Even thinking about it now my stomach gets a little squigy. I did this both leaning backwards and leaning forwards. At the beginning it was all I could do just to not crush the tether to which I was tied to the building with all the strength my hands could muster.īut eventually, (rather quickly, actually) it came time to actually hang off the side of the building. Looking straight down was petrifying as the guide pointed out landmarks and so on. I didn’t really think I would be, but I was. As I was walking outside the building I was freaking terrified. My Latest Adrenaline Rush and Bipolar Disorderīut this latest adrenaline rush was different. Of course, my bipolar disorder was not as bad during these times so that likely impacted my experience of adrenaline.

I do remember the rush and I do remember the crash afterwards, but these are pretty normal adrenaline reactions. But, really, I don’t think I was paying close enough attention to any bipolar symptoms, at the time, to really see the effect the adrenaline was having on my bipolar. Those two activities led to about 200 adrenaline rushes and I enjoyed the vast majority (almost dying will also give you an enormous adrenaline rush, accomplished on at least one of my skydives, but it’s not nearly as fun). I have had many adrenaline rushes as I used to paraglide and skydive.

So what is the effect of an adrenaline rush on bipolar disorder? Adrenaline Rushes, Not Paying Attention To Bipolar

Taking the Edge Walk, as they call it, around the outside of the building, 1168 feet in the air, led to a huge adrenaline rush ( Bipolar Treatment and Risk Tolerance). I was thinking about adrenaline rushes and bipolar disorder the other day after I got to hang off the side of the CN Tower, the tallest, freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere.

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