Ask Me Anything about Bipolar and My Life! | World Bipolar Day 2025 AMA

Happy World Bipolar Day 2025! I'm answering your questions about living with bipolar disorder—nothing is off limits!

I laughed and cried because of your questions. From mental health challenges to medication, relationships to being a parent, this is an honest look at my life with bipolar.

Ask me anything in the comments!

-Jess


VIDEOS AND LINKS (in order)

Seroquel Weight Gain: Ozempic vs. Med Change - Shocking Results! 😱 | Our Bipolar
   • Seroquel Weight Gain: Ozempic vs. Med Chan...  

Seroquel Weight Gain UPDATE | Did I Switch to Ozempic? | Our Bipolar
   • Seroquel Weight Gain UPDATE | Did I Switch...  

Seroquel side effects: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/quetiapi...

Supporting a Loved One with Mental Illness: Essential Tips and Strategies w/ Christina Mitchell
   • Supporting a Loved One with Mental Illness...  

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website: https://www.ada.gov/

Kay Jamison: https://profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org/...

Andrea Vassilev: https://www.instagram.com/best.life.b...

Lauren Yang: https://www.instagram.com/dr.laurenya...

Ask Me Anything about Bipolar Disorder! | AMA for World Bipolar Day 2024
   • Ask Me Anything about Bipolar Disorder! | ...  


TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro
01:30 - What is your diagnosis? F39 or something else?
02:04 - I take seroquel for mania. What are the side effects?
02:52 - Do you ever get irritated and if so please tell me some of your methods to fight against it.
04:31 - What do you do when you feel like nothing's working/helping?
06:15 - How do you live your best life despite bipolar? Someone close to me told me that bipolar shouldn't impede my life, but that I should work around it.
09:01 - I'm also bipolar 1 and I was wondering if you have any fear or anxiety of having another episode and if so what are your coping strategies?
10:39 - Do you ever tell your psychiatrist and family that you are doing good so that they won’t worry?
13:40 - If you could give someone who is caring for someone with bipolar one nugget of advice to help, what would it be?
15:07 - Relationships can become disheartened, mostly when the loved one doesn't want to be helped or cared for. Any words to situations like this, for the patient and for caregivers?
17:08 - What sites/people/orgs would you recommend for bipolar candidates with advanced degrees?
19:02 - Do you have any advice for someone who wants to become a mother but isn’t sure they can handle it?
21:10 - How did you manage medications while pregnant?
22:25 - Was being bipolar through pregnancy and birth difficult in terms of moods and hormones?
24:32 - Not sure how old your daughter is but have you told her anything about being bipolar? What are your thoughts on children knowing about mental health?
27:53 - What do people find hard to understand about you?
29:09 - I’m from Maryland. Do you miss living in DC?
31:07 - What is your biggest accomplishment in life?
33:23 - Outro


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