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Elon Musk is a highly creative individual, but I worry he has bipolar. I myself have bipolar, and his actions and things he’s said in the past seem to indicate

Elon Musk is a highly creative individual, but I worry he has bipolar. I myself have bipolar, and his actions and things he’s said in the past seem to indicate he might have it too. He seems be in a manic phase at the moment. (He’s actually said once that he thinks he might have it). If he doesn’t have psychotic phases and how bipolar is not so strong, he can be a high performance individual but I think it’s something he will eventually have to take a look at.

texasbigdata 5y ago
How can you tell, or what historical actions of his did you find to be very informative?
- kranke155 5y ago
  He said it himself. https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/elon-musk-admits-to-unrelenting-stress-says-he-may-be-bipolar-2017-07-31 https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/elon-musk-admits-to-un... I can’t tell nor would I diagnose someone I don’t know. However - his current tweet storm has included imo a lot of Juveline type stuff. He also seems to be tweeting more than usual. - this matches with the impulsivity you’d feel in a manic phase. You’re also full of dopamine so you feel like you “can do anything”. This can lead to irresponsible behaviour and grandiose dreams that you feel “are totally possible”. - it’s possible he has a low-grade bipolar type mood swings. I had something like bipolar, but not quite, before I had my first psychotic episode. Very high highs and very low lows. Same as he’s described. I’m not sure if you can live your entire life this way, but it’s possible that it is and he’s a case. His behaviour certainly reminds me of my own previous to my outbreak. - one of the things that destroys you with bipolar and that they warn you about is compulsive buying. Your impulsive behaviour + money is the worst aspect of even a low manic phase, since you can easily blow all your money very quickly. Looking at his purchase of twitter, his prolific tweeting, the way he’s acting in those tweets (juveline, impulsive) he really really reminds me of someone in a low-grade manic phase. In a manic phase you are pumped full of absurd amounts of dopamine, so you have tremendous energy, you think you can do anything, you can fall into impulsive buying, and you are so led by impulse you can do a lot of irresponsible behaviour. Him purchasing twitter reminds me of people who buy boats/homes in mania essentially. He doesn’t seem to have a master plan that I’ve heard about to turn it around. Even if he does have a master plan, his behaviour suggests mania to me. Like I already said I can’t diagnose anyone, but his behaviour is so familiar I can’t help but wonder.
sekh60 5y ago
I had no idea he once stated he thinks he might have it. I've always presumed he had it based on his twitter posts. I have schizoaffective disorder, bipolar subtype, and his behaviour matches low-key bipolar very well.
- kranke155 5y ago
  Yep. I think if you’ve had bipolar his behaviour is so familiar it’s hard to believe he doesn’t have any of it. It definitely feels like what I had before I had my first “breakout” like I said - hypomania at least.
datavirtue 5y ago
Too much drug use. He is an addict.

texasbigdata 5y ago

How can you tell, or what historical actions of his did you find to be very informative?

kranke155 5y ago
He said it himself. https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/elon-musk-admits-to-unrelenting-stress-says-he-may-be-bipolar-2017-07-31 https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/elon-musk-admits-to-un... I can’t tell nor would I diagnose someone I don’t know. However - his current tweet storm has included imo a lot of Juveline type stuff. He also seems to be tweeting more than usual. - this matches with the impulsivity you’d feel in a manic phase. You’re also full of dopamine so you feel like you “can do anything”. This can lead to irresponsible behaviour and grandiose dreams that you feel “are totally possible”. - it’s possible he has a low-grade bipolar type mood swings. I had something like bipolar, but not quite, before I had my first psychotic episode. Very high highs and very low lows. Same as he’s described. I’m not sure if you can live your entire life this way, but it’s possible that it is and he’s a case. His behaviour certainly reminds me of my own previous to my outbreak. - one of the things that destroys you with bipolar and that they warn you about is compulsive buying. Your impulsive behaviour + money is the worst aspect of even a low manic phase, since you can easily blow all your money very quickly. Looking at his purchase of twitter, his prolific tweeting, the way he’s acting in those tweets (juveline, impulsive) he really really reminds me of someone in a low-grade manic phase. In a manic phase you are pumped full of absurd amounts of dopamine, so you have tremendous energy, you think you can do anything, you can fall into impulsive buying, and you are so led by impulse you can do a lot of irresponsible behaviour. Him purchasing twitter reminds me of people who buy boats/homes in mania essentially. He doesn’t seem to have a master plan that I’ve heard about to turn it around. Even if he does have a master plan, his behaviour suggests mania to me. Like I already said I can’t diagnose anyone, but his behaviour is so familiar I can’t help but wonder.

sekh60 5y ago

I had no idea he once stated he thinks he might have it. I've always presumed he had it based on his twitter posts. I have schizoaffective disorder, bipolar subtype, and his behaviour matches low-key bipolar very well.

kranke155 5y ago
Yep. I think if you’ve had bipolar his behaviour is so familiar it’s hard to believe he doesn’t have any of it. It definitely feels like what I had before I had my first “breakout” like I said - hypomania at least.

datavirtue 5y ago

Too much drug use. He is an addict.