I Think I'm Bipolar...?
I'm about 99% sure I have bipolar disorder, but I'm not sure if I should tell my parents. I seem to be able to control and hide most of the spurts of anger, depression, and hyperactivity, but it's getting to be incredibly taxing. However, I've had to be the stable one for my family and I feel like if they knew I had an emotional disorder, it would in a way disappoint them. I'm also going on a student exchange to Germany next year, and the application asks if I am taking medication or go to therapy. If I'm officially diagnosed, I will have to deal with both those things and the pressure to tell my parents is increased by the application and its due date. Should I tell my parents and if I do how should I go about it?
How do I tell my mom I think I'm bipolar?
For several months I've been thinking that I'm possibly bipolar. I've taken SEVERAL online tests, all of which I have answered completely truthful to, and all the results have come up with answers saying I have severe symptoms (not moderate or high, but severe) of bipolarism and that i should visit a qualified mental health care doctor. im a 15 year old girl. my father and sisters emotionally (and sometimes physically) abused me. i have a very small group of friends with only 1 that i completely trust. i often have strange mood swings, im often very irritable and depressed. i have extremely strange thoughts and i think about death a lot (not in the suicide kind of way though). and im sometimes anorexic, although that often doesn't last long. please don't post about how most teenagers are like this because all of the online screenings i've taken say i have severe symptoms and i truly believe i am bipolar. ive also taken many online tests for borderline personality disorder and they all say i have high to severe symptoms of that too, but you have to be 18 to be diagnosed for it. how should i tell my mom i think im bipolar? what should i say and when should i say it? im not very close with my mom, but i, close enough to tell her about this. im just kinda of embarrassed about this and im afraid she'll tell me that its just a phase or something and she wont believe me. what should i do if she does that? i've told my best friend about this and she thinks i should tell my mom too. what should i do? thanks, Cat
I'm 13 and i think im Bipolar ( HELP PLEASE!)?
Well, i don't know what conditions i have. At first i thought i had anger problems (which i do). So i thought my anger problems were probably making me depressed. But then i saw this commercial and it said Bipolar could be confused with Depression. I have a lot of mood swings, one minute im happy the next im not. Im always sad and upset, i try to hide it. But sometimes im happy, like outta no where. Help please! If you need any additional information let me know. Oh and im a Female BTW.
I’ve been thinking I’m bipolar for a while now. How do I know I’m not making up symptoms?
If you want to have bipolar go along to a psychiatrist and get the diagnosis and take the pills. He’ll give you the diagnosis and prescribe them because that’s what he gets paid to do.If you are thinking your way into bipolar, maybe it’s your personality. Make use of it.If you are experiencing ‘bipolar symptoms’, either way you have some underlying emotional stuff and core beliefs to clear out. Those ‘red light’ feelings are telling you something. Don’t be afraid of them. Listen them. They are your guide to the baggage you need to clear out.Finally, if you do decide you want to have bipolar, don’t let anyone tell you that you need to be on medication for life. I have two friend who have been sectioned, on cocktails of pills for years including lithium and now are med free, managing their lives via nutrition, diet, and lifestyle. They are amazing people.
How do people with bipolar disorder think?
How do people with bipolar disorder think?The truth is that people with bipolar think like other people think. They think like other people because they are people first. They will appear and think normal most of the time.The majority of the time they are not only normal they are very responsible people.The only reason they get that diagnosis is that they have suppressed their inner child in order to focus on care of others. Then there are times when their inner child break out and takes over.Now they are like another person because they do not usually integrate the playfulness, creativity and intuition of their inner child into their personality. In this so-called ‘manic state’ their inner child takes over completely for a while.At this point they they think like a playful, energetic child that just escaped from prison and has to make up for a life a drudgery by having some kind of blast. At this point you may find them a little hard to reason with because they are having too much fun!See other posts of mine to fill in more of my theory of the bipolar personality. Here is a summary: I believe that there are personality dynamics and family history patterns involved in creating the personality pattern that creates the behaviours that result in the label/diagnosis of bipolar.In my thesis, hypothesis if you will, much bipolar is manifested in a personality pattern of a very responsible person - similar to what we call a codependent. The family background had some breakdown in the parenting system and the child got drawn into taking on some sense of responsibility for keeping family systems peaceful, without conflict, orderly. They do that by taking care of people and generally do so very well.The weak point is lack of self-care. In fact these people are very critical of their inner child and do not allow their playful side to appear. They are seen as too serious as adults and like little adults when in childhood.
Im 14 and i think i'm bipolar. I need someone to take me seriously.?
Please dont tell me i think this because i'm a teenage girl. I've read tons about bipolar disorder and all of the symptoms match me perfectly. I go through all the manic and depressive stuff and i experience all the symptoms. Plus, its hereditary and my dad has it. I dont live with my parents, i live with my aunt and uncle. (Its a long story) and i know that if i try to talk to them about it they will just laugh at me (there's no doubt about that) i dont have any friends to talk to because i just moved fromtexas to michigan and school hasnt started yet. I dont know what to do!! Will someone please take me seriously and help me?
I think I'm bipolar? please help?
Bipolar disorder is characterised by extreme shifts in mood - between so depressed that often people don't want to live any more, and debilitating highs that include rapid speech, racing thoughts, hypersexuality, reckless behaviour and sometimes hallucinations and delusions (psychosis). These mood episodes generally last a few months each and sometimes have a period of "normal" mood in between, but not always. The highs of bipolar are called Mania and the lows are called Depression (major depression to be exact). From what you've said I really doubt you have bipolar - your symptoms aren't nearly as extreme but you could have the beginning signs. It's important to get evaluated properly for bipolar since antidepressants often send people with bipolar disorder into manic episodes. So speak to your doctor if you're worried. It's important to remember that depression and anxiety, and bipolar 2 often overlap in terms of symptoms. So it's important to find out which one fits you best (speak to your psychiatrist) and get medicated appropriately.
I think I might have bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder which effects a persons mood and is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. In bipolar disorder a person has mood swings from depression to mania which have to last 7 days each to be diagnosed but generally last weeks or months at a time. I developed bipolar when I was 15 and diagnosed at 18, when I was depressed I would sleep constantly, cry, self harm, wouldn't leave bed for days, didn't eat, wash, dress, constantly felt suicidal, hopeless and worthless, withdrew myself from family and friends and stopped going to school. This lasted for 6 months. Then I switched into mania when I was constantly full of energy, didn't sleep for days and if I did I would sleep up to 3 hours only, went out every night abusing alcohol and drugs, got into meaningless relationship, had sex with strangers, spent every penny I had and even stole from my mum, shop lifted, racing thoughts, aggressive and irritable, psychotic when I would hallucinate and be delusional to the point I stabbed myself and almost my boyfriend, I was constantly doing one thing to the next and I nearly failed college. This lasted for 4 months. Bipolar disorder is something that is very severe and effects your everyday life. I ended up being hospitalised by my parents when they had seen enough of my severe mood swings and rang for help. Well if you are that concerned isn't it worth paying the money to put your mind at rest if you do not have it or getting the right help if you do? I think you should talk to your doctor about it, if they feel you have a mental health issue they will either refer you to a psychiatrist for an evaluation or they will tell you to see a psychiatrist. When it comes to your health, that is the most important thing and paying the money to check everything is ok or not is worth it. The longer an issue is left, if there is an issue there, the worse it probably get so see your doctor :) Good luck!
Am I bipolar?
The answer to the question should be nuanced.Bipolar Disorder comes in two shades (per DSM V, of the American Psychiatric Association)—Bipolar I and II. In Bipolar I, the individual has had at least one episode of mania which is roughly an out of control ‘mood swing’ to the high end but so much so that it can be painful and result in out of control thought and behavior patterns. In Bipolar II there are mood swings but no manic episodes so far. You could have a mild case of Bipolar II—not too very stressful and perhaps not needing clinical attention.DSM takes a behavioral approach to diagnosis. For each disorder there is a list of behaviors (including subjective states) and a criterion that says, say at least five of these eight should be satisfied for a certain period of time (note: five and eight are typical numbers).There is crossover among the behaviors for different diagnoses. Particularly, there is crossover between the traits of the clinical vs. those of personality.Speaking generally, the clinical are in response to ‘internal neurochemical factors’ while the personality are in response to external factors.But the divide is not clear and the clinical and the personality do interact, on both short and long terms.Finally, most people have some mood swings. In many cases this is more pronounced in adolescents (hormones) and young adults (when older, we know that the swings are ‘normal’ and so they don’t get out of control).So it’s going to be hard for a Quora answer to tell you your situation. But I think you can see where this might be going. Your situation may well even out in time, especially if you are still young. If your moods are troublesome and impact your life and relationships you may want to see a counselor.The above is ‘generalized’. It is possible that you do have a significant disorder but there is not enough information for me to know. But if this concerns you and particularly if your moods are more than somewhat troublesome and problematic you may want to set up an appointment with a psychiatrist / your local mental health clinic.I hope you see that I am not saying you have a mental disorder.Good luck.