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This is my third manic episode- but this was a public one . all episodes before didnt have psychotic episodes. was mostly delusions

At the end of 2024 I got completely burned out at work. I quit my job without even serving my notice period. Luckily my old company had an opening, so I joined back.

Life suddenly became… good.

There was barely any stress. I had no major tasks to work on. I joined a gym, started going for walks, made a few friends. After being miserable for so long, I was genuinely happy

In hindsight, that huge swing from months of stress to suddenly feeling amazing was probably the beginning.

I started sleeping less and less but never felt tired. I had a hundred startup ideas. I suddenly convinced myself I had feelings for a girl at work. My confidence was through the roof.

Then things escalated.

I was sleeping only a few hours a night. Going on long walks at 2–3 AM. Drinking ridiculous amounts of energy drinks.

Then the delusions kicked in.

I genuinely believed I had superpowers. At one point I thought I could change events by rubbing leaves together. I felt like the universe (or someone) was giving me instructions, so I went on random missions. I stopped going to work. I randomly texted that poor girl from work at 2 AM with whatever made perfect sense in my head at the time.

My roommates eventually caught up, cause I was doing stupid shit like putting all taps open, burning things like waste, watering plants, eating leaves

Long story short, I lost my job.

My parents admitted me to a mental health hospital, where I stayed for about a month.

The most ridiculous part?

I actually escaped.

During playtime I hid from the staff, climbed over what felt like a 12-foot wall, and made it all the way back to my PG room. My roommates immediately called my parents, my parents informed the hospital, and a team of about four staff members came and literally carried me back because I refused to go.

At the time I thought I was the main character in some secret mission. I was posting stupid shit on twitter and instagram

Looking back now… it’s honestly hard to believe that was me.

Before all this, I’d only been diagnosed with ADHD. After this episode, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder as well, and suddenly a lot of things in my life started making sense.

I am currently stable now and can laugh at it, but it also taught me how terrifying mania can be. When you’re in it, everything feels completely logical.

Has anyone else with bipolar had moments that sound absolutely ridiculous in hindsight but felt 100% real during the time

written partly using ai- but events are real

Guys is this okay, they can read .env, if its open

Bipolar- Looking back at my manic episode… it’s kind of unbelievable now.

Anyone here from Kerala (especially Thiruvananthapuram) using generic GLP1

Akri - is officially recognised by reddit

Drishyam level twist 😝😝