Interesting Manic Quotes

I was diagnosed with manic depression, more commonly known as Bipolar Disorder, in December 2008. Like some people who have been diagnosed, I have spent time in psychiatric institutions due to "manic episodes". During my period of "mania” between November and December 2010, I kept a series of journals. It's taken me three years since the last entry in these journals to be able to read them, as I do not remember most of what it is that I wrote. The months that the entries were written are provided. Nothing has been edited. I have categorized and highlighted certain aspects that I find interesting. There are three journals, which also include detailed experiences in the psychiatric institutions. I do not wish to trigger anyone. If you wish, you may contact me as I am very open to discussing this topic. The reason I have decided to share excerpts from these writings is not to "save anyone" or to claim that I know everything there is to know about manic depression, or life in general for that matter. It is simply being shared in order to gain a better understanding of it. I'm also not claiming to agree or disagree with any ideas that are being presented, this is just simply what was written at the time. I ask that you do not judge. Please open up your heart while reading these quotes, as they are a very personal aspect of my life.

Manic/Psychological Concepts:

- "Don't they always say that life happens for a reason? Life becomes a lot easier once you truly believe this. Is that how a manic person achieves that feeling of euphoria?

Trust me, life is a lot easier when you "know where you're going" and "everything is put in place for "the plan" "

- " *we just express ourselves differently* Takes us more time to gather our thoughts. Doesn't mean we are stupid. Actually, it would appear to be the exact opposite."

- "Manic thoughts are thoughts. Period. Don't hide from them. Just because people tell you it's not normal. If normal is that out there, then "crazy" is what I definitely would prefer to be."

- "We understand the unknown."

- "We are just grinding our gears. It's no wonder we explode and make rash decisions. And this isn't unique to the mentally ill. It's human nature."

- "Human nature. Minus human. Still equals nature. Nature will always be here. Once human nature starts to overpower, Nature's will, she will always fight back. And as much as we hate and are scared to admit it, that is one battle we CANNOT win. As hard as that is to admit.

How can you nuke something that isn't there?

You can't!"

- "Closed doors are key. Like I said, senses are way too heightened right now. If you have a thought, it's important to understand where that thought is coming from"

- "When you write something down when you are manic. If it isn't important, then you go to the next topic. Hence why sh*t we write never makes sense."

- "Stigma literally means hot iron being branded into your forehead. The burn is there. People just need to open all three eyes."

- "I don't like pens. They are too slow."

- "Once you figure out what the puzzle looks like, you can start putting the pieces together."

- "My head is crazy. No wonder they call me crazy. I am. I feel like I can read people."

- "Whoever is racing to the finish of life never gets to appreciate the scenery. If we all just adopted the philosophy of togetherness we will all be able to conquer the world. Together."

- "Where does mania begin and happiness end?"

- "The scars are there even though you can't see them."

Religion:

- “Religion is supposed to be a moral compass, whereas organized religion acts as a form of pseudo-morality.

Once you attempt to impose your views or beliefs on anyone else, the most amazing and genuine things become tainted.

Religion should unite us. Religion and spirituality are synonyms. Therefore organized religion and religion itself are opposites.

Organized religion is just another application of the age of “divide and conquer” theory.”

- “Same message. All the beef. Organized religion is the beef between the bun. And what is a hamburger without beef?

Bread.”

Politics:

- "Why is it that people around the world live in insanely depressing environments. And we fall apart at the slightest change in our little bubbles. Just like the palace of Versailles under Louis XIV

Removed the voters (aka bourgeoisie) from the poverty 2/3 of the population was suffering. By doing so, they were not forced to be around any suffering and therefore couldn't experience it.

How did he keep the masses quiet? He kept them busy by forcing them to pay ridiculously high taxes. They were so afraid of what the state would do to them if they didn't pay the taxes tha they kept working and sacrificing to protect their family and themselves."

- "Communism and fascism overlap. They all lead to the same thing: suffering."

- "We need to think more round and less straight."

- "We live in a society that employs the classic divide and conquer. We are suffering as a result of a divide and conquer mentality."

- " "Money can't buy you happiness." anonymous: "that's crap" So, by your logic, no one was EVER happy until we invented money?

Printing more money.

Money is paper. Paper comes from trees. Trees help us breathe.

If this is "common scientific knowledge" then how can people rationalize cutting them all down?

They can't."

- "Scarcity is an excuse for the free market to monopolize the world."

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