Not to be confused with when bipolar made you “think” you have superpowers, but rather when have you accomplished something great because of bipolar?

For me, it was when I finished my bachelors and masters in Computer Science in four years combined. 

There was about an 12 month manic kick in there where I was in terrible health but also terribly efficient at passing a bunch of exams. I did it because in my mind I ABSOLUTELY HAD to do something extraordinary or I was a worthless person. Getting a BS and MS in record time became a fixation.

So many crushing lows and so much euphoria…. at one point I was awake 82 hours working on projects then decided to drive 3 hours to my parents after drinking at a college basketball game. I would not recommend that volume of work or pressure on anyone.

Thing is, this urgency, it was all self imposed! Just my own voices telling me I had to do it OR ELSE!! But yet I did something extraordinary that spring boarded my career… even though I literally wanted to kill myself at points along the way. 

Wondering about y’all’s experiences?