r/todayilearned • u/Ainsley-Sorsby • 3d ago

TIL Part of N.Machiavelli's diplomatic mission to Cesare Borgia included sending intel back to his government, even down to Borgia's personal habits. He noticed that he had inhuman energy and could go several nights working sleepless but occasionaly would "fall to his bed" and refuse to see anyone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Borgia#Personal_life
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u/elder_george 3d ago

Yeah, this looks like a textbook case of the bipolar disorder to me.

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u/WilliamWeaverfish 3d ago

Alternatively, it's a case of a hard worker getting tired

He had "moments" of sloth, not a depressive period

Not everything needs to be pathologised

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u/Ok_Peak_9395 3d ago

Hard worker doesn’t equal “inexhaustible energy” lol

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u/BannedByRWNJs 2d ago

For days on end. Yeah, that’s just not a sign of someone who is well. It may sound great, but it’s just not how a healthy human body works.