MY sister has been really..odd lately..well for some time now..
She is 12 btw.
Well one minute she will be really upset and telling me to kill her and the next inute she will be happy and giggly.. then the next minute she will get calm and be ok...
It gets even worse when she is on her period....
But she gets really depressed like symptoms and then she gets really happy....
I think she might be bipolar...is she?
2007-09-22 13:57:08 · 6 answers · asked by BrittaneyxCouture 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Bi-Polar Disorder is really a tricky issue. There are many takes on it. One says multi-personalities, another suggest the anger/happy theory. Your best bet would be to have her clinically diagnosed. We all are bi-polar to a degree, just so you know. Best of the best to you and your sister
2007-09-22 15:53:36 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse~n~Victorville 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sounds like bipolar, but the fast-cycling kind. Some people go months on a high and then months on a low. Some people hit high and low several times a day. I can't diagnose your sister, because I'm not a doctor. But maybe you should suggest to your parents to take her to a psychiatrist.
NAMI National Alliance for Mental Illness has tons of info about bipolar disorders even those in children. They can help with finding a dr. or a therapist, and direct you to places and people who can help. www.nami.org.
Good luck.
TX Mom
not an expert
But I have a bipolar son, 17.
2007-09-22 21:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No individual can, or should make a such a diagnosis without knowing the person being diagnosed, having spoken with them, and having the compulsory psychiatric training necessary to spot certain disorders. There are MANY types of depression. Depression might be situational, other times it's a major problem within itself and needs to be medicated. Depression need not be a mania to be serious. Additionally, symptoms you believe might be a depressive disorder might have a very different origin and diagnosis. She might have a serious mental illness, she might be acting immaturely, how would YOU know ? She might be neurotic, she might be psychotic, or she might be seeking attention. Assuming it's depression, there are many types of depression. cyclical, hypo-manic, major clinical, etc.. If she is telling you to kill her, and she appears genuinely sincere, she needs the attention of a mental health worker. Assuming you believe she is NOT playing a game, the full scope of YOUR responsibility in this is to bring this up to your parents. Why aren't they aware of this assuming her behaviour is this extreme ?
2007-09-22 21:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by Steven Kaplan 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its very hard to tell at her age the main reason its so hard is simply because the symptoms of bipolar can be very much like normal hormonal changes that happen around your sisters age. The best thing is to try and get her to talk to someone maybe at school of your parents would be a good start. take care good luck
2007-09-24 18:51:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
being that she is only 12 it is really hard to diagnose bi polar. she is going through a lot of hormonal changes in her life right now and that can be hard. what you might want to do is express your concern to your parents and let them know that she asks you to kill her because that is very concerning. that way maybe they can get her the help that she may need by seeing a psychiatrist and/or a therapist. hope that this helps
2007-09-22 21:05:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bipolar disorder in children is extremely difficult to diagnose, leave that to a psychiatrist
express your concerns to a parent.
2007-09-22 21:00:51 · answer #6 · answered by Squeak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋