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

kranke155 4y 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.

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.