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High functioning bipolar
I am a rare case when it comes to my mental health; my bipolar is like most others but there is a foundation it is built on which makes it more complicated for medical professionals. The prefix that is there that is called high function or high risk both are the same thing, those foundations are highly complex without taking into account the traits that come along with my bipolar.
Explaining this to people is always interesting, the reaction it invokes in people is one of alarm and normally accompanied by something like oh shit. Taking them through this step by step you suddenly see that point where it hits them and they see how this alone is serious alone.
It is not too hard to explain, but it does take a while to over things that are missed now and then which then gives that person an insight into how things are built up on top of this with the traits of my bipolar and how then it can become more worrying for people.
For me, it is easy to tell things as they are and I will now try to do this so you know what things start and progress than on. For me the start point with it is the fact that my intelligence is higher than the average person, this is key when it comes to me. It is the bit that allows me to be able to manage things that I will look at in a bit. It also gives me an edge on planning things and acting on those plans.