2007-02-02 04:49:11 · 10 answers · asked by NENA B KNOWING 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
he has no choice but to accept the facts
2007-02-02 04:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by sammy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Extreme mood swings.... the highs are REALLY high and the lows.... well it's just bad okay. If your friend isn't accepting the diagnosis then chances are he/she is not taking the med's prescribed... even if they say they are. Generally speaking bi-polar males become aggressive and angry during low periods and spontaneous and obsessive during manic phases. Females on the other hand become depressed and a lot of times suicidal during their lows and like males... spontaneous and obsessive during manic. Medicine... especially the right one... will help to keep these highs and lows from being soo very dramatic and so very fast to change.... kind of mellows the individual out to a line in between the two if that makes sense.
Above all else your friend is going to need your love and support. Be there to listen and love. Please don't be judgmental or standoffish. But know that it will be a long road to the time when your friend can with or even without the help of meds... deal with this alone. And until he/she accepts the diagnosis... the mood swings and things will probably get worse... but at the best.... it just won't get any better.
Good luck and may God bless your friend..... my prayers are with you.
2007-02-02 05:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by hotmamaof3_1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine was diagnosed with bi-polar 5 years ago. He would not medicate himself. We made the comment that it was going to turn out ugly. That was an understatement. He put himself, his girlfriend and residents and police in two states in grave danger before he knew he had a serious problem. He was on the 'high' and nothing could stop him. Unfortunatly, his family and friends had to sit back and do nothing. Unless he was an immediate threat, the police would not get involved and he could not be put in an institution. The good news is 4 years later, his life is back on track, he is on his medication and doing very very well. I certainly hope your friend will get the help he/she needs. There is nothing to be ashamed of, it is simply chemicals.
2007-02-02 04:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by D Marie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very bumpy ride. You can expect mood changes that last a while. He or she will feel very very high and energized for a while and then very very low, almost to the point of paralysis at other times. It's a terrible thing. I had a friend with this disease and it was not a fun friendship at all. Your friend needs to accept it and try some medication to alter the mood swings.
2007-02-02 04:53:23 · answer #4 · answered by true blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing that you have been getting from him/her before they were diagnosed. Unfortunately, if this person follows "normal" patterns they will finally accept the diagnosis, get on medication, then decide they are better, get off the medication, all the while continuing with mood swings, possible drug use & possible sucicide attempts. Good Luck!
2007-02-02 04:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by Nunya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of bull and bother until he does accept it and takes the meds he will need by his doctor.
Don't get too involved.
2007-02-02 04:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by thefinalresult 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mood swings. Lots of mood swings. And anger.
2007-02-02 04:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by Lewis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why is this question posted in the Personal Finance section?
2007-02-02 04:53:26 · answer #8 · answered by auskan2002 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A very rocky road ahead.
2007-02-02 04:51:57 · answer #9 · answered by Lynnemarie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
turmoil.. and lots of it unless they accept it and seek treatment
2007-02-02 04:52:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋