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Living with Bipolar Disorder: Cameron Esposito

2025/6/5
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Cameron Esposito: 我在疫情期间感到非常孤立,注意到自己精力充沛、想法很多,并且持续了18个月的冒险行为。我的妻子后来搬去和朋友住,这促使我去了戒毒所并被诊断出患有躁郁症。现在我正在服药,这既带来了积极的转变,也让我的工作变得更加困难。服药后,我感觉自己更接近正常人的大脑化学状态,也更能体验自己的人生。我过去常常说自己“非常亢奋”,但我不知道如何描述它。我的特别节目旨在展示躁郁症患者的静态状态以及失控的感觉。我在精力充沛或躁狂倾向方面更明显,过去常常整夜跑场演出,白天还要做保姆。我也尝试过连续上两三节热瑜伽课来让自己冷静下来,或者同时使用多种镇静剂,但仍然几乎不需要睡觉。我感觉自己像坐在过山车上,有时感觉自己像个乘客。躁郁症的症状在某种程度上是资本主义的梦想,患者更容易冒险,成为发明家、宇航员和政治家。我在婚姻中缺失了18个月,妻子在我的躁狂发作期间经历了恐惧、担忧和痛苦。接受诊断是一种解脱,就像我意识到自己是同性恋一样。诊断结果让我对生活中无法维持的事情感到释怀。现在我可以不用麦克风与人交谈了,也觉得我只是一个不同的喜剧演员。我的药物会导致脑雾和认知延迟,但观众们似乎可以接受我的变化。情绪稳定剂限制了我的化学存在感,和朋友在一起时,我通常会感到放松。每个人都有自己的化学物质,这种放松的感觉就是生活。接受诊断是一种解脱,就像我意识到自己是同性恋一样。诊断结果让我对生活中无法维持的事情感到释怀。现在我可以不用麦克风与人交谈了,也觉得我只是一个不同的喜剧演员。我的药物会导致脑雾和认知延迟,但观众们似乎可以接受我的变化。情绪稳定剂限制了我的化学存在感,和朋友在一起时,我通常会感到放松。每个人都有自己的化学物质,这种放松的感觉就是生活。接受诊断是一种解脱,就像我意识到自己是同性恋一样。诊断结果让我对生活中无法维持的事情感到释怀。现在我可以不用麦克风与人交谈了,也觉得我只是一个不同的喜剧演员。我的药物会导致脑雾和认知延迟,但观众们似乎可以接受我的变化。情绪稳定剂限制了我的化学存在感,和朋友在一起时,我通常会感到放松。每个人都有自己的化学物质,这种放松的感觉就是生活。

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This chapter introduces Cameron Esposito, a successful comedian, actor, and writer, who recently received a bipolar disorder diagnosis at age 40. The conversation begins with a discussion of Cameron's impressive career and then transitions into the events leading up to the diagnosis.
  • Cameron Esposito's successful career in comedy, acting, and writing is highlighted.
  • The chapter sets the stage for a discussion about Cameron's bipolar disorder diagnosis and the events leading up to it.

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  1. Living with Bipolar Disorder: Cameron Esposito

Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and friend, Cameron Esposito joins us for a conversation about being diagnosed and living with bipolar disorder.

-Cameron takes us inside a manic episode and shares what it really felt like-The beauty and heartbreak of loving someone with a mental illness-What it means to be a witness to your own pain and your life-How comedy changes on and off medication for Cameron 

Cameron Esposito is a standup comic, actor & writer. A nationally and internationally touring headliner, Cameron has released three specials, including the culture-shifting Rape Jokes, and three albums, the award-winning Same Sex Symbol amongst them. As an actor, Cameron has been seen on Netflix, Max, Prime Video, Hulu & many more, as well as in big budget movies & Sundance indies.  Cameron is the author of the bestselling book, Save Yourself, about growing up very religious and very gay and hosted the long-running podcast, Queery.Cameron will be on tour with their next hour of standup in select cities this year before it debuts at Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theater in the fall. Cameron Esposito released their newest standup special, Four Pills—about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 40 – on comedy streaming service Dropout to broad acclaim; it was featured in Variety, the LA Times and People.

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