is bipolar a serious disorder?

Question

does any body have it

Answer 1

it is a serious disease, but can be treated. it's a sort of manic depression.

Answer 2

The seriousness of the illness varies for each individual, but Yes, it is definately quite real. People with bipolar disorder are sometimes incorrectly diagnosed as having schizophrenia, or other severe mental illness. This is because like most other mental illnesses bipolar disorder cannot yet be easily identified by a blood test or x-ray. Misdiagnoses ocur because it is usual for those who suffer from it to be diagnosed by symtoms only and other factors can mask the conditions. How serious is it? More than 2 million American adults, or about 1.2 percent of the population age 18 and older in any given year, have bipolar disorder.

Answer 3

it can be serious. there are a few different levels of bipolarism and some are worse than others. bipolar II is not as bad as the others. the manic and depressiveness does not get as extremely high or low. There are a few other levels that can get very extreme like the case you can read from the other people that have answered. People can get out of control. I personally have Bipolar II and I do not have any of those extremes, i do get really depressed, but the manic side is not as crazy and wild.

there are a few websites on the subject. let me know if you have anymore questions.

blessed be

Answer 4

It can be depending on how severe it is. It can affect every relationship a person has and seriously interfere with their ability to function normally, have a job, take care of themselves or their kids, go to school...etc. Typically bipolar symptoms are severe highs and lows in mood...depression followed by periods of not sleeping and not needing to sleep and an overabundance of energy. Not everyone has such extreme swings but if it affects a person's ability to function they need to see their doc...there are meds that help people to function a little better but what usually happens is that people with bipolar disorder go on the meds and when they feel like they are okay they quit taking them and then the swings start all over.

Answer 5

The word "bipolar" is simply a label used to categorise a list of psychosocial traits that Psychiatry considers to be improper or abnormal in society. Psychiatry defines these traits as a "mental illness", and promotes it as a "disease" that requires "treatment".

It is not a "disease", despite claims or implications made by certain psychiatric and pharmaceutical organisations. There is NO credible scientific evidence that shows the existence of what constitutes "bipolar" as a biological/neurological disorder, brain abnormality or "chemical imbalance".

"For a disease to exist there must be a tangible, objective physical abnormality that can be determined by a test such as, but not limited to, blood or urine test, X-Ray, brain scan or biopsy. All reputable doctors would agree: No physical abnormality, no disease. In psychiatry, no test or brain scan exists to prove that a 'mental disorder' is a physical disease. Disingenuous comparisons between physical and mental illness and medicine are simply part of psychiatry's orchestrated but fraudulent public relations and marketing campaign." Fred Baughman, MD., Neurologist & Pediatric Neurologist.

"Chemical imbalance…it’s a shorthand term really, it’s probably drug industry derived… We don’t have tests because to do it, you’d probably have to take a chunk of brain out of someone - not a good idea." Dr. Mark Graff, Chair of the Committee of Public Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association. July, 2005.

Symptoms that psychiatry labels as "bipolar" (or it's related disorders), can stem from any number of variable sources. Many people, for example, have overcome "bipolar" through megavitamin therapy and effective nutrition. A growing wealth of evidence supports that underlying nutritional deficiencies can cause even the most severe mental disorders, including symptoms labelled as "schizophrenia" [See source refs]

Bottom line? Psychiatry is a belief-system, a "faith", not a science. Despite the huge marketing strategies, the so-called "research" and all the propaganda thrown at the world, there is not one iota of scientific evidence that proves that "schizophrenia" or ANY mental illness, in fact, exists as an actual --medical disease--.

The U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health states: “The precise causes (etiology) of mental disorders are not known” and that “there is no definitive lesion, laboratory test, or abnormality in brain tissue that can identify the illness.”

If you have been told differently then know this: You have been lied to.

For more information, please visit:

http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters
Decoding Psychiatric Propaganda

For information on non-drug / alternative approaches:
- http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/default.htm#B
- http://www.pendulum.org/articles/articles_misc_lisaalt.html
- http://www.truehope.com/_empowerplus/empowerplus.asp
- http://www.mentalhealthproject.com/content.asp?id_Content=1575

Answer 6

yes it is. You do things you know are wrong but cannot help yourself. know someone who stole from friends and family members by using their credit cards to buy tons of stuff online which she did not even need like 4 pairs of the same shoes. Her family paying off $16,000 in credit card debt total for a month shopping. Same person breaks things at parties dancing around even if there is no music. She does not sleep either and takes the car out at night and looks for people to drag race with. Perpetually screaming even when just asking a simple question. No patience whatsoever and throws stuff when she feels ignored.

The person can harm those around her and even end up in jail for some crime. They need medication and serious monitoring. She is not on drugs or alcohol just a hormonal imbalance

Answer 7

it certainly can be, depending upon it's severity... it may not even, "really", BE bipolar, unless it's severe. let's see... the DSM IV (the standard diagnostic manual) doesn't seem to say it need be severe, but goes on to list what seem a great number of caveats. one should certainly be checked out by a professional, both for diagnosis and treatment, however, as it can run from homicidal mania (see, "psycho", if necessary), to suicidal depression (no convenient film example comes to mind).

Answer 8

Yep, I dont have it but my future sister in law does. The woman absolutely cannot be trusted. She agreed to hang on to all of our worldly possessions, easily $4000 dollars worth of stuff, while we were in the process of moving to my home town. (from oregon to iowa) and she proceeded to sell all of our belongings because we owed her $90. Instead of telling us straight forward what she did was lie about it. This doens't even go into her dating habits (she's marrying a pedophile) or losing custody of both of her daughters.