Thanks again for the wonderful work you do with these videos. keep it up, you are on the right track. I've been stable and off meds for over 40 years. So, I know it is possible. I do and believe the things you talk about. You are young. In the years left in you, you can be a major force for good in the world. i wish I could do what you do, but I'm old and have a bad heart.
I really, really appreciate seeing a dedicated Christian talking about mental illness as a real scientific medical problem and not a personality flaw or spiritual struggle that you can simply do away with by reading your bible or prayer. God allowed us to have these disorders because He can use the struggles, experiences, and even gifts we get through them as part of His plan, but He certainly didn't intend for us to deal with them alone! I know for sure that God put the right therapists, psychiatrists, support people, and even medications in my life to help me cope better. Maybe there are some people out there who are able to overcome their mental illness through prayer alone, but God made everyone different, so no treatment plan is going to be one-size-fits-all. Thank you for normalizing mental illness in Christians, it really means a lot to see your videos!
mcreena I so agree with your comment. Most of the people, in my family, have bi-polar disorder. Thank God I only have PTSD, because most of the people in my family, have suicidal thoughts, and they’ve been accused of not being a Christian, or as close to God as the ones who accuse them. I think it’s pretty disgusting for the body of Christ to be so horribly mean about mental disorders. Thank you, Lizzie, and to the person who left this remark. I’m totally blind, and people who think this way have actually told me I’m complacent in my faith because I don’t pray for Jesus to heal me. I guess they’ve never read John 9. Anyway, it’s great to hear this from this perspective.
Today is the day I traditionally celebrate not being locked away in a psych ward. On April 23, 1969, I was taken to a locked ward for a month. Many of the other patients just stayed a few days. A month before, I was on top of the world ready to graduate with honors and become a biology teacher. There were lots of jobs then. My girl and I planned to marry. I had made the college wrestling team and been an officer in two fraternities. My professors said I had a lot of potential. Following my release, my life became a void. My girl left. Since I had a minor accident in a parking lot, my parents would not allow me to drive. I could not work in the garden which I had loved because my meds made me super sensitive to the sun. I tried to go back to college after summer, but I had to drop out again. I just went to my parent’s house and sat in a chair every day. I could not imagine ever being able to teach or to hold down any job. I used to love to read, but I could not concentrate enough to comprehend what I was reading. My close friends all graduated and went on to their careers. My best friend went away to Georgetown Law School. I was all alone. With my meds and my days of just sitting in a chair, I gained 100 pounds. The wrester’s body was gone. I worried about being locked away-in the 60’s they were still sending people like me away for years, decades. I believed my life at 22 was over. I imagine many who have been diagnosed bipolar have felt and thought the same things. So, I want to share how my life turned out in the end. I’m 75 with a bad heart-not sure how long I have left to spread any hope. Psychiatrists had a hard time getting my meds to work for very long. But, after a few years, I stopped drinking and the meds had me stabilized. Gradually, my life began to change. It turned out to be better than most lives. So far, I’ve been married for 51 years. I was able to watch my son grow up and support him in his activities-football, track, basketball, class play. I was at his college graduation and wedding. He became a fine man, a Boy Scout leader and an elder in the church. I was able to support his two sons as they did various activities: football, baseball, and competitive Frisbee. I was there when they both received their Eagle rank. I was in the audience when my grandson got on stage and sang a song by himself for the 6th grade talent show. Over the years I felt useful by doing much volunteer work. I helped with Boy Scouts, built hiking trails, and did taxes for people through AARP’s tax assistance program. I feel good to have set up a teen center in the town where I taught. In 2020, I was given the Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian award for my contributions to society. My wife and I enjoy traveling. We have been to some neat places like Stonehenge, the Grand Canyon, Devil’s Tower, and the Badlands of South Dakota. We took our grandsons to Disney World twice. Rather than just sitting in a chair every day, I’ve chased my hobbies: reading (read 1000 books in 6 years after my retirement), gardening, jogging (ran marathons), baking cookies, writing, and astronomy. NASA allowed me to use their satellites to take pictures of solar system bodies. I have written this to give people hope; back when I was first diagnosed I wish I could have read something like this. At the time, I was just facing a long miserable life.
Your story of bravely dealing with mental illness came to mind today when I saw this quote from St. John of the Cross: “The endurance of darkness is the preparation for great light.” God is continuing to shine a great light through you and even now is blessing more people than you know because of your obedience. Blessings!
You are so great to be doing things on bipolar! I am 70 and boy I could have used you in my 20's! You are also adorable and so right on. You have a special gift. Thank you and bless you. ☮
Yes! I don't have bipolar so I can't speak to that specifically, but I do find that going to Adoration really bulwarks my mental stability and gives me a lot of peace, so maybe it would help with bipolar too.
it's the key, the secret that everyone is looking for. Where God is peace and joy exists. He heals souls inspires thoughts and gives us His peace. The world needs more information about this delicate secret. Going to visit God present in the Blessed Sacrament is like going to Heaven here on Earth.
I use to think Bipolar was an excuse for people who just didn't know how to control their emotions, but as of lately I've done my research and watched numerous videos and I am beginning to understand that this is a topic I still know nothing about. Thank you for your uploads
Lizzie, I know of your channel because of your religious videos and your conversion to Catholicism. I had no idea that you have bipolar disorder. I so appreciate you doing these videos. My wife was recently diagnosed with type 2 bipolar after a terrible manic episode. Thank you for talking about BP, it means so much to my wife to see others who have the same experience as her talk about it.
Personally when it comes to myself doing exercise makes my bipolar worse but if I'm just doing a casual walk it makes me feel better than doing no exercise at all. with me I just have to find that balance
TheFubz I knoowww I feel scolded by myself sometimes too because there are SOOO many things we have to do to stay healthy. It’s exhausting feeling like I have to have a perfectly healthy lifestyle.
not sleeping, stimulants, getting into a relationship, getting out of a relationship, getting a promotion or new job, quitting a job, moving to a new place... uh... LINE...
I'm bipolar and have been smoking weed since I was 15. I've never gone manic because of it. Like you said about coffee, it makes an already manic episode worse but that's it really
Thank You so much for being so positive and sharing your wisdom. My daughter was recently diagnosed with Bipolar and I’m trying to learn all I can to help her.❤️
playing guitar, go to work as nurse in hospital, study in day off days, doing gardening, driving with my Waveboard, and doing Tai Chi Chuan is helping me to relax and be de stress. But i ve a lot off migrane attacks, and every attack put me back in huge unstable episode.... i try to isolate my self in my freetime from other people to stay stabil for longer time
God Bless you for these helpful videos. My son is an addict and was diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder. Your information is extremely helpful. He has mentioned that that many of your tips he has used instinctively. I will share the others with him. Again, THANK YOU so much for sharing!!
i know i’m just seeing you through the Internet, and that’s very different from real life, but you seem extremely and admirably put-together ❤️❤️ hope you’re doing great! god bless 💝
Very helpful video, I’ve learned that I need to be a lot more structured in order to avoid triggers into mania or depression. It’s refreshing to hear other ppl talking about their experiences with bipolar.
my girlfriend recently broke up with me because she felt she wouldn’t ever be able to understand me or be able to deal with me. I have bipolar 2 and psychosis.
I really appreciate you uploaded these videos on bipolar disorder. I fall in love with a girl and I think she's bipolar. We talk on and off and seems somehow we need each other. I am that type of person who's into connection. Everytime she ghosts me, I invent something to overcome the situation and she finds it weird because usually she's being ghosted due to her disorder that she's not aware of. Also, she helped me a lot!!! 🤗🤗🤗
If I miss 2-3 days of workouts, I become incredibly depressed and irritable. I can't miss any workouts. I shut down big time. Going from FL to NJ really messed me up too. Same timezone, but going from bright and sunny to dark and gloomy sent me into a crying depression. Horemones went off on me. Doctor prescribed tons of Full spectrum lighting. Which does help a lot.
I have recently been diagnosed and have been watching different youtube video trying to find answers and understanding.... the second u mentioned reading the Bible in the morning, a bell we off in my spirit and I knew God lead me to this video and ur channel. Thank youuuuuuu! 😊 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for doing this. I have been living with bipolar since 1991. I have had about every diagnosis and tried so many different meds. I especially appreciate your point on romantic relationships. It is challenging enough to deal with the being "crazy" (please pardon the pejorative). When one is "crazy in love", it truly can be a rollercoaster. You have wonderful points, and I appreciate how you show how you walk your talk. God bless you, and keep the Faith. Peace, a fellow traveler on a road less traveled.
I"m going to memorize all this. I need this in my life. I generally cope well, but I recently started needing to work overtime shifts and the first couple months or so was a roller coaster of alternating hypomanic and depressive states.
I'm Dating someone with bi-polar and this is all sooo true! But damn!! It makes it seem like people with bi-polar are sooo high maintenance! But thank you again & always for helping us who don't have this condition understand it more and possible ways we can sometimes be of help to some one who does have it.
My 95 yo father lives with us. He has Lewy Body Dementia with hallucinations and delusions (talk about stress!) He's also profoundly deaf and has macular degeneration and can hardly see. The range he hears the least is the range of my voice. I'm his main caregiver, and I never have "me" time as he can't be left alone. I never know when he's going to get up, or try and escape, or need something. I constantly fluctuate between sad and severely depressed with very short periods of neither.
I would add two other factors that stimulate me and work as triggers: (1) the excitement of me working on a work project excites me (2) seasonal allergens or pollens that happen in the spring and fall. ☮️
Oh wow I cant believe how much I relate to everything you are saying! Ive literally struggled and am struggling with everything you are saying! I’m going to try and take on board all you are saying, thank you so so much for making this video, its just valuable information! I’m really struggling at the moment and hope I can find balance. Breaking out of the negative coping patterns and working out which healthy ones to use. I’m struggling to be totally open and honest about all my struggles, I don’t want live like I have been doing for so so long. Its awful to have a brain that is such a war zone and for it to negatively impact everyone you love.
Regarding jet lag, I read a tip on a psychology book that having a sun bath in the afternoon helps to make your body connect with the current time zone you are in! Hope it helps! Best
Hi Lizzie! I'm a new subscriber and I am inspired by you talking about what are some triggers and I realized that not excercizing on a daily basis could harmful affect my bipolar disorder. Thanks so much.
My boyfriend told me he wanted to marry me and he showed so much affection and love. He would always say “I’m engulfed with you!” Ive been with him a year. One day we were moving in together and in two days time, he told me he was drunk for the whole year. He had been off of alcohol for 2 days when he cane to me with this. Now he has no emotion and won’t talk to me or his friends. It’s like he’s a different person. I googled being manic and he has all the signs of being bipolar and an alcoholic. Have you heard anything like this before? I don’t know much about it. All I know is the man I love, suddenly shut down on me and he seems to be suffering but acting like he’s happy. He was the most emotional man I’ve ever met. Now he acts like he has no soul and gets very uncomfortable hearing about my feelings. Please help
I’m new to this. I spent my first all nighter cleaning and all day yesterday. I have a very stressful weekend coming up and my meds make me shake so they are out. My life has been very sad and my luck is ridiculously bad. I was so happy to see someone that maybe has been through this. Thank you, at least my house is clean lol. I guess that is not funny. How can I get stabilized for this awful weekend? God bless you. I feel so alone-and I don’t tell anyone for they will be judge mental . Any tips are so appreciated. God bless..
Yup!! So accurate! I need a work out everyday! Body combat, Zumba and yoga! I have to eat healthy and proper meals. I'm working on my sleep schedule, it's hard!!! Not enough sleep exacerbates my depression for sure.
As for diet, I've found plant-based diets work really well. Particularly if they're low in processed foods. I tried keto and while I had more stable moods overall, something just felt missing. I'd get really depressed when I was depressed, but overall I had lower to no disordered moods and cycling.
Currently experiencing mixed episodes now. I’m sooo exhausted!!! I really enjoy being hypomanic but when I’m experiencing mixed episodes of both Manic and depression along with anxiety and paranoia and delusions thinking someone is trying to break in my home and actually hearing and seeing someone breaking in then calling the cops and looking really crazy because when they come to check there’s absolutely no sign of a break in!!!!!!! I feel so ashamed and crazy and scared!! I don’t know what’s real anymore! I’m a horrible mother and wife to my family!!! Im on medication but don’t feel it working! Why even try! No one understands me. They must be so tired of my bull . And so am i. Please I’m desperate..
Not everyone is able to sleep. Or exercise. Or to avoid drugs. I personally have severe chronic pain and narcolepsy with cataplexy. Please make a list that is less ableist.
Lily Middleman it’s not an exhaustive list. Not everyone can accomplish everything on the list. I can’t, but what could you expect from a 12 min video from a young woman? She can’t have all the answers for everyone. It’s what works for her and she wants to share. For example: Christianity don’t work for me. (I had some religious delusions a few years back). But it works for her. I can simply disregard that aspect of the video if it doesn’t or can’t apply to me. Life sucks. Especially if you have bipolar disorder or other disabilities, but not everything can be covered in such a short video. It’s just not possible. Blame the healthcare system instead
love this video. thank you!! i can easily cut out alcohol for my bipolar. i've never been big drinker cause alcohol is one of my migraine triggers but i can't cut out caffeine cause i use that as a way to prevent migraines
I'm really impressed your boyfriend is able to keep working away behind you while you film all these videos! I have a real problem with getting distracted by the slightest things, so you should have him do a video on tips to concentrate and focus!
Rosary always helps us in matters of the life...In all our lives... The Virgin Mary never abbandones us... The best Mother ever. Cheers from Brazil. I'm praying to you too
i know someone with bi polar her episodes are pretty bad shes mean to me then she apologizes i have depression so what she says can be hurtful she keeps arguing with me and getter madder at me then will block me and apologize the next day its a cycle and its annoying and when shes excited and happy she is really nice but when shes negative it hurts so much because she says stuff like " no one cares about your depression" "who raised your stupid ass" "you're fake and you're using me" she smokes alot of weed too which is a problem and i think she needs professional help but she wont listen its just a cycle and its so annoying and i deal with it day to day which i think shes very toxic she also told me recently that she finds me attractive and she has a thing for me but now i think shes making it up anyway idk if this is a normal bipolar thing but eh
I have had pretty severe anxiety and depression at different points in my life, thanks for making these videos, I’m also Catholic so I enjoy that aspect of your vids as well - I actually stumbled upon you through churchpop.
I'm SO sad you have to experience both of those. One of my best friends has generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks and the symptoms affects her life so intensely, I HATE it. But I've made SOOO many videos about depression and anxiety: ua-cam.com/video/-k8NvGjVTIk/v-deo.html I experience both as a part of Bipolar. Welcome to my channel!!
Great video.I really appreciate you prioritizing your life with BP. I knew these things, bit really benefited from your video, Also sncluding God and prayer is essential for Christians. Thank you.
Eating right and allowing the Holy Spirit to influence my life, giving this problem over to God. I pray that he will lead me to see the right Dr. who will put me on the right meds.
don’t have the delusion that you need to be “other” just because you have bipolar!! You don’t need to give up coffee, have a strict bedtime, not date anyone, or never grab a drink with friends just because you are bipolar. The most important thing is to make sure you are happy and feel fulfilled in life.
i wish i could figure out if i have bipolar or not. i was diagnosed with mdd, adhd, bulimia and social anxiety. and i have been on adderall for a few months now and my mood shifts have been too much to handle. last october i was admitted to the mental hospital bc of a major depressive episode, and i was sleeping too much and everything. now the past couple months i hardly sleep, im depressed but alot more irritable and angry, i dont know if thats mania bc i do get happy sometimes but im mostly angry and irritable. i talk so much, even to myself, i stumble across my words, repeat words, have a horrible memory. i was on risperdal for like a month and a half last year and thats the only medication that ive seen thats helped my mood the most.
Makaelee_Anne it sounds like they could definitely be symptoms of bipolar, great that you found a medication that works. Lithium is very effective for bipolar and helped me greatly with the symptoms you describe, especially memory and the extreme agitation, it’s also been the only med without side effects for me xx for rispirodol hopefully they’re measuring your prolactin hormone levels through blood tests. This was also effective for me when used together with the lithium but I had to come off it because my prolactin levels were raised) wishing you the best xxx
By the way, think of the other name - manic depression . I prefer that because while I’ve experience the highs , mostly I have had the extreme high energy while being depressed and irritable and this is when bipolar ppl are most at risk of suicide because the energy is super high and explosive but it’s really negative. Manically depressed. It’s called a mixed state. Good luck xx
see its hard for me because i have adhd, and ever since being on adderall its made my mood a wreck. and my father was an abusive alcoholic who was adopted so i dont know his history :( i have been in a great mood 90% of the day today and one little thing ticked me off and i shattered my mirror with my bare hands and cut myself. im not usually this angry or maybe i am but i always show it through pain and depression which is maybe why they diagnosed me with mdd, but i dont know its so hard to describe why i do the things i do, like im popular online and i went mia from social media and stopped talking to people completely bc i became so sensitive and full of rage, one thing would tick me off. i do get really happy sometimes too but from what ive seen its mostly depression, i have an appoinment with my therapist tomorrow for the first time in 3 months and idk what todo. i feel so manic and like idk how they are going to respond to that bc i have always basically been depressed or normal, i mean maybe not but honestly i can hardly remember lately which sucks. thanks for your reply btw
also misdiagnoses is so common apparently with adhd and bipolar bc sometimes they miss one and idk i just think its weird how i went from being so depressed in bed for days making my suicide video to being angry full of rage and occasionally euphoric. i feel like im losing my mind :( like am i doing this to myself can it be stopped
This just made me more upset. As a mom of 3 young kids all that is so unrealistic and unachievable for me. Even if i have a supportive husband, he has a job he has to go to.
Does she even have to work? What is this, im bipolar and i need to figure out how to function. I am already having lots of downtime everyday to avoid triggers. But then i find me being calm and happy has to be sacrificed for jobs and moving forward
If you are on medication you can still have one or two drinks. I found drinking more than that l would get depressed especially in January after Christmas and New Years where l indulged in drinking more alcohol. If you are hypomanic then you should cut out tea and coffee or may be just have one cup of tea in the morning and that's it for the entire day. Coffee l found is worse cos my thoughts would race even more and drinking lots of cups of tea.
Hi Lizzie.. i been watching alot of your videos on UA-cam. My girlfriend is diagnosed with bipolar disorder type one. I love her with all my heart but she tends to push me away alot lately . I been trying to learn and.undrrstand bipolar so I can be there for her. I told her I'm not going anywhere. But lately she seem really unhappy with me. She wants space from me but she still texts me. I don't whether to give her space or try to pursue her as far as being there for her.
I have never thought or was taught that Bipolar was an mental illness but only a chemical defect, I would expect that this could cause mental illness due to high continuous stress.
Wow #9 is so true. I think I have to get a divorce because of it. I sure wish the therapist I was seeing (for years!) before I was married realized I was bipolar. She did at least catch that I'm HSP, but that awareness only goes so far.
My wife still wonder standing when I went to the hospital i was manic Even know she did not understand but when I saw my counselor found out that I was bipolar now she understands I think God I know why I was that way
I'm just kind of worried I for to be going to the Philippines visit my mother in law When she was talking about jet lag I'm worried about being depressed.
Doing the things that I enjoy each day: exercise, jogging and playing guitar help me de-stress totally.
Perfect!! THIS is how to be emotionally healthy 👏👏👏
Yes... playing music and simplifying daily life are both huge stress reducers
Thanks again for the wonderful work you do with these videos. keep it up, you are on the right track. I've been stable and off meds for over 40 years. So, I know it is possible. I do and believe the things you talk about. You are young. In the years left in you, you can be a major force for good in the world. i wish I could do what you do, but I'm old and have a bad heart.
I admire the guy in the back who can concentrate while someone is talking about interesting stuff.
That's the bf 👀
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I bet he's listening haha
Ill bet he has earplugs in.
Haha
I really, really appreciate seeing a dedicated Christian talking about mental illness as a real scientific medical problem and not a personality flaw or spiritual struggle that you can simply do away with by reading your bible or prayer. God allowed us to have these disorders because He can use the struggles, experiences, and even gifts we get through them as part of His plan, but He certainly didn't intend for us to deal with them alone! I know for sure that God put the right therapists, psychiatrists, support people, and even medications in my life to help me cope better. Maybe there are some people out there who are able to overcome their mental illness through prayer alone, but God made everyone different, so no treatment plan is going to be one-size-fits-all. Thank you for normalizing mental illness in Christians, it really means a lot to see your videos!
"God allowed us to have these disorders", god is a dick.
James West...... Gods not the dick Satan is the dick 🤷🏻♂️
James West You sound uneducated. The enemy, Satan, can influence mental illness. Eat, Pray, Love.
mcreena I so agree with your comment. Most of the people, in my family, have bi-polar disorder. Thank God I only have PTSD, because most of the people in my family, have suicidal thoughts, and they’ve been accused of not being a Christian, or as close to God as the ones who accuse them. I think it’s pretty disgusting for the body of Christ to be so horribly mean about mental disorders. Thank you, Lizzie, and to the person who left this remark. I’m totally blind, and people who think this way have actually told me I’m complacent in my faith because I don’t pray for Jesus to heal me. I guess they’ve never read John 9. Anyway, it’s great to hear this from this perspective.
@@freedomfitness8720, but is not their fault having mental illnesses
Today is the day I traditionally celebrate not being locked away in a psych ward. On April 23, 1969, I was taken to a locked ward for a month. Many of the other patients just stayed a few days. A month before, I was on top of the world ready to graduate with honors and become a biology teacher. There were lots of jobs then. My girl and I planned to marry. I had made the college wrestling team and been an officer in two fraternities. My professors said I had a lot of potential.
Following my release, my life became a void. My girl left. Since I had a minor accident in a parking lot, my parents would not allow me to drive. I could not work in the garden which I had loved because my meds made me super sensitive to the sun.
I tried to go back to college after summer, but I had to drop out again. I just went to my parent’s house and sat in a chair every day. I could not imagine ever being able to teach or to hold down any job. I used to love to read, but I could not concentrate enough to comprehend what I was reading. My close friends all graduated and went on to their careers. My best friend went away to Georgetown Law School. I was all alone. With my meds and my days of just sitting in a chair, I gained 100 pounds. The wrester’s body was gone.
I worried about being locked away-in the 60’s they were still sending people like me away for years, decades. I believed my life at 22 was over. I imagine many who have been diagnosed bipolar have felt and thought the same things. So, I want to share how my life turned out in the end. I’m 75 with a bad heart-not sure how long I have left to spread any hope.
Psychiatrists had a hard time getting my meds to work for very long. But, after a few years, I stopped drinking and the meds had me stabilized. Gradually, my life began to change. It turned out to be better than most lives.
So far, I’ve been married for 51 years. I was able to watch my son grow up and support him in his activities-football, track, basketball, class play. I was at his college graduation and wedding. He became a fine man, a Boy Scout leader and an elder in the church. I was able to support his two sons as they did various activities: football, baseball, and competitive Frisbee. I was there when they both received their Eagle rank. I was in the audience when my grandson got on stage and sang a song by himself for the 6th grade talent show.
Over the years I felt useful by doing much volunteer work. I helped with Boy Scouts, built hiking trails, and did taxes for people through AARP’s tax assistance program. I feel good to have set up a teen center in the town where I taught. In 2020, I was given the Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian award for my contributions to society.
My wife and I enjoy traveling. We have been to some neat places like Stonehenge, the Grand Canyon, Devil’s Tower, and the Badlands of South Dakota. We took our grandsons to Disney World twice.
Rather than just sitting in a chair every day, I’ve chased my hobbies: reading (read 1000 books in 6 years after my retirement), gardening, jogging (ran marathons), baking cookies, writing, and astronomy. NASA allowed me to use their satellites to take pictures of solar system bodies.
I have written this to give people hope; back when I was first diagnosed I wish I could have read something like this. At the time, I was just facing a long miserable life.
Lizzie, You are wise beyond your years. I am 67 and still learning much about bipolar due to many years of denial. Thanks for the tips!
Yup is 4:46 am I'm still up and learning
Your story of bravely dealing with mental illness came to mind today when I saw this quote from St. John of the Cross:
“The endurance of darkness is the preparation for great light.”
God is continuing to shine a great light through you and even now is blessing more people than you know because of your obedience. Blessings!
Trail Reeves iBipolar has got nothing to do with the darkness, it's a chemical imbalances in the brain .
You are so great to be doing things on bipolar! I am 70 and boy I could have used you in my 20's! You are also adorable and so right on. You have a special gift. Thank you and bless you. ☮
Eucharistic Adoration: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Yes! I don't have bipolar so I can't speak to that specifically, but I do find that going to Adoration really bulwarks my mental stability and gives me a lot of peace, so maybe it would help with bipolar too.
it's the key, the secret that everyone is looking for. Where God is peace and joy exists. He heals souls inspires thoughts and gives us His peace. The world needs more information about this delicate secret. Going to visit God present in the Blessed Sacrament is like going to Heaven here on Earth.
I use to think Bipolar was an excuse for people who just didn't know how to control their emotions, but as of lately I've done my research and watched numerous videos and I am beginning to understand that this is a topic I still know nothing about. Thank you for your uploads
Lizzie, I know of your channel because of your religious videos and your conversion to Catholicism. I had no idea that you have bipolar disorder. I so appreciate you doing these videos. My wife was recently diagnosed with type 2 bipolar after a terrible manic episode. Thank you for talking about BP, it means so much to my wife to see others who have the same experience as her talk about it.
Reading the bible, talking to God thru prayers, walking, exercises, singing gospel songs helps a lot to minimize stress. Very effective for me.
Personally when it comes to myself doing exercise makes my bipolar worse but if I'm just doing a casual walk it makes me feel better than doing no exercise at all. with me I just have to find that balance
I have to force myself to watch this, because I have bi-polar and it feels like I'm getting scolded because I need to do so many things on that list.
TheFubz I knoowww I feel scolded by myself sometimes too because there are SOOO many things we have to do to stay healthy. It’s exhausting feeling like I have to have a perfectly healthy lifestyle.
TheFubz hi! i know this comment is very late, but i hope you’re being much nicer to yourself and are feeling much better :)
I guess at least on the positive side, we are being forced to have a healthy lifestyle, which could bring benefits!
I think it’s possible I’m
Bipolar will see a counselor soon
not sleeping, stimulants, getting into a relationship, getting out of a relationship, getting a promotion or new job, quitting a job, moving to a new place... uh... LINE...
I'm bipolar and have been smoking weed since I was 15. I've never gone manic because of it. Like you said about coffee, it makes an already manic episode worse but that's it really
Thank You so much for being so positive and sharing your wisdom. My daughter was recently diagnosed with Bipolar and I’m trying to learn all I can to help her.❤️
playing guitar, go to work as nurse in hospital, study in day off days, doing gardening, driving with my Waveboard, and doing Tai Chi Chuan is helping me to relax and be de stress. But i ve a lot off migrane attacks, and every attack put me back in huge unstable episode....
i try to isolate my self in my freetime from other people to stay stabil for longer time
God Bless you for these helpful videos. My son is an addict and was diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder. Your information is extremely helpful. He has mentioned that that many of your tips he has used instinctively. I will share the others with him. Again, THANK YOU so much for sharing!!
i know i’m just seeing you through the Internet, and that’s very different from real life, but you seem extremely and admirably put-together ❤️❤️ hope you’re doing great! god bless 💝
I love exploring, learning, music, and writing. I really want to travel and I think it would help me more to see new things.
This helps ... THANK YOU ..especially not drinking and eating healthy I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS ALONE
Very helpful video, I’ve learned that I need to be a lot more structured in order to avoid triggers into mania or depression. It’s refreshing to hear other ppl talking about their experiences with bipolar.
my girlfriend recently broke up with me because she felt she wouldn’t ever be able to understand me or be able to deal with me. I have bipolar 2 and psychosis.
I really appreciate you uploaded these videos on bipolar disorder.
I fall in love with a girl and I think she's bipolar. We talk on and off and seems somehow we need each other. I am that type of person who's into connection. Everytime she ghosts me, I invent something to overcome the situation and she finds it weird because usually she's being ghosted due to her disorder that she's not aware of.
Also, she helped me a lot!!! 🤗🤗🤗
If I miss 2-3 days of workouts, I become incredibly depressed and irritable. I can't miss any workouts. I shut down big time.
Going from FL to NJ really messed me up too. Same timezone, but going from bright and sunny to dark and gloomy sent me into a crying depression. Horemones went off on me. Doctor prescribed tons of Full spectrum lighting. Which does help a lot.
I have recently been diagnosed and have been watching different youtube video trying to find answers and understanding.... the second u mentioned reading the Bible in the morning, a bell we off in my spirit and I knew God lead me to this video and ur channel. Thank youuuuuuu! 😊 🙏🙏🙏
I love you. No questions . Just a hearfelt love. My sincere encouragement . Im with you.
Thank you for doing this. I have been living with bipolar since 1991. I have had about every diagnosis and tried so many different meds. I especially appreciate your point on romantic relationships. It is challenging enough to deal with the being "crazy" (please pardon the pejorative). When one is "crazy in love", it truly can be a rollercoaster. You have wonderful points, and I appreciate how you show how you walk your talk. God bless you, and keep the Faith. Peace, a fellow traveler on a road less traveled.
I"m going to memorize all this. I need this in my life. I generally cope well, but I recently started needing to work overtime shifts and the first couple months or so was a roller coaster of alternating hypomanic and depressive states.
I'm Dating someone with bi-polar and this is all sooo true! But damn!! It makes it seem like people with bi-polar are sooo high maintenance! But thank you again & always for helping us who don't have this condition understand it more and possible ways we can sometimes be of help to some one who does have it.
Thank you for sharing, I think we all need to remember that we all have different triggers
I get drunk and flip out...but I KNOW the people around me are triggering me and leaving that info out of the next morning convo
My 95 yo father lives with us. He has Lewy Body Dementia with hallucinations and delusions (talk about stress!) He's also profoundly deaf and has macular degeneration and can hardly see. The range he hears the least is the range of my voice. I'm his main caregiver, and I never have "me" time as he can't be left alone. I never know when he's going to get up, or try and escape, or need something. I constantly fluctuate between sad and severely depressed with very short periods of neither.
Just coming into a bipolar diagnosis, and a lot of this makes so much sense especially the alcohol stuff! Thank you for sharing
Yep alcohol, I give up drinking this in 2002 for this very reason. Thanks for sharing.
Hey, I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar and your Channel helps me a lot with coping with it.:)
Welcome home may God be with you
I would add two other factors that stimulate me and work as triggers: (1) the excitement of me working on a work project excites me (2) seasonal allergens or pollens that happen in the spring and fall. ☮️
Awesome video. I am so glad there is hope for the future of bipolars because people like Lizzie truly understand it better than doctors do.
I'm glad I just found your channel. I also have bipolar disorder.
Oh wow I cant believe how much I relate to everything you are saying! Ive literally struggled and am struggling with everything you are saying! I’m going to try and take on board all you are saying, thank you so so much for making this video, its just valuable information! I’m really struggling at the moment and hope I can find balance. Breaking out of the negative coping patterns and working out which healthy ones to use. I’m struggling to be totally open and honest about all my struggles, I don’t want live like I have been doing for so so long. Its awful to have a brain that is such a war zone and for it to negatively impact everyone you love.
Regarding jet lag, I read a tip on a psychology book that having a sun bath in the afternoon helps to make your body connect with the current time zone you are in! Hope it helps! Best
Hi Lizzie! I'm a new subscriber and I am inspired by you talking about what are some triggers and I realized that not excercizing on a daily basis could harmful affect my bipolar disorder. Thanks so much.
Yeah i think not getting sleep is the biggest trigger for mania
My boyfriend told me he wanted to marry me and he showed so much affection and love. He would always say “I’m engulfed with you!” Ive been with him a year. One day we were moving in together and in two days time, he told me he was drunk for the whole year. He had been off of alcohol for 2 days when he cane to me with this. Now he has no emotion and won’t talk to me or his friends. It’s like he’s a different person. I googled being manic and he has all the signs of being bipolar and an alcoholic. Have you heard anything like this before? I don’t know much about it. All I know is the man I love, suddenly shut down on me and he seems to be suffering but acting like he’s happy. He was the most emotional man I’ve ever met. Now he acts like he has no soul and gets very uncomfortable hearing about my feelings. Please help
Thanks for sharing so openly!
I’m new to this. I spent my first all nighter cleaning and all day yesterday. I have a very stressful weekend coming up and my meds make me shake so they are out. My life has been very sad and my luck is ridiculously bad. I was so happy to see someone that maybe has been through this. Thank you, at least my house is clean lol. I guess that is not funny. How can I get stabilized for this awful weekend? God bless you. I feel so alone-and I don’t tell anyone for they will be judge mental . Any tips are so appreciated. God bless..
I’m type 1 bipolar and use cannabis everyday . Never been to a psych ward
Can’t be more true about alcoholism
Yup!! So accurate!
I need a work out everyday! Body combat, Zumba and yoga!
I have to eat healthy and proper meals. I'm working on my sleep schedule, it's hard!!! Not enough sleep exacerbates my depression for sure.
As for diet, I've found plant-based diets work really well. Particularly if they're low in processed foods. I tried keto and while I had more stable moods overall, something just felt missing. I'd get really depressed when I was depressed, but overall I had lower to no disordered moods and cycling.
I was recently diagnosed with bipolar 1 and this video helped me a lot, thank you
You’re awesome! So blessed I found your channel- Thank you 🙏
I feel like snapping at the moment!
Currently experiencing mixed episodes now. I’m sooo exhausted!!! I really enjoy being hypomanic but when I’m experiencing mixed episodes of both Manic and depression along with anxiety and paranoia and delusions thinking someone is trying to break in my home and actually hearing and seeing someone breaking in then calling the cops and looking really crazy because when they come to check there’s absolutely no sign of a break in!!!!!!! I feel so ashamed and crazy and scared!! I don’t know what’s real anymore! I’m a horrible mother and wife to my family!!! Im on medication but don’t feel it working! Why even try! No one understands me. They must be so tired of my bull . And so am i. Please I’m desperate..
Hi I know it's been a while but how are you?
Youve just validated all my theories about bipolar. All those little details. Thank you.
Regarding seasonal triggers; Do people in the tropics experience any form of seasonal triggers in any way?
totally agree Zumba has helped me immensely with my type of bipolar disorder.
I had my first manic episode this year and crashed my car and flipped it over I’m recovering but it’s the scariest thing I’ve been through
I always emotionally prepare myself for upcoming things.
Thank you for posting! This is a good video I can show people that don’t understand.
Your videos have been so helpful. Thank you
Not everyone is able to sleep. Or exercise. Or to avoid drugs. I personally have severe chronic pain and narcolepsy with cataplexy. Please make a list that is less ableist.
Lily Middleman it’s not an exhaustive list. Not everyone can accomplish everything on the list. I can’t, but what could you expect from a 12 min video from a young woman? She can’t have all the answers for everyone. It’s what works for her and she wants to share. For example: Christianity don’t work for me. (I had some religious delusions a few years back). But it works for her. I can simply disregard that aspect of the video if it doesn’t or can’t apply to me. Life sucks. Especially if you have bipolar disorder or other disabilities, but not everything can be covered in such a short video. It’s just not possible. Blame the healthcare system instead
The video contains a lot of important information and i love it! Good job!
1) lack of sleep
2) To many irons in the fire
3) to much stress
4) hateful humans
love this video. thank you!! i can easily cut out alcohol for my bipolar. i've never been big drinker cause alcohol is one of my migraine triggers but i can't cut out caffeine cause i use that as a way to prevent migraines
Great information! Explanations were really helpful and smartly stated
Thx!
I'm really impressed your boyfriend is able to keep working away behind you while you film all these videos! I have a real problem with getting distracted by the slightest things, so you should have him do a video on tips to concentrate and focus!
You cheer up! My day lizzy.
i have bipolar and i find that saying the rosary helps
Rosary always helps us in matters of the life...In all our lives...
The Virgin Mary never abbandones us...
The best Mother ever.
Cheers from Brazil.
I'm praying to you too
i know someone with bi polar her episodes are pretty bad shes mean to me then she apologizes i have depression so what she says can be hurtful she keeps arguing with me and getter madder at me then will block me and apologize the next day its a cycle and its annoying and when shes excited and happy she is really nice but when shes negative it hurts so much because she says stuff like " no one cares about your depression" "who raised your stupid ass" "you're fake and you're using me" she smokes alot of weed too which is a problem and i think she needs professional help but she wont listen its just a cycle and its so annoying and i deal with it day to day which i think shes very toxic she also told me recently that she finds me attractive and she has a thing for me but now i think shes making it up anyway idk if this is a normal bipolar thing but eh
Thank you for this. Praying for you
I dont smoke weed when im feeling manic even if it's just hypomanic. Otherwise I smoke to keep my calm
What to do when there is negativity around me?
I have bipolar 1 and, unless I’m depressed, I can’t sleep more than 6 hours a night 😐
I have had pretty severe anxiety and depression at different points in my life, thanks for making these videos, I’m also Catholic so I enjoy that aspect of your vids as well - I actually stumbled upon you through churchpop.
I'm SO sad you have to experience both of those. One of my best friends has generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks and the symptoms affects her life so intensely, I HATE it. But I've made SOOO many videos about depression and anxiety: ua-cam.com/video/-k8NvGjVTIk/v-deo.html I experience both as a part of Bipolar. Welcome to my channel!!
Great video.I really appreciate you prioritizing your life with BP. I knew these things, bit really benefited from your video, Also sncluding God and prayer is essential for Christians. Thank you.
thanks for the advice i was diagnosed one year ago. i will keep these things into consideration especially journaling and omega3
what happened if somebody it's not take meds?
Deon Simms Great catch! I think it is assumed that people are taking their medication in this video.
Eating right and allowing the Holy Spirit to influence my life, giving this problem over to God. I pray that he will lead me to see the right Dr. who will put me on the right meds.
I’m on keto, helping my bipolar
Where’s you get that black coffee mug?? My brain is high maintenance. I can’t function well without enough sleep. Good point about the caffeine too.
I just love you and I love how you include God and the Bible in everything ❤️
don’t have the delusion that you need to be “other” just because you have bipolar!! You don’t need to give up coffee, have a strict bedtime, not date anyone, or never grab a drink with friends just because you are bipolar. The most important thing is to make sure you are happy and feel fulfilled in life.
Request for morning routine video!
Do you have bipolar 1 or 2?... I need advice...
i wish i could figure out if i have bipolar or not. i was diagnosed with mdd, adhd, bulimia and social anxiety. and i have been on adderall for a few months now and my mood shifts have been too much to handle. last october i was admitted to the mental hospital bc of a major depressive episode, and i was sleeping too much and everything. now the past couple months i hardly sleep, im depressed but alot more irritable and angry, i dont know if thats mania bc i do get happy sometimes but im mostly angry and irritable. i talk so much, even to myself, i stumble across my words, repeat words, have a horrible memory. i was on risperdal for like a month and a half last year and thats the only medication that ive seen thats helped my mood the most.
Makaelee_Anne it sounds like they could definitely be symptoms of bipolar, great that you found a medication that works. Lithium is very effective for bipolar and helped me greatly with the symptoms you describe, especially memory and the extreme agitation, it’s also been the only med without side effects for me xx for rispirodol hopefully they’re measuring your prolactin hormone levels through blood tests. This was also effective for me when used together with the lithium but I had to come off it because my prolactin levels were raised) wishing you the best xxx
By the way, think of the other name - manic depression . I prefer that because while I’ve experience the highs , mostly I have had the extreme high energy while being depressed and irritable and this is when bipolar ppl are most at risk of suicide because the energy is super high and explosive but it’s really negative. Manically depressed. It’s called a mixed state. Good luck xx
see its hard for me because i have adhd, and ever since being on adderall its made my mood a wreck. and my father was an abusive alcoholic who was adopted so i dont know his history :( i have been in a great mood 90% of the day today and one little thing ticked me off and i shattered my mirror with my bare hands and cut myself. im not usually this angry or maybe i am but i always show it through pain and depression which is maybe why they diagnosed me with mdd, but i dont know its so hard to describe why i do the things i do, like im popular online and i went mia from social media and stopped talking to people completely bc i became so sensitive and full of rage, one thing would tick me off. i do get really happy sometimes too but from what ive seen its mostly depression, i have an appoinment with my therapist tomorrow for the first time in 3 months and idk what todo. i feel so manic and like idk how they are going to respond to that bc i have always basically been depressed or normal, i mean maybe not but honestly i can hardly remember lately which sucks. thanks for your reply btw
also misdiagnoses is so common apparently with adhd and bipolar bc sometimes they miss one and idk i just think its weird how i went from being so depressed in bed for days making my suicide video to being angry full of rage and occasionally euphoric. i feel like im losing my mind :( like am i doing this to myself can it be stopped
This just made me more upset. As a mom of 3 young kids all that is so unrealistic and unachievable for me. Even if i have a supportive husband, he has a job he has to go to.
Thank you for sharing this! Super helpful
This is so helpful for me. Thank you so much.
Does she even have to work? What is this, im bipolar and i need to figure out how to function. I am already having lots of downtime everyday to avoid triggers. But then i find me being calm and happy has to be sacrificed for jobs and moving forward
Thank you so much for this video!
I naturally started doing all these things as coping mechanisms!
If you are on medication you can still have one or two drinks.
I found drinking more than that l would get depressed especially in January after Christmas and New Years where l indulged in drinking more alcohol.
If you are hypomanic then you should cut out tea and coffee or may be just have one cup of tea in the morning and that's it for the entire day.
Coffee l found is worse cos my thoughts would race even more and drinking lots of cups of tea.
Hi Lizzie.. i been watching alot of your videos on UA-cam. My girlfriend is diagnosed with bipolar disorder type one. I love her with all my heart but she tends to push me away alot lately . I been trying to learn and.undrrstand bipolar so I can be there for her. I told her I'm not going anywhere. But lately she seem really unhappy with me. She wants space from me but she still texts me. I don't whether to give her space or try to pursue her as far as being there for her.
Love u how u just graze over the "smoke weed end up in a psych ward part "
I have never thought or was taught that Bipolar was an mental illness but only a chemical defect, I would expect that this could cause mental illness due to high continuous stress.
Wow #9 is so true. I think I have to get a divorce because of it. I sure wish the therapist I was seeing (for years!) before I was married realized I was bipolar. She did at least catch that I'm HSP, but that awareness only goes so far.
My wife still wonder standing when I went to the hospital i was manic Even know she did not understand but when I saw my counselor found out that I was bipolar now she understands I think God I know why I was that way
I'm just kind of worried I for to be going to the Philippines visit my mother in law When she was talking about jet lag I'm worried about being depressed.
Thank you. I too am bipolar. Video helps.
still sometime I feel insecure