I’ve never been more convinced we’re on the same page with our digital endeavors as I am after reading this article. I love that you drilled in and took it diagnosis by diagnosis.
I will say I was miffed to see my personal diagnosis left out… representation matters! Hahah
Luckily (heh) I’ve done a ton of writing about Bipolar Disorder type 1 (with full blown mania and paranoia) that reframes it as a wound that a shaman can heal in order to heal the world.
Here’s a reimagining of the bipolar cycle as potentially powerfully helpful:
Don’t know why I’m doing so much plugging. Thats not how I usually like to leave comments… I guess I’ve just spent so much time thinking about these exact topics that I don’t know how to summarize in order to react without referencing the distillations of thought process that I’ve already produced.
Great read. Was struck by “bringing the energy of feeling othered and unworthy is perhaps what the community of a space presently requires” as a key to healing and integrating the bipolar wound / wisdom
I’ve never been more convinced we’re on the same page with our digital endeavors as I am after reading this article. I love that you drilled in and took it diagnosis by diagnosis.
I will say I was miffed to see my personal diagnosis left out… representation matters! Hahah
Luckily (heh) I’ve done a ton of writing about Bipolar Disorder type 1 (with full blown mania and paranoia) that reframes it as a wound that a shaman can heal in order to heal the world.
Here’s a reimagining of the bipolar cycle as potentially powerfully helpful:
https://open.substack.com/pub/creekmasons/p/you-belong-with-me?r=1t12wr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
And here’s the sequel in which I discuss the purpose of the paranoia detour that I can sometimes take:
https://open.substack.com/pub/creekmasons/p/paranoias-purpose-please?r=1t12wr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Very aligned in subject matter and intention to what you’re writing.
This other paranoia piece (called Be Not Afraid) almost reads like a (probably too verbose) expansion on your section about paranoia in this article!
https://open.substack.com/pub/creekmasons/p/be-not-afraid?r=1t12wr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Don’t know why I’m doing so much plugging. Thats not how I usually like to leave comments… I guess I’ve just spent so much time thinking about these exact topics that I don’t know how to summarize in order to react without referencing the distillations of thought process that I’ve already produced.
Thanks for this incredibly validating piece.
Thanks. I was returning to this post to ask for an additional blurb about bipolar, and look at this !
Yw! Don’t hesitate to let me know what you think:)
Great read. Was struck by “bringing the energy of feeling othered and unworthy is perhaps what the community of a space presently requires” as a key to healing and integrating the bipolar wound / wisdom