Do the majority or minority feel that they wish they were not Bipolar and why How many feel happy being bipolar and why

This is a question that I asked people on a online group and the answers that I received A mixed reaction from fellow bipolars.

Do the majority or minority feel that they wish they were not Bipolar and why How many feel happy being bipolar and why

I enjoy the highs and lows, I'm the most productive while in them.<br />
Depressed:I'm very creative and "deep" so to speak<br />
and with the mania, I get alot accomplished, I'm not shy, and I tend to make alot of friends, as well as make fun/funny memories that last forever!

Our ability to draw people to us is what a Professor once told me I am a magnet Another person said I am always laughing and smiling people like that so they want to be around me But the oppisite happens when depressed and no on can ever understand it but a Bipolar I am Bipolar 1 which is the only part that I could give up too disjointed and difficult thoughts But it is the way it is

Me 46-50Feb 5, 2012

I have bipolar I but I have an annual cycle. So I don't experience day to day effects. In February- March I go bannanas. (aka right now) so I don't have a difficult dose of bipolar. Right now I have to take alot of meds to be stable though. It is extremely difficult, but it has given me many gifts. There's something about the intensity of the disorder (even when medicated) that makes life so much more complex and intricate. <br />
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I ask the question; Why? ... so much more than other people, and I'm not that afraid of emotional pain because right now even medicated I experience so much... torment... just trying to control myself. I think I question reality on a deep level because I experience this. A person can study it but to live it is another thing entirely... you can read about it. or you can spend those weeks crying in your bed for no reason, angry... with 1001 reasons flying through your mind at light year speed. You go through alot of pain you have to deal with yourself. It makes a person extremely dynamic. If they choose to be strong. <br />
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So I am content with it. being myself and such.

I totally agree with you and the other comments Beging bipolar even though it is up to us to choose iot We can choose to live with it and accomplish as much as we can Which most of the time is a great deal thanks

Me 46-50Feb 5, 2012

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It sucks like a ho on free cheese day.

I'm indifferent to it.

Honestly it's tough but I wouldn't have it any other way. After all this is me and what I'm used to. I've accepted it and don't let it get me down. Like most say, I genuinely do like the manic/depressed roller coaster.

A lot of the times I'm in the manic state and people gravitate towards me and really like me. It helps me make friends and do things I normally would never do.

The depressed state kind of sucks. But I just keep trying to get out of bed and keepbreathing. Every time I get out of that state I learn more about what helps and what doesn't.

So all in all, I like it and wouldn't have it any other way!