From Wikipedia
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (historically known as manic–depressive disorder or manic depression) is a psychiatric diagnosis for a mood disorder. Individuals with bipolar disorder experience episodes of a frenzied state known as mania (or hypomania), typically alternating with episodes of depression.
At the lower levels of mania, such as hypomania, individuals appear energetic and excitable and may in fact be highly productive. At a higher level, individuals begin to behave erratically and impulsively, often making poor decisions due to unrealistic ideas about the future, and may have great difficulty with sleep. At the highest level, individuals can experience very distorted beliefs about the world known aspsychosis. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes; some experience a mixed state in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time. Manic and depressive episodes typically last from a few days to several months and can be interspersed by periods of "normal" mood.
What is double-minded/Bi Polar disorder? This problem is quite simply a symptom and result of not facing who we really are, not being honest with ourselves and thus not knowing ourselves for real. We can ask ourselves a series of questions to determine if we are in fact double-minded/Bi Polar... Here are some examples...
Do I desire something (ex. happiness), and then at times desire something that would compromise what would be required for myself to live and express that certain happiness?
Do I sometimes say one thing, and then when I am around another person, say something different or even the exact opposite?
Do I exist within 2 or more characters in my mind, where one character is the 'bad' character and the other is the 'good' character whom I use to appease my conscience and justify the actions of the bad character?
Do I ever fantasize about myself in particular situations in my mind, where I make myself out to be the hero of the situation and so I feel better about myself?
Do I ever make decisions based on the fact that I feel happy and so want to do something good for someone to puff up my good character - so that I can eventually feel relieved of enough guilt that I can go back to my bad character?
Do I ever emulate characters through my personality to get things that I want from other people?
Do I constantly struggle with myself, going from high to low to high to low... back and forth in a never ending cycle - apparently beyond the control of our will power to direct?
Do I really know myself, or do I exist in fear of being honest with myself about who I really am?
Do I fear losing either the good or the bad characters or both?
Do I second-guess myself all the time, being unable to stick with decisions?
Do I really believe that I can exists as a split personality, in two different worlds and not ever have to face myself?
Am I upset with myself because I know I am not being honest with myself?
Am I tired of playing the game and running away from myself?
Most will only get this (as I did) after a somewhat life threatening, shocking, or traumatic physical experience causes us to question who we are in this reality.
Join Desteni and Take the Desteni I Process to stop Double-Mindedness and Get Real with yourself.
