Our Bipolar
This is our bipolar disorder. Our experiences. Our bipolar community. Here at Our Bipolar, we redefine bipolar disorder through personal stories and community.
Welcome in! I’m Jess Curtis, wife, mom, editor, and bipolar advocate.
I’ve had 27 years of experience living with bipolar: mania, psychosis, depression, hypomania, mixed episodes, and yes, stability (the holy grail!). I talk about all of it to give a fuller picture of life with bipolar.
This channel strives to break stigma, offer support, and promote better understanding of bipolar disorder.
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Proud AF. We’re human and we make mistakes. All we have to do is keep going.
-Jess
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TODAY
3 pm EST/noon PST
All are welcome—I’m not good at time zones 🤪
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In honor of World Bipolar Day, I'm doing a live AMA about living with bipolar!
💚 Sunday at 3 pm EST/noon PST 💚
👉🏼 Put your questions in the comments!
A little bit about me: I've been diagnosed with bipolar 1 for 27 years. I work full-time as a journal editor. I've been married to a neurotypical for 15 years, and we have a 10-year-old daughter.
I've seen a lot—years of extreme high and lows with little stability, and years mostly symptom free.
Not working. Loneliness. Self-stigma.
External stigma. Plans to end my life. Also contentment and loving my life.
Don't be shy. Ask the hard questions. The mundane ones. The uncomfortable ones.
See you Sunday!
Jess
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Fun stuff. Is life “fun” for you right now too?
-Jess
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Sleep is the most important medicine for bipolar other than actual meds. Well meds that work—big caveat.
Is sleep easy or difficult for you? It’s usually easy for me, but this hypomanic episode is messing with my sleep and making me overthink it.
-Jess
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Period. End of story.
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I'm going live today on YouTube at 3 PM EST/noon PST. See you there!
-Jess
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Some stills from my new YT video, I’m in Mixed Hypomania. Out Saturday.
To subscribe: youtube.com/@ourbipolar
I know this is temporary, but it sucks.
-Jess
#hypomania #bipolar #mentalhealth
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The life I thought I'd have is nothing like the life I have.
If I hadn't been diagnosed with #bipolar and really struggled for so many years.
I'm doing better these days, but even today it's not easy. Hypomania feels like it could be around the corner.
And yet. The life I have fits me perfectly.
My family, my friends, my career. All the love. So many people know me to my core and not only accept me but love me for who I am.
I don't know if I ever would've had that otherwise.
-Jess
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Going live at 3 pm EST/noon PST!
Come join us if you have bipolar or want to learn more.
-Jess
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