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0 pointstux34y ago0 comments

Not to lean too much into my armchair, but the phenomenon you describe sounds like some mild form of bipolar.

Periods of very high output, and then periods of slump. Not much of a long term stable in-between.

I wouldn't be surprised if that's very effective for the right kind of project.

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>some mild form of bipolar

Please no; we don't have to stigmatize normal waxing and waning of mental/physical energy.

There are a lot of "normal" factors involved in any Individual's productivity and pathology should be consulted only as the last resort.

hallway_monitor4y ago

Thank you. Everyone has up days and down days. Some of them can even be kind of extreme like not wanting to get out of bed. Variation is normal, we are not robots.

kayodelycaon4y ago

I am bipolar and this is completely wrong. People have variable output. Motivation comes and goes. Live circumstances change. People burn out.

These are not bipolar. The name "bipolar" is very misleading. One book I've read has called with multipolar disorder, which is far more accurate. There isn't just mania or depression. There is a whole world of possible dysfunctions that come with it: Anxiety, ADHD, insomnia, psychosis, and the list continues. There can be different moods, stages, and flavors of mania and depression in one person!

On top of this, these symptoms need to be severe enough to impair normal daily function to be diagnosed.

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