When Bipolar Stops Everything
What it’s like when bipolar makes your world stop turning.
One thing I hate most about bipolar disorder is how it can just stop everything.
I had three days off last week and a laundry list of things I wanted to do. There were posts to write, graphics to create, and new videos to produce. I was going to generate a monumental amount of content.
Bipolar had a different plan.
Thursday morning, I had nowhere to go, so I excitedly sat down to pump out some meaningful content. I had a to-do list as long as my arm and was eager to cross each item off.
Now, here it is Sunday afternoon, and I have almost nothing checked off my list. I’m struggling to even get this post out to you.
Bipolar is like that sometimes.
I stared at the computer screen for a good hour before I gave up. The surrender was inevitable. It didn’t matter how much I wanted to do if my mind was an unwilling participant. Instead, it turned into three days of binge watching When Calls…