WHAT IS BI-POLAR AND WHO GETS IT?
Bi-Polar is a disease to where people’s emotions have extreme changes in their moods, energy and behavior. They alternate or switch between two opposite emotions (Bi) means two and (Polar) means opposite. People with bipolar disorder cannot control their mood changes. Manic depression is another name for Bi-Polar disorder. Examples of Manic Highs are excited,restless,can not sleep,invincible,rapid speech,recklessness. Whereas examples of Depression are sad,empty,worthlessness,helplessness,tired and slowed down, suicidal, spend weeks in bed.
Now we think who get Bi-Polar well there is no favortism out there it affects both males and females in equal numbers it can develop at any age. Bi-Polar tends to run in families about 80-90 percent of people with Bi-Polar have relatives with depression.
CAUSES OF BI-POLAR ———————NO ONE KNOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are 4 types of Bi-Polar
1. Bi-Polar I which is most serious
2. Bi-Polar II
3. Cyclothymia
4. Bi-Polar NOS
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I am doing this blog mainly to try and stop the stigma that Bi-Polar is a bunch of crazy people because that is so not the case. It is a disease just like Cancer or Graves or Diabetes and should be accepted as they are. So lets come up with some support and work together amongst ourselves and make a difference I know we can do it!!
Thanks for posting the information. You’re right about the stigma attached to the disorder.
I wonder how often it’s mistaken for other problems? If someone is bi-polar, do they tend to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol to relieve the symptoms? It seems as though there could be undiagnosed cases if this happens. I know someone who seems to have really manic times and then crashes. He drinks excessively and uses drugs to make himself feel better, and I used to wonder if he had some disorder like this. He refuses to go to the doctor though. Is there a blood test to show that you have it?