u/Local-Cat-7573

Hi! I’m Local Cat! I’m not diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I had some questions about it if yall don’t mind answering.

1. ⁠⁠What do you wish non-bipolar people actually understood about living with it, not the stereotypes, but the real day-to-day stuff?
2. ⁠⁠How do you tell the difference between a mood swing that's part of bipolar and just... being human?
3. ⁠⁠what are some ways that would be most helpful in supporting a loved one through a manic episode and through a depressive episode?
4. ⁠⁠What's something you wish your loved ones knew about how to support you during a manic episode vs a depressive one?
5. ⁠what are the most common things people get wrong about bipolar that actually make things harder for you?
6. ⁠what's one thing you wish people stopped saying to you when you're struggling?
7. ⁠how do you know when you're starting to shift into a different mood state, and what helps you catch it early?
8. ⁠what's the difference between being supportive and being enabling, in your experience?
9. What are common triggers of mania/ depressive episodes that you wish people understood/ knew about?

Hi! I’m Local Cat! I’m not diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I had some questions about it if yall don’t mind answering.

1. ⁠What do you wish non-bipolar people actually understood about living with it, not the stereotypes, but the real day-to-day stuff?

2. ⁠How do you tell the difference between a mood swing that's part of bipolar and just... being human?

3. ⁠what are some ways that would be most helpful in supporting a loved one through a manic episode and through a depressive episode?

4. ⁠What's something you wish your loved ones knew about how to support you during a manic episode vs a depressive one?

5. what are the most common things people get wrong about bipolar that actually make things harder for you?

6. what's one thing you wish people stopped saying to you when you're struggling?

7. how do you know when you're starting to shift into a different mood state, and what helps you catch it early?

8. what's the difference between being supportive and being enabling, in your experience?