I have to make up a case study about bi polar disorder, but I do not know much about this disorder can any one help explain it to me.
2006-11-09 23:49:05 · 13 answers · asked by ..:: 4NN3 MON D4H HOOPS::.. 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bipolardisorder.html
Try this link for info
2006-11-09 23:53:28 · answer #1 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't even get me started on this.
I've been married to a bipolar person. Some of the time they're bouncing around like a maniac, gleeing over everything and appearing to have the attention span of a small child..... and the next moment they stop dead, refuse to talk... and look like something just died inside them.... sometimes to the point where it looks like they're going to just break down crying and nothing is ever going to get better again....
.... And then somewhere in the midst of being painfully concerned and trying to cheer them up again, something will distract them... the energy switch will get turned on, the smile will come back and they'll be bouncing around again (or worse still, looking confusedly at you for a moment, completely unsure why you seem so concerned).
Thats a pretty extreme example. Its not always like that.... but I found it did happen pretty often with my ex-wife when she wasn't on her medication...... and when she WAS on it she just wanted to sleep all the time. I couldn't handle it.... which is half the reason we divorced....
[The other half was my own condition: Aspergers Syndrome... and the fact she claimed she couldn't feel any love from me... because I cannot express myself in normal terms. I'm as emotionally dead much of the time as she is emotionally overactive.]
2006-11-09 23:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would like a personal account or would like to ask any specific information I would be more than happy to help you. Have had bi polar for over ten years. You can e mail me whenever and I will try and get back to you as soon as.
2006-11-10 02:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bipolar disorder is a mental disorder in which a person cannot control his anger and his activity as a result of it that person become hyperactive and have tremendous amount of anger inside him..bi polar disorder is not heredity disease for example if someones parents have bi-polar disorder its not necessary that their kids will have it to...the symptom of bi-polar are getting angry without not a big reason feeling stressed all the time.viewing life nagatively etc...
2006-11-10 01:58:18 · answer #4 · answered by cool k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bipolar disorder is characterised by mood disturbance changing from highs to lows. It used to be called manic depressive. but it can be just highs the mood disturbance is not a rapid cycle but the highs then the lows can last for many weeks. the manic episode is the most commonly attention getting because of the grandios ideas such as. great business ideas that can't loose, pressured speach(talking really fast) irratibility, not sleeping. spending money they don't have. If you want more info e-mail me at ajhuntly@yahoo.com.au
2006-11-10 00:09:11 · answer #5 · answered by Alice H 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Manic depressive and bi-polar are indeed the same thing. Its worth googling some of the big mental health websites, and looking on them, as they have a lot of info..
2006-11-09 23:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Laura-southdevonplayers 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
normal one second crazy the next. cant concentrate on tasks at hand. loud obnoxiouse. its like a split personality except the bi polar guy knows he doesnt have another personality he just thinks hes suppose to act normal and crazy.
2006-11-09 23:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try googling it or yahooing it.
but bassically its a illness, that efeects you emtions. One minute you can be really depresed and ready to kill yourself adn then the next you are jsut so happy smiling all the time.
i'm not a huge expert on it myself but look up some good websites on google or seomthing.
2006-11-10 00:16:05 · answer #8 · answered by Leah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology.
Short, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in
http://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/
2006-11-10 00:58:39 · answer #9 · answered by LIz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up Manic depressive, I believe its the same thing
2006-11-09 23:50:57 · answer #10 · answered by Janbull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
extremes of hyper-activity and depression....
visit google or ask jeeves to find out more..
very common disease of the mind now....however it is treatable and not yet curable....
good luck
2006-11-09 23:52:29 · answer #11 · answered by NikkiP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋