List of bipolar Wikimedians

A list of Wikimedians who have bipolar disorder.

Noel I inherited the susceptibility from my Mom, who also had it. I've had it since I was very young (not sure when, but certainly by the time I was a teenager).
Animated Cascade
Maprovonsha172 18:30, 7 May 2005 (UTC) Inherited the suscepitibility from my mom as Noel has, and, thanks to my mom, the tendency was actualized. ;)[reply]
Arkady Rose 01:13, 28 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Milena Popovic I have no idea about whom I inherited this from... but I found out I was a bipolar a few years ago.
AmosWolfe 12:47, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
MrThomas I'm bipolar, boo-f# # kin'-hoo!
Noesis bipolar II...inherited from mom's side of the family
WilliamDelacroix probably inherited susceptibility from mom's side, though no one in my family has ever been diagnosed. no doubt exacerbated by alcoholism, from which i have recovered.
MQDuck Type 2 bipolar. Possibly from both sides of my family.
Damërung Controlled some years ago.
Nalisan007 Diagnosed with Major-Depression at age of 15. 1st Gen (few 2nd Gen) Antidepressants , Mood Stabilizer, Anti-Anxiety for 2 years. Not surprised, expected only, Medically declared as Bi-Polar II patient. Number of pill for years & upcoming. But got opportunity to Learn what Life is&mean beyond my Healthy mind state. Ability to handle,undergo, withstand Situations thrown by Life & Proud I gained Experience & Knowledge which most didn't got opportunity.
HyperrealLogic 14:23, 4 October 2017 (UTC): I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder--depressive type--in 2007. It does not appear to run in my family, but I'm sure there were some genetic events that played a significant role in my susceptibility to it. I, too, mostly have it under control.[reply]
Nicole Sharp (talk) 17:29, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A thought from one of us

I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would chose to have manic-depressive illness. ... Strangely enough, I think I would chose to have it. It's complicated. Depression is awful beyond words or sounds or images ... So why would I want anything to do with this illness? Because I honestly believe that as a result of it I have felt more things, more deeply; had more experiences, more intensely; ... worn death 'as close as dungarees', appreciated it - and life - more; seen the finest and most terrible in people ... But, normal or manic, I have run faster, thought faster, and loved faster than most I know. And I think much of this is related to my illness - the intensity it gives to things

Kay Redfield Jamison, An Unquiet Mind