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This year, in honor of World Bipolar Day, I got some friends together to bust some commonly held myths about bipolar disorder.

Here, Sara Schley, entrepreneur, activist, author of Brainstorm, parent, grandparent, and person with bipolar disorder, affirms: Many people with bipolar disorder don’t experience mania.

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 My name's Andrea Vassilev. I'm a doctoral student in clinical psychology and have lived with bipolar disorder for 25 years. I'm also the creator of the program, Overcoming Self-Stigma in Bipolar Disorder (ossibd.com). The myth I want to bust is that bipolar is a descriptor or an adjective or a personality trait that can be used to apply to anybody.

Have you ever heard someone say, 'oh my gosh, she's so bipolar'? It's usually used to refer to someone who's being highly emotional, not to an actual medical diagnosis. Being emotional or being irritable is a normal experience for all people.

It's also not specific to bipolar disorder. And having bipolar disorder is not just about having big emotions — there’s so much more to it.

This language is extremely harmful and we have to stop using it.