What is bipolar
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Bipolar Disorder
After reading most of that Me and almost anybody I know is Bipolar
Bipolar Disorder
After reading most of that Me and almost anybody I know is Bipolar
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I'll tell you one thing if your suffer from BIPOLAR DISORDER it isn't one bit FUN. It is a mental condition that causes many suicides. It is a very lonely disease. It can be treated but it is very difficult to get meds that work well for any length of time. Lithium is probably the most effective but is very toxic to the liver. After years of use it KILLS YOU. Without it you may KILL yourself. Bi-Polar is a horrible disease.
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My youngest daughter was diagnosed as bi-polar a few years back. It's been a real struggle at times. She's been in and out of quite a few "professional facilities", usually following suicide attempts, but seems to be doing better. Since she now lives across the country from me it's hard to really know what's going on with her. There's always that fear that someday the phone will ring and it'll be someone calling to tell me she finally succeeded in another "attempt".
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yeah,my ex has it also,she is almost normal with meds. a lot of the problem is when a person with bi-polar is doing good,then they feel like they don't need their meds,it all goes to hell after that.
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"Opposite ends"
In my case (though undocumented) when I am UP (on top of my game) you've never seen anything like it....
But when I am DOWN, you would think I was physically ill.
EXTREMES of up and down. Almost psychotic, if you could see one state and then the other.
In my case I go from a normal guy to some kind of a superman, and then back. So to be like REAL PEOPLE to me is like a downer. I feel as if I have lost something.
Overachievement is the state I love, but it isn't normal...
Go figure what it does to my perceptions
But I would not change it for anything, and damn if I will see it medicated out of existence!
In my case (though undocumented) when I am UP (on top of my game) you've never seen anything like it....
But when I am DOWN, you would think I was physically ill.
EXTREMES of up and down. Almost psychotic, if you could see one state and then the other.
In my case I go from a normal guy to some kind of a superman, and then back. So to be like REAL PEOPLE to me is like a downer. I feel as if I have lost something.
Overachievement is the state I love, but it isn't normal...
Go figure what it does to my perceptions
But I would not change it for anything, and damn if I will see it medicated out of existence!
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From what I do know about the disorder,It is classified as a phycosis which is one of the more serious mental disorders, Some people have it (manic depressive is another name for it} worse than others. I know of a woman with it and during the manic period she went out and bought 5 new cars in one day.....no lie. The depressive peroid can last for several days or weeks,,,,,,,During this time many kill themselves, The medication (lithium) is effective but because of the side effects (mostly fatigue) the patients stop them and let their system clean out and then the real symtoms reoccur. It takes several weeks once they start the meds back (sometimes by order of the court) before they get back to "normal" Other than this I really dont know much about it I cant spell and my wife is asleep sorry
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My niece(at 18) suddenly started staying out, sleeping ALL day, mood swings, etc.
Once my brother could get her back home, from her frequent disappearences, he took her to a Psychiatrist and she was diagnosed "Bipolar". Been on medication now for three years and she is fine.
We were really worried about the kid as she never gave anyone problems.
Apparently it is a far more frequent illness than you could imagine and should be taken very seriously.
Once my brother could get her back home, from her frequent disappearences, he took her to a Psychiatrist and she was diagnosed "Bipolar". Been on medication now for three years and she is fine.
We were really worried about the kid as she never gave anyone problems.
Apparently it is a far more frequent illness than you could imagine and should be taken very seriously.
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Bipolar as I see it this evening is when your best friend at work cooks up thirty pounds of deer meat on the grill behind the shop for everyone on a thursday, and shows up the very next monday to collect his tools & boxes and go home.
A man I consider my little brother quit today. I hope he's going to be alright, and I hope he comes back if he can.
He was good, and I learned a lot from him.
He has a lot going on though...
(Issues, and not mine to discuss)
A man I consider my little brother quit today. I hope he's going to be alright, and I hope he comes back if he can.
He was good, and I learned a lot from him.
He has a lot going on though...
(Issues, and not mine to discuss)
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What's amazing about so many mental illnesses is how directly they can be linked to and controlled by chemicals in the brain. The immense range of perceptions, attitudes and behaviours from one end of bipolar to the other can all be brought on or banished by the presence or lack of certain chemicals/drugs. And those are the extremes - clearly then smaller changes in a person's brain chemistry must produce smaller changes in their behaviour/perception, but we're just unable to measure that yet.
In other words, this notion of free will and innate consciousness we take for granted my be nothing more than that - a notion. Because what we call "normal" is in fact nothing more than the behaviour associated with the most common balance of brain chemicals. Change that balance, even slightly, and you can change the very personality of a person. So where is free will?
I suspect strongly that medical science will one day realize that a sizeable portion of what makes people be who they are and do what they do is just pure chemistry.
In other words, this notion of free will and innate consciousness we take for granted my be nothing more than that - a notion. Because what we call "normal" is in fact nothing more than the behaviour associated with the most common balance of brain chemicals. Change that balance, even slightly, and you can change the very personality of a person. So where is free will?
I suspect strongly that medical science will one day realize that a sizeable portion of what makes people be who they are and do what they do is just pure chemistry.
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Originally Posted by fred_79f250
What's amazing about so many mental illnesses is how directly they can be linked to and controlled by chemicals in the brain. The immense range of perceptions, attitudes and behaviours from one end of bipolar to the other can all be brought on or banished by the presence or lack of certain chemicals/drugs. And those are the extremes - clearly then smaller changes in a person's brain chemistry must produce smaller changes in their behaviour/perception, but we're just unable to measure that yet.
In other words, this notion of free will and innate consciousness we take for granted my be nothing more than that - a notion. Because what we call "normal" is in fact nothing more than the behaviour associated with the most common balance of brain chemicals. Change that balance, even slightly, and you can change the very personality of a person. So where is free will?
I suspect strongly that medical science will one day realize that a sizeable portion of what makes people be who they are and do what they do is just pure chemistry.
In other words, this notion of free will and innate consciousness we take for granted my be nothing more than that - a notion. Because what we call "normal" is in fact nothing more than the behaviour associated with the most common balance of brain chemicals. Change that balance, even slightly, and you can change the very personality of a person. So where is free will?
I suspect strongly that medical science will one day realize that a sizeable portion of what makes people be who they are and do what they do is just pure chemistry.
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"I suspect strongly that medical science will one day realize that a sizeable portion of what makes people be who they are and do what they do is just pure chemistry."
OH YEAH!!!!
Just ask ANY married guy over 50 on this site, married to ANY woman over 50.
They (myself included) can tell you about body chemistry causing "changes".
OH YEAH!!!!
Just ask ANY married guy over 50 on this site, married to ANY woman over 50.
They (myself included) can tell you about body chemistry causing "changes".