HomeHeard it on the ShowMariah Carey “In a Good Place” with Bipolar Disorder After Years of StruggleMariah Carey “In a Good Place” with Bipolar Disorder After Years of StruggleThu, April 12, 2018 by Tessa Snyder SHARE NOW Mariah Carey at the Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards held at the Forum in Inglewood, USA on March 24, 2018. “She’s sharing this so she can shed some light, help other people who live with it, but it’s also freeing for her.” -Jodi According to People “I’m actually taking medication that seems to be pretty good,” she says of treating bipolar II, a disorder that involves periods of depression as well as hypomania (less severe than the mania associated with bipolar I, but can still cause irritability, sleeplessness and hyperactivity). Of the medication, she says, “It’s not making me feel too tired or sluggish or anything like that. Finding the proper balance is what is most important.” Listen to Jodi tell the tale at [2:24] in the show podcast: