🔼: [[Medical Conditions and Diagnoses]], [[💡 Polarization]] # Bipolar Disorder [[👤 Richard Schwartz]] considers it a polarization between a part who tries to protect you by getting you high and manic to stay away from an exile and another part who tries to not let you take any risks at all by keeping you feeling hopeless and down.[^1] [^1]: [[📖 ✅ IFS Online Circle]] Month 3: Working with Exiles & The Trauma Behind the Rage - Month 3 with Richard Schwartz