A post for those who missed it the first time and anyone who'd like to revisit it: Nature vs nurture, biological vs. psychological: how about both/and rather than either/or
What is bipolar disorder? Grandiosity and mania, what are they really?
"Grandiosity" is a state of reactivity brought about by having been rejected, abandoned and invalidated in childhood. In a similar vein "mania" is a dissociative state. This is something that is rarely understood. In understanding mania as dissociative we see that it is a form of post traumatic stress. We are disconnected from the body when we experience mania. We are literally ungrounded. All of this can be healed by becoming aware on all fronts. Body/mind/spirit. I have done it and I know many others who have too. Healing is a journey that doesn't end. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
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