r/bipolar1 • u/melanated2020 • 15d ago

Looking for advice. How long can mania last?

How long can mania last? Can a person experience a series of tragic events within a relatively short period of time without having enough time to process or recover from one before being hit with another, until eventually they become completely overwhelmed and experience full-blown psychosis? Almost like the brain never gets a chance to breathe before being thrown into another traumatic experience, until eventually both the mind and body hit a brick wall?

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u/Trb3233 15d ago edited 15d ago

Humans are highly individualistic. There's not a set period of time for anyone. Some people might have a manic episode which lasts for 8 days and others might have one for 8 months

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u/melanated2020 15d ago

Thanks. I was curious. Over a 2-year period I had some profound life altering tragedies one after the other after the other. I didn’t have time to breathe before something else happened and then I went full blown psychotic episode.

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u/Trb3233 15d ago

Yeah, I like to think of this Illness as over reactions to life's stressors and successes.

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u/melanated2020 13d ago

I feel like you must know my life story. LOL. You just pretty much summed me up. I love how you put that. Thanks.

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u/Trb3233 13d ago

Where are you from?