That medical oversight caused serious damage to my mental health and led to my bipolar type-1 diagnosis. “Bipolar disorder comes with its own defence system. When you’re manic, you don’t think you’re sick. You feel like you’re seeing the world more clearly than ever, when in reality you’re losing your grip entirely. Having bipolar disorder is not a state of constant mental illness.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2026 16:32 UTC