bipolar hypothesis... and some other stuff
for a while now I've maintained the stance that bipolar is a gift;
but of the sort of proportion that is detrimental if one can't handle it.
I've never been on meds.
and I've seen marked change in my life patterns due to nothing more than character evolution and proactive psychological conditioning.
I've still a ways to go; but more than ever I like being bipolar; and wouldn't change it for the world.
My theory:
the polar opposites is an affect of too key components of a bipolar person's mind; and is the reason for why they are usually so talented
(development of skill being an entirely different issue)
The first component is vision/perpetually increasing standards.
Which is what inspires the depression.
The subject is puttering along executes; and then the subjects vision kicks in and suddenly all he sees are the problems with whatever he's doing.
Unless the subject has developed a very strong work-ethic... severe depression and quitting is common. This is the main reason why so many very talented people fail to fulfill their potential.
The other trait is an unquenchable spirit.
If untamed it functions as little more than self-destructive stress relief; that is otherwise known as 'mania'
but the root of it is this nature that just will not stay down.
It's like the blazing phoenix rises... and the fire is not tempered... so it burns out of control. Chaos rather than majestic autonomous manifesting.
Together they are two very potentially powerful traits:
The perception to see where you fall short (if not directed: inspires depression);
the and capacity to overcome any obstacle (if not tempered blazes out of control);
but like any power... you have to have strength independent of said power... in order to harness it.
Which is where 'character' comes in.
Another theory I have is that because of their gifts... so much in the beginning comes easy to 'us' thus we don't have try so hard to get by; thus we don't develop good work ethic;
thus... we fail to followthrough on anything.
I'm telling you brothers and sistas.
Everything changes once you start down the path of mastering your own mind/spirit the mechanism of your emotions.
It really all does just come down to self-control.
You're life sucks because you suck;
because you never developed the common level of self-control that so many others did; because it wasn't necessary for you to at the time in order for you to get by.
That and visionless people tend to have much less problem with the "[shut-up and do as your told]" M.O. of the various gimmick-laden systems that the visionaless masses erect and maintain... in order to create the illusions of meaning and productivity... to distract themselves from the terrifying silence (lack of vision) in their own minds/souls*
A big key to that - mastering self - is self-awareness.
That is a huge hump.
You will only start being able to see beyond what you presently are - seeing your failings in detached third person... thus be able to edit your self at will - once you become emotionally free from reality.
That's a sliding scale of course;
and self-awareness is available to the degree that you are both emotionally detached from - and open to - reality.
etc.
Be well.
*it's a horrible vicious cycle... that perpetuates itself:
the visionless stay in power and the visionaries stay unfulfilled; all because they simply fail to embrace and master the power within.
but of the sort of proportion that is detrimental if one can't handle it.
I've never been on meds.
and I've seen marked change in my life patterns due to nothing more than character evolution and proactive psychological conditioning.
I've still a ways to go; but more than ever I like being bipolar; and wouldn't change it for the world.
My theory:
the polar opposites is an affect of too key components of a bipolar person's mind; and is the reason for why they are usually so talented
(development of skill being an entirely different issue)
The first component is vision/perpetually increasing standards.
Which is what inspires the depression.
The subject is puttering along executes; and then the subjects vision kicks in and suddenly all he sees are the problems with whatever he's doing.
Unless the subject has developed a very strong work-ethic... severe depression and quitting is common. This is the main reason why so many very talented people fail to fulfill their potential.
The other trait is an unquenchable spirit.
If untamed it functions as little more than self-destructive stress relief; that is otherwise known as 'mania'
but the root of it is this nature that just will not stay down.
It's like the blazing phoenix rises... and the fire is not tempered... so it burns out of control. Chaos rather than majestic autonomous manifesting.
Together they are two very potentially powerful traits:
The perception to see where you fall short (if not directed: inspires depression);
the and capacity to overcome any obstacle (if not tempered blazes out of control);
but like any power... you have to have strength independent of said power... in order to harness it.
Which is where 'character' comes in.
Another theory I have is that because of their gifts... so much in the beginning comes easy to 'us' thus we don't have try so hard to get by; thus we don't develop good work ethic;
thus... we fail to followthrough on anything.
I'm telling you brothers and sistas.
Everything changes once you start down the path of mastering your own mind/spirit the mechanism of your emotions.
It really all does just come down to self-control.
You're life sucks because you suck;
because you never developed the common level of self-control that so many others did; because it wasn't necessary for you to at the time in order for you to get by.
That and visionless people tend to have much less problem with the "[shut-up and do as your told]" M.O. of the various gimmick-laden systems that the visionaless masses erect and maintain... in order to create the illusions of meaning and productivity... to distract themselves from the terrifying silence (lack of vision) in their own minds/souls*
A big key to that - mastering self - is self-awareness.
That is a huge hump.
You will only start being able to see beyond what you presently are - seeing your failings in detached third person... thus be able to edit your self at will - once you become emotionally free from reality.
That's a sliding scale of course;
and self-awareness is available to the degree that you are both emotionally detached from - and open to - reality.
etc.
Be well.
*it's a horrible vicious cycle... that perpetuates itself:
the visionless stay in power and the visionaries stay unfulfilled; all because they simply fail to embrace and master the power within.