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Bi-Polar
Disorder
I
have this as one of my causes because it affects
my family greatly.
My father and both of my sisters have been
diagnosed with the disorder, and my grandfather
before them.
I first would like to remind everyone that
not everything that you hear about a person with
bi-polar disorder is true.
They are not all maniacs that you should
stay away from because they are unpredictable
crazy people.
Yes, their emotions are unpredictable but
with the correct medications and the right medical
care they can become under control.
Remember, you cannot catch this illness from being
around the person.
It is thought to be passed down in
genetics. People
that are bi-polar are still loving, caring,
emotional, friendly, and honest people.
Bi-Polar disorder is a mood disorder.
It is a range of emotions from great
depressions to a state of great mania.
In the depression state, the person experiences
great sadness, a feeling of self-worthlessness,
sleeping problems, lack of interest in things they
used to enjoy, and usually is accompanied with
thoughts of suicide.
In
the manic state the person experiences feelings of
being on top of the world, they over spend, they
can do anything, they sleep less, they have racing
thoughts, they show lack of judgment in choices
that they make, and they tend to have an inflated
self esteem.
There
is no cure for Bi-Polar Disorder but there are
several means of treatment.
Great psychological therapy is recommended.
Medications to help with the chemical
imbalances in the brain, and the person have to
remember that finding the correct medications for
them can take time.
They have to be willing to try several
different meds before the right ones are found. And the biggest thing about medications is to not quit taking
them after they feel they are better and can
handle it on their own.
This usually causes them to fall into a
deep depression.
Please visit
the fallowing links to find more information on
Bi-Polar
Disorder
http://home.golden.net/~soul/bipolar1.html
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolarmenu.cfm
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.bipolar.html
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-md02.html
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