2006-10-19 03:59:51 · 12 answers · asked by Lily P 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Bi-Polar is definitely REAL and they are definitely a little on the nutty side which can be controlled by meds. However, most bi-polars feel that they are "normal" and won't take the meds. So it goes they push themselves away from everyone they love. Godloveya.
2006-10-19 04:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well I am bi-polar & been on medication for about a year now,
yes I would say I am a little nuts & going crazy but I'm not so fragile that other peoples opinions offend me & I don't believe in the politically correct crap either. Yes I have a problem but I try to control or avoid situations that might trigger my "nutty side".
oh one more thing, I don't sit at home on disability, I work everyday as a truck mechanic.
2006-10-19 11:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by nbr660 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, it's real all right. My father is bipolar and it's very tough to live around him sometimes. There really is no such thing as "a little nuts" or "going crazy" in terms of actual mental illness. A lot of them refuse to admit that something is wrong or to seek help because of the stigma. No one wants to be seen as "nuts" or "crazy", which is how society may label them if they do seek help.
It's sad...like a diabetic who refuses insulin or a cancer patient who refuses chemo, based only on how society might percieve them. So little is truly understood about bipolar and other mental illnesses. What is not easily understood becomes easily feared, hence the stigma.
To learn more about this potentially deadly condition (bipolar) and others, visit the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).
2006-10-19 11:24:56 · answer #3 · answered by Avie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bi-polar disorder is very real. Its a chemical imbalance that causes highs and lows in mood and behavior. It may be combined with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and ADD or ADHD. Its very treatable with the correct medication and therapy. Its not paraniod schizophrenia or psychosis.
2006-10-19 11:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh, it's for real. Dead real. 20-25% sucide risk real. Unfortunately, it's become the trendy diagnosis of the day, with celebs suddenly claiming to be bipolar as a way of explaining their stupid behaviour.
"Oh, it's just mood swings - sad one day and really happy the next..."
Try suicidally depressed for weeks or months on end, unable even to get out of bed. Or 'happy' mania? Running for three days straight without sleep, fuelled by psychotic rage and alcohol and racking up $1000's in credit cards you can't afford. Being followed by the CIA? Crashing and being found hiding under a table?
2006-10-22 12:46:56 · answer #5 · answered by Random Bloke 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely for real. It's a chemical imbalance that can partially be regulated by medicine. As far as "A little nuts or going crazy" is concerned doesn't that apply to all of us at one point or another?
2006-10-19 11:41:09 · answer #6 · answered by the_green_grass_horse 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bi Polar is the term they use for manic depression and it is an illness I would wish on no-one. Your interpretation of it shows you have No understanding of mental health issuesand I hope you are not the one in four who suffer from such problems.
2006-10-19 13:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by jimmyfish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely for real...
Brain scans have shown differences in the brains of people with bipolar disorder.
Unfortuntately it gets a bum rap and it seems to be diagnosed alot today, because now there are several bipolar disorders, like Bipolar I, Bipolar II, "the soft bipolar disorders", etc.
2006-10-19 15:19:06 · answer #8 · answered by riptide_71 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For real and it is a little nuts and going crazy.
2006-10-19 11:03:24 · answer #9 · answered by Marissa 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it is a real disorder and is not 'going a little nuts/crazy or becoming insane'. If you don't understand it, then read up about it. HTH.
2006-10-19 11:06:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋