Bipolar
Hey gang! Sorry for the extended hiatus from regular updates. Honestly, I just haven't had much to write about lately and I imagine you all dislike filler as much as I do. Thing have been going pretty well for me. My tics have been pretty steady, even with the inevitable increase around the holidays re: holiday stress. No, today I'm writing for another reason entirely. I've been seeing a psychologist for talk therapy since June of 19 and a psychiatrist for medical intervention since July of the same year. Through a number of conversations with my psychologist, we decided it's likely that I'm suffering from bipolar disorder, specifically type II. Bipolar type II is typified by longer stretches of time in the depressive phase of bipolar disorder and never reaching the stage of full mania most commonly associated with the condition. Sufferers of Bipolar II reach a stage called hypomania, which is just what it sounds like. Much like a hypodermic needle is inserted jus