I have Bipolar

[JaredTehChinima]

Hi, I was recently diagnoused with bi-polar.And my life has just been really sucky. I decided to make a YouTube vlog.And I've got a lot of advice on it.
Click the link Below Please

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JaredTehChinima

[Bob!]

I don't mean to sound ignorant but can ya please give a brief outline of what the bi-polar condition is? I and others can easilly look it up but this will enable members to quickly and easilly just read ya topic and gain an understanding of ya situation if they do not know what it consists of. :)

[buthy-13]

I don't mean to sound ignorant but can ya please give a brief outline of what the bi-polar condition is? I and others can easilly look it up but this will enable members to quickly and easilly just read ya topic and gain an understanding of ya situation if they do not know what it consists of. :)

it's a disorder

wich i think you need treatment for :)
i did search for it


Celexa - generic citalopram - is a medication used to treat depression. Celexa is a member of the SSRI drug family. These drugs work by making more serotonin available between nerve cells, which has been shown to ease depression. This article covers the benefits of Celexa, precautions and warnings, and information regarding pregnancy and Celexa.

http://bipolar.about.com/od/celexa/a/meds_celexa.htm

One textbook definition describes bipolar disorder as: "a major affective disorder in which an individual alternates between states of deep depression and extreme elation." This is misleading in that bipolar disorder - also known as manic depression or manic-depressive illness - is much more complicated than just alternating between depression and elation.

The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (commonly known as DSM-IV because it is in its fourth major edition) says, "Bipolar Disorder is characterized by the occurrence of one or more Major Depressive Episodes accompanied by at least one Manic Episode." So even if you're depressed 99 percent of the time, going through just one manic episode qualifies you for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder according to this definition - but that still leaves out a lot of what manic depression really is.



about something: a mental illness is one that affects the mind, not one that's all in the mind.)

Most often, a person with manic-depression experiences moods that shift from high to low and back again in varying degrees of severity. The two poles of bipolar disorder are mania and depression. This is the least complicated form of the illness.

Depression might be identified by:
Refusing to get out of bed for days on end
Sleeping much more than usual
Being tired all the time but unable to sleep
Having bouts of uncontrollable crying
Becoming entirely uninterested in things you once enjoyed
Paying no attention to daily responsibilities
Feeling hopeless, helpless or worthless for a sustained period of time
Becoming unable to make simple decisions
Wanting to die Mania might include:
Feeling like you can do anything, even something unsafe or illegal
Needing very little sleep, yet never feeling tired
Dressing flamboyantly, spending money extravagantly, living recklessly
Having increased sexual desires, perhaps even indulging in risky sexual behaviors
Experiencing hallucinations or delusions
Feeling filled with energy Some people think that they are just "over their depression" when they become manic, and don't realize this exaggerated state is part of the illness - part of bipolar disorder. A person who has depression and mania is said to have Bipolar I.

In addition to Bipolar Disorder I, the American system of diagnosing this disorder also includes Bipolar Disorder II, which involves symptoms of hypomania instead of full-blown mania.

Hypomania - a less extreme form of manic episode - could include:
Having utter confidence in yourself
Being able to focus well on projects
Feeling extra creative or innovative
Being able to brush off problems that would paralyze you during depression
Feeling "on top of the world" but without going over the top. Hypomania does not include hallucinations or delusions, but a hypomanic person still might exhibit some reckless or inappropriate behavior. A person who has moods of depression and hypomania is said to have Bipolar II.



this might help too :D

http://bipolar.about.com/

[Liora]

My Aunt and cousin are bipolar.
You do need treatment for it. It is horrible for you because you say things you dont mean to people you love, and they dont understand because they dont have it.
I suggest you go to a psych so they can perscribe you a medicine to take for when you begin to feel like a different person.

[blonde_baby]

my grandma has bipolar. whatever you do.. take you medicine, and try to see a psychiatrist