2006-06-29 08:32:37 · 19 answers · asked by bunnybutt83 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Thanks all. good answers. I've been told I'm depressed, but I refuse to accept that. If I was told I was manic....I agree with that.
2006-06-29 08:42:32 · update #1
No, a person does not have to be suicidal to be bipolar. Also there are many different types of bipolar. Type 1s generally is what most people think of when the hear the word bipolar...it has the manic highs and depressed lows. Type 2s are the more docile of the types...more low lows and low to medium highs. Generally speaking people with type 2 bipolar are often misdiagnosed as having depression or even cyclothymic disorder. Ask you doctor to screen you for Type 2 Bipolar and check out www.nami.org.
2006-06-29 08:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by ruthbeckersc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, manic depression, means a deep, uncontrolled depression. Suicidal may be the only way out that they can think of, but they don't have to be suicidal. Bipolar means they'll go from a euphoric state and bounce to a depressive state. Up and down (bipolar). If someone depressed, lead them to religion, because suicide will not allow them enter heaven, and if they believe it, they might not be suicidal.
2006-06-29 08:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by Mickey S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. My ex was bipolar and he was never suicidal. If anything, he just liked to live and make everyone else's life miserable. Bipolar and manic depressive are the same mental illness by the way.
2006-06-29 08:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by WiserAngel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
depression can cause suicidal.
but bipolar or manic depression, during the depression stage, the patient can be suicidal.
the different between bipolar and depression is that bipolar patient will experience the up stage whereby they will feel very high (the manic) and the down stage (the depression). patient suffers from depression will only suffer from the down.
2006-06-29 08:38:12 · answer #4 · answered by rachelkelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You can be bipolar or manic depressive with out being suicidal.
2006-06-29 08:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by whatdoiknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all bipolar disorder is not called manic deppression anymore, and only during the bouts of deppression does one feel suicidal, but even in deppression people aren't always suicidal I think 1 in 4 people with deppression are sucidial. Plus remember Bipolar disorder is not just one disorder there are 3 levels of different severity.
2006-06-29 08:37:13 · answer #6 · answered by Jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! Answer to first part.... NO! - but a person can become suicidal as the result of having BP. Manic Depression is just another (older) name for BP.
2006-06-29 12:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by ziggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. Check out Wikipedia's page on Bipolar. Suicidal thoughts can be present but they are NOT a prerequisite. Bipolar is an uncontrolled scale of highs and lows that you really won't have much control over. There are check lists online that you can check out and see if they fit you. Then, talk to your Dr. Another possibility is Asperger's Syndrome. Check it out too. It is a common misdiagnosis with Bipolar.
2006-06-29 08:48:51 · answer #8 · answered by thewildeman2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well bipolar and manic are the same things and i suffer from them, and i was suicidal a few times but i dont think it makes you bipolar mine was brought up when i had my kids, the hormones made it show up, now i take a great combo of meds and have an excellent mental health doctor
2006-06-29 08:38:13 · answer #9 · answered by SUNSHINE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go check out the diagnostic statistic manual from your library, it will tell you all about being manic depressive and having bipolar disorder. suicide is more linked with a deep depression, manic/bipolar is very different.
2006-06-29 08:37:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋