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This is really difficult and quite a grey area. Just to make a point, is gender dysphoria an acceptable neural diversity, but bipolar affective disorder is not?
by paul_f 5y ago
This is really difficult and quite a grey area. Just to make a point, is gender dysphoria an acceptable neural diversity, but bipolar affective disorder is not?
- octokatt 5y agoN=1, but I had my most successful group project ever with someone who was dealing with bipolar disorder. The solution? He was a master communicator. He would tell me when he was having a manic streak and took on more work. When he was going back down, he communicated that and I took on more. If he started going unresponsive, I reached out and asked, and he told me where he was and what support he needed. Now he's doing better and found the right medication, but crivens, I've been in a lot of other group projects, and I really miss him.
- paul_f 5y agoThis is a great story and I am happy for the outcome for sure.
- ditonal 5y agoI’m sorry to be that guy, but the myth of bipolar people being super productive during mania needs to die and posts like yours reinforce it. Some bipolar type 2 people may be slightly more productive while hypomanic. For serious cases, mania is much, much more dangerous than depression and if someone tells you they’re manic you should rush them to the hospital, not give them more work.