Is it possible to become addicted to the manic high if one is bipolar?!
Question: Is there a test online that one can take to know if one is bipolar or not?
Answers: Is there a test online that one can take to know if one is bipolar or not?
sabah el khair ya Farah. today i learned your name means happiness.
here are some links i found.. they have on line "tests". (more a questionnaire)
I'll keep searching and add more as i find them.
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/...
http://www.twotreesmedia.com/test2.htm
http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/g...
but to answer you briefly, yes. it is possible. generally those afflicted can feel more energized and also do things more to feel a rush, often engaging in reckless behaviors. Particularly they can engage in hyper-sexual behavior, but of course not all. In a manic phase one can feel they are invincible or have delusions of grandeur. They feel great! And who DOES not enjoy feeling great? So this feeling can reinforce the manic behavior in themselves. This great feeling is of course an illusion. Their lives are affected at every level by their behaviors.
The person afflicted with bipolar disorder needs support and understanding and access to treatment. I hope anyone with a mental disorder will not be afraid to seek care. If your leg was broken, would you not get it fixed? Of course you would!
Thanks for getting me thinking Farah.. I minored in Psych. and i have been close to several people with bipolar. Mental health is a subject close to my heart because it has touched so many people i know and love.
I am not aware of any test that you can do online to test if your a bipolar. But in answer to your question it can become quite addictive, the manic high. The idea when at will you can stay up for three days without sleep is fantastic and while you are up you can be very creative and get a lot done. That's addictive. It's best to get your sleep though
try WEBMD.COM it has a lot of stuff
also personality disorder is kinda of like bipolar
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/...
i dont know about an online test------------ but from expierience.........yeah- a manic high can definatly be addictive- so far since my diagnosis in 2001...... ive gone off my meds, like so many other manic depressives- several times--- just to feel that high "one more time"---- and always ending in some catrastophy-
bipolar people are notorious for this behavior- getting a taste of mania, and riding it out as long as possible- usually till they get in bug trouble.
I'm bipolar and my version of the manic high is an extremely scary place so I don't think I ever have to worry about becoming "addicted" to it.
But I have heard that a lot of people that don't exhibit mania in that negative/destructive way do totally enjoy the manic spurts of energy and creativity. Some choose not to medicate because they don't want to lose that portion of the bipolar spectrum.
If you think you might be bipolar then by all means go see a shrink and have him evaluate you. It is a disorder that can usually be managed with the proper meds.