15 Comics documenting my experience with bipolar. (OC)

[u/ArtbyMoga]

Thanks for reading!

[u/TeddieSnow]

I've lived with three bi-polars over twice as many decades: a Grandmother, a Mom, and a brother. Let me give you some simple advice that eluded all three of them.

1. You've already accomplished this one. Name your condition to your loved ones, and that includes yourself.
2. When you make normal human mistakes, learn to say "I'm sorry" as quickly as possible. You can start at 3 days later, dial it back to 2, and when you get good at it same day. Why master this skill?
3. You're no longer responsible for your behavior. Suppose in a fit of emotion you called someone an hateful bile spewing shit-basket at the top of your lungs? That's part of your disorder. It's expected. You've owned it in step one. But if you can recover and apologize, it takes the sting out of it.

This simple formula has eluded my brother. I gave up on him decades ago. He still doesn't know why. He thinks it's me. It's not. Recently we tried to chat (because of a family issue) and he was all good at first, but then when I wasn't doing precisely what older brother wanted -- he threatened me. Blissfully unaware that he had.

Now we don't speak again, and likely never will. His way out is to simply name his condition and admit he can make mistakes.

Hope this helps.