Nidhi Patel's 'An Unquiet Mind'
An Unquiet Mind
Nidhi Patel
MISA
July 28, 14
I have a family member (male cousin) who is bi-polar. He got diagnosed two years ago and since I am not around him much, I had to call him for this paper. When I called him, I told him that I have an essay to write about and the prompt is, Write about some of the individuals you know who have a psych disorder. How did they deal with it? Did they cope well or did they struggle. He couldn’t help but laugh out loud and tell me to come over to his house because this was going to be a long conversation. So I went over and he started by telling me how there are different forms of bipolar and that the first thing to know is that “I am supposed to be on my medications but most of these …show more content…
This is why I used to drink so much- form of self-medication- you are probably used to this-since you work with crazies like me.” He told me that most of “us” bipolar people love being in our manic stage- it is such a great feeling, almost like a drug rush. He explained that it gives him a feeling of euphoria and that he is on top of the world. However, following that he explained that while I loved my manic stage, I hated everything that came after it. Following the manic stage is the crash and depression. It hurts so much to be in that stage. He said, “I feel so helpless, useless, empty, like there is a dark hole right in the middle of my chest and everything is just flowing straight through me.” Hearing him say that was so difficult for me. I couldn’t believe that I was unaware about this until I asked my mother if we
Nidhi Patel
MISA
July 28, 14
I have a family member (male cousin) who is bi-polar. He got diagnosed two years ago and since I am not around him much, I had to call him for this paper. When I called him, I told him that I have an essay to write about and the prompt is, Write about some of the individuals you know who have a psych disorder. How did they deal with it? Did they cope well or did they struggle. He couldn’t help but laugh out loud and tell me to come over to his house because this was going to be a long conversation. So I went over and he started by telling me how there are different forms of bipolar and that the first thing to know is that “I am supposed to be on my medications but most of these …show more content…
This is why I used to drink so much- form of self-medication- you are probably used to this-since you work with crazies like me.” He told me that most of “us” bipolar people love being in our manic stage- it is such a great feeling, almost like a drug rush. He explained that it gives him a feeling of euphoria and that he is on top of the world. However, following that he explained that while I loved my manic stage, I hated everything that came after it. Following the manic stage is the crash and depression. It hurts so much to be in that stage. He said, “I feel so helpless, useless, empty, like there is a dark hole right in the middle of my chest and everything is just flowing straight through me.” Hearing him say that was so difficult for me. I couldn’t believe that I was unaware about this until I asked my mother if we