Manic Episode and Muteness

I’ve also cut my hair when I was manic 😂

It might be worth writing your therapist for some extra support. Don’t pressure yourself to talk before you are ready. It is okay to take a break from something for mental health. I’m getting the sense that you are a student or work at a college. See what kind of resources they have that you could use. Text some friends if that would help. Take a walk. Use whatever coping strategies usually work for you. Keep an eye on your symptoms and make sure you are checking in with your therapist. You will get through this and it will be okay. Take care.

Agreed with the above suggestions for going to class. For teaching you can just say that you lost your voice (which a lot of people get due to colds) and you can’t reach. You can give some reading and some videos and just say that you are available via email.

You can still go to class. I have been the same way. You can listen quietly. You can take notes. Avoid being expected to talk. Then it won't seem like you're mute. Watch everyone. As far as teaching...not sure.

I let someone at my place of employment know I have bipolar and what symptoms I tend to have when things start going badly. The potential for discrimination is always there but my experience is that it takes some pressure off me just knowing someone is aware and it opens the dialogue about my behavior so we can work on small issues as they arise, instead of waiting for a crisis to happen.

I honestly would just take a bit of time off and maybe go in to be hospitalized for a couple days to get some kind of management, especially if it's helped before. It's easier to stop these things now before they do possibly get worse.