A “Manic High”?
Sometimes I really get a kick out of the comments on my YouTube channel. The latest is from a person who thinks my most recent video is evidence of my having a “manic high.”
How nice it must be to be able to diagnose someone without knowing them! I haven’t had a true manic high since the ’90s, fortunately. Other comments that are much more cruel are less bothersome, like the people who tell me they wish I’d overdose. That’s just good comedy. But the “manic high” assessment upsets me. Perhaps because it touches that nerve — the fear I have of returning to my unwell self. It gave me pause. Am I sliding back? Do I seem like a freak?
You know what’s the worst thing about that video? That I’m boring. That’s the disease.
liz | 12:15 PM | bipolar disorder, media
“How nice it must be to be able to diagnose someone without knowing them!”
But Liz, consulting psychiatrists (and other specialists) do that all the time.
Sherry
So the other day, I found some nasty-ass fake nail on the floor outside of Adamma’s office. I asked her if she lost a nail, and she yelled “No” started cracking up laughing. Detective Becca solves another one!
Hang in there Liz..you’re clever, witty, honest, and you’re perspectives are original. Lots of us have those problems. If you’ve got some sunshine in your new digs grow some herbs.
You bought a photo cube and had a laugh showing it off. That hardly constitutes a return to high mania. Now, if you had bought thirty photo cubes, filled them up and sent them to friends from high school, world leaders and random celebrities then we would be talking mania of some sort.
You’re the most fresh and interesting voice in the service of public health, Liz. I don’t have anything to add to that, but I just wanted you to know how much I value your blog and your work. You’re amazing.
That was SOOOOOOO normal. Eh, normal is boring.
A person like you, Liz, should not be offended by a ‘manic!’ remark, but I understand it rocks a boat a little every time you hear it. I am ‘well’ for more than 20 years but my father still pisses me off replying on EACH bit of criticism (that he should consider move from lift-less 5th floor at 80 for example) with: “Are you ill again, son?” Now I know he’s just an old fart but still need some time to check and auto-calibrate each time.
You seem very OK to me.
ton
Late to viewing this but wow, it was a hoot!
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