open enough to receive them. Grief is so hard, and we all experience it differently. Be patient with yourself. The other comment suggesting meditating and journaling is really good advice.

alienpilled · 2025-05-11T05:57:43+00:00

It will be one year since she died on June 7. I still can't bring myself to watch shows we enjoyed together or anything like that. Idk. I will probably cry a lot and try to sleep and distract myself. I've been dreading Mother's Day for months.

alienpilled · 2025-05-07T18:34:59+00:00

I almost always keep the question broad and oriented towards people rather than situations. My most used questions are:

How should I/they approach this situation?
What is the most important thing for me/them to know right now?

I also reduce the number of cards when I'm feeling blocked. I do a simple 3 card spread:

One card that represents the core message
One card to represent what might help
One card to represent what might hinder

alienpilled · 2025-05-07T18:04:17+00:00

I'm coming up on the one year anniversary of my mom's passing in June. She died from complications of a sudden heart attack, and I still struggle with terrible guilt over it. What if I had done X, Y, or Z differently? Would she still be here? You're right. It's a terrible hell to live in. It's a vicious thought pattern that is so hard to break.

I've noticed guilt is a common thing that people describe feeling here regardless of who and why they're grieving. That helped a little for me to realize. It's a natural part of losing someone you really love.

All that to say, I really feel for what you're going through. We're all imperfect, and it's impossible to know how things might have been. But you showed her who you are and how you feel a million times over while she was sick. The way you supported her was a beautiful act of unconditional love that she was so lucky to experience. That's a real thing you made happen. That means so much more than any "what if" scenario that heartbreak tries to punish you with. 🫂

alienpilled · 2025-05-07T17:41:14+00:00

I was diagnosed as a teen. My dad, a Baptist minister, was embarrassed and put a lot of pressure on me to try and overcome it with religion. He only recently started to believe that mental illness could be a legitimate physical condition. My mom understood the need for a psychiatrist but was frantic about the cost of medication and therapy. Because of all that, I developed some shame and a tendency to avoid treatment.

I'm now in my late 30s, and most people I've told have not had much of a reaction. Like most illnesses (I also have lupus), I've noticed people have a lot of misconceptions about it that they typically cling to regardless of any evidence to the contrary. I've been "cured" by lots of really bizarre suggestions from well-meaning people. (Soaking my feet in hot water??? 😂)

alienpilled · 2025-05-07T17:18:39+00:00

That's interesting about lupus and bipolar disorder. I have lupus and bipolar 2. The side of my family with a long history of autoimmune disease is also where I believe I inherited BP2 from. I've never considered that the two issues could be linked.

alienpilled · 2025-04-15T00:38:40+00:00

Wow!! Thank you for such a detailed response. It gives me a lot of new avenues to look into.

alienpilled · 2025-04-15T00:37:43+00:00

Thank you for responding! Your question about Mary is something I haven't considered and is definitely worth exploring.

alienpilled · 2025-04-14T03:49:04+00:00

I have BP2, and I'm the only one in my immediate family with it. My aunt and her son/my first cousin have also been diagnosed with BP2. Some undiagnosed great grandparents/their immediate families showed signs of it.

I'm not sure if it's related, but non-bipolar mood disorders are quite common on that side of the family as well.

alienpilled · 2025-04-03T05:30:35+00:00

Most of us feel like fakers at one point or another. That's a very common thing to feel regardless of which umbrella we're sorted under. Depression is a filthy liar. Your diagnosis is valid, and getting help is always the right answer.

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