5 quick facts about bipolar?!
Question: i have to do a bi polar report so whats 5 facts about bi polar
Answers: i have to do a bi polar report so whats 5 facts about bi polar
Extreme highs
Exteme Lows
Taking Lithium to control Moods
Its something you have for life
Its generally inherited.
they have two personalitys
I'm happy! I'm mad. I want to kill you. Will you marry me? Where's my gun? I'm Britney Spears betch!
bahavior extremes that can be controlled with regular meds
They like to take lithium
bipolar people can kill if not on their meds
they have a 62 percent chance of being homosexual
9 out of ten bipolars are women
they like pbj sandwitches
Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme changes in mood (poles) -- from mania to depression. Between these mood swings, a person with Bipolar disorder may experience normal moods.
In the manic phase:
Euphoria or irritability
Excessive talk; racing thoughts
Inflated self-esteem
Unusual energy; less need for sleep
Impulsiveness, a reckless pursuit of gratification -- shopping sprees, impetuous travel, more and sometimes promiscuous sex, high-risk business investments, fast driving
Hallucinations and or delusions (in cases of bipolar disorder with psychotic features)
In the depressive phase:
Depressed mood and low self-esteem
Low energy levels and apathy
Sadness, loneliness, helplessness, guilt
Slow speech, fatigue, and poor coordination
Insomnia or oversleeping
Suicidal thoughts and feelings
Poor concentration
Lack of interest or pleasure in usual activities
Basically, someone with bipolar disorder tends to have "episodes" where they are extremely happy and then "episodes" where they are extremely sad.....almost like a depression. Some in other words, extreme highs and extreme lows.....it can be dangerous because in extreme highs- that person could experience feelings of grandiosity and in extreme lows- that person could feel suicidal
If you want more detailed information, look on the internet by google-ing bipolar disorder......
Good Luck
It is detected around age 21
there is the manic side and the depression
there are extrems of both of those
it is very hard to keep relationships with familiy members
you can take medicine for it
its not curable but the medicine does good
They are MENTALLY ILL because a schizoid personality is MENTAL ILLNESS.
bipolar has a strong genetic component, more than other mental disorders. In identical twin studies, if one twin has it, the other has about a 60% chance of having it. I think the chance of a sibling having it was about 15%.
the first drug used to treat bipolar disorder was lithium. Lithium is the only drug that was specifically developed for bipolar. The others are schizohrenia or epilepsy or depression meds.
Bipolar disorder has about 15% suicide rate.
Bipolar presents in many ways besides the classic depression alternating with mania, with normal periods between. there is rapid cycling, mixed moods etc.
OK there are a few. You should check my numbers - I'm not positive.