The Science & Treatment of Bipolar Disorder | Huberman Lab Essentials

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Someone very close to me suffers from bipolar 2. Such a hard thing to watch them go through over all these years. An endless cycle of ups and downs and you feeling like you can’t help them at all

My Dad had bipolar I (manic more than 7 days) with major prolonged depressive episodes. It was hell on earth for all involved. I essentially lost my best friend and most trusted confidant at about age 13. I still have lasting damage from this loss. I should also add that my capacity for forgiveness is cavernous as a result of needing to repeatedly forgive him for the wake of distruction he would leave.

Bipolar 1 here. 2 major episodes in 2012 and 2013. Been on lithium ever since. Stephen Fry’s “The secret life of the manic depressive” was life changing, as was Dr Kay”s “An Unquiet Mind” What I’ve discovered in my life is the very significant crossover with CPTSD stemming from childhood and into adult life. Trauma is a bish. Connection in the cure, music is the bridge ✨🙏🏼

My dad, a Juilliard-trained, Fulbright Award-winning Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist, had bipolar disorder. So did his longtime stand partner who took her own life due to bipolar, While I didn't take an official survey, it was common knowledge that MANY musicians in that orchestra had bipolar disorder, but they felt they must hide it to their detriment, or lose their jobs. The cycle continues today....stigma remains. As a member of the bipolar club myself, I laughed my derriere off years ago when the gifted actor Charlie Sheen said he was "bi-winning" while appearing pretty manic/high on TV. Although I felt bad that Sheen was obviously not doing well, I got a kick out of his coining the word "bi-winning" because it's a helluva lot better-sounding than bipolar disorder.

I enjoy learning about bipolar disorder, but particularly the history and scientific journey of learning the cause and treatment. For families with loved ones, recognizing the signs and symptoms can help maintain happy,healthy families. Thank you for taking the time-truly yours.

¡Hola Profe!Knowledge is power!Thank You for all Your hard work and care for all of us.

Please make an episode about Borderline Personality Disorder and ADHD. How can you properly build/structure your daily routine when you have these diagnoses?

Thank you for bringing common sense and compassion to this phenomena. At 53, I work as a custodian at a CA University. I get free tuition. Due to the horrendous conditions of my early life in poverty and caregivers addictions, I never attended or imagined that I could go to a university. It turns out that I am a really gifted social scientist of Anthropology. I connect with diverse people easily and I am an exceptionally creative author of their stories and the social systems that influenced them. Unfortunately, the down sides of my bipolar make it very challenging for work/school authority figures to deal with me. The bipolar gifts that make me an excellent Anthropologist, bring the challenges that keep me a custodian. I honestly wish that I hadn't gone to university at this age to find that I had potential. I would have preferred to be a content custodian.

OCD is the real problem 😅 I already solved bipolar