Month/Year of Graduation

5-2025

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Marcia Adler

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is a very complicated disease. It's first complexity is that it is a mental illness, so it is "invisible" and there is much stigma attached to seeking treatment. The second complexity is that there are both the highs of mania which contain hallucination and delusions for many as well as the lows of depression. These moods cycle throughout one's life. The third complexity is that because bipolar is both genetic and environmental in origin it steeps itself into the roots of family trees and causes generational trauma. Through examining how bipolar disorder has affected my life, these complexities are explored. Another aspect of bipolar that is explored is the recovery process and the complexities that arise from having a parent that has bipolar a person having the disease themselves. The roles of caregiver and patient are examined through an introspective analysis of my life and the experiences associated with the disease I share with my dad.

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