Planet Earth: The North Pole and the South Pole.
Icy extremes. Remote places. Opposite ends of this massive rock we inhabit.
Stability and continuation of a fixed mood is alien for those of us, bipolar individuals. Our mental health status travels straight from an axis of one pole to the opposite. Underground. Indifferent to the wide array of landscapes and climate that makes up the transition.
Hot and Cold. From exultant to depressed.
Endless dancing in a rave. Absconding in somebody´s birthday party to break into tears and drink alone in the restroom.
How many people have we left dazzled with our errant and edgy behavior?
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Of course it´s normal for every human being to have sad days, and happy days. Not everyone has to wake up with the same smile, or the exact vibe with which they interacted with peers last week.
However, with bipolar people, the abrupt and sudden changes take us by surprise due to how fast they happen, sometimes in the same day, or morning.
We spent a lot of energy with outbursts of anger. But also in our maniac phases, repeatedly telling our partners, friends and family how much we love them. Preaching optimism and everlasting friendship, only to reject everyone´s calls and detaching ourselves emotionally.
I wish we ever migrate to the Ecuador. The middle point. Say farewell to that underground, express shuttle that takes us from the North Pole to the South Pole in minutes…
Post-Pandemic Goal: Smile like the Cheshire Cat Who doesn´t want to look smarter, younger, huggable or more competent on a Zoom meeting? I used to fantasize with Second Life. I spent hours pretending to breed cats. My goal was to breed one as interesting as the smiley one in Alice and Wonderland. I live in a tiny apartment, so bringing this…
