I have bipolar disorder type 2, which some consider “mild”– but live in my shoes for a few weeks and you’ll think it’s anything but mild.
As with many mental illnesses, you can still be “high-functioning,” depending on the severity of the illness, support from others, etc.
Maybe it’s because performing well is a major part of my self-worth; maybe it’s the work ethic I’ve been brought up with; maybe it’s something else, but I have to be really, really depressed to keep me from working if I have a deadline for a task.
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