Bipolar is a wonderful disorder. I wouldnt ever "cure" myself of it. What others see as a fault we see as a gift. If structured properly, mania and depreasion can lead you to the most creative and profound results.
this is a crap condition, I was on an antidepressant depressant and a mood stabilizer med called tegretol when I was 15. this is no cakewalk and the mood stabilizer had a possibility of chewing up my thyroid and liver.
He forgot to mention psychosis. Bipolar can also cause hallucinations, delusions and paranoia when either in extreme mania or depression. Most people aren’t informed about that and only talk about the mood changes.
EXACTLY. That’s a whole other video though, unfortunately. I know someone who suffers with this. So so sad to watch, & so thankful that there’s meds to get it all under control. Prayers for all who suffer. 🙏
@@snowoh8395 That's incorrect there are two types bipolar 1 & 2. People with BP1 experience psychosis. It is rarely present in BP2 but can still occur.
I’m so praying for all with this disorder & all mental health issues. Life is already so difficult, as I’m sure having this disorder doesn’t make things any easier. May God keep and comfort you all. 🙏🙏🙏
Get off the Zoloft Wellbutrin Zyprexa Invega especially, Prozac etc. Don’t let them doctors destroy your life pushing a Medication Cocktail on you!! I couldn’t go to the bathroom without someone holding my hand throughout my 20s because of them doctors. All Them Non Narcotic medicines are extremely dangerous. This country has went downhill badly in medical care. Like the opioid epidemic they think they actually helped youth by making those older good medications hard to get. No they actually have caused more Youth to die because now they’re getting the medication from someone’s backyard and it’s poisoned.
And your childhood was crap I bet. I already know without even asking really. So sorry you had parents that let doctors pump you up on so many dangerous drugs. If your letting doctors continue that into your 20s I already know your life is just as bad.
@ashmitramteke6237 it’s f*cking awful. Some quick statistics (each of these is a rough average of studies I can find): 2/3rds of us are unemployed, many on disability. 11% of us take our own lives. 45% of us attempt to take our own lives. Some studies have put our life expectancy at as low as 50 years old. No research on this, but from talking to other people with the disorder online, many of us assume we will never be happy. We have good reason to. Only thing keeping us going is a vain hope that we’re wrong and a desire to not hurt those who love us. It causes us to gamble away our life savings, recklessly sleep around and get STDs, develop drug/alcohol addictions, and more. Not saying all of us do all of those, but we pretty much all have at least one intensely dangerous behavior prior to medication. Without medication, the emotions can be so intense that they cause lasting trauma all on their own that’s difficult to get over once you get medicated. And that’s assuming your episodes don’t cause you to get into traumatic events, which they probably will. And best of all, it is a neurodegenerative disorder. We don’t know exactly how it works yet, but the best guess is that every (hypo)manic episode causes brain damage. So once you do get medicated, you get to live the rest of your life with the very fun awareness that your brain simply does not work as well as it did before.
Normally I am an introvert but when bipolar hit me twice i became so bold couldn't even control my emotions. It really affected me mentally. After the manic depression i felt so low i lost passion in everything i do. When i was still bipolar i promised people alot of money lol,i was like i become one of most followed RU-vidr one day. But to be honest my dream is to become a successful RU-vidr one day,i couldn't sleep at night,i see vision of me becoming famous. My self esteem,iq, interaction with people where top notch. I was in rehab for over a month it wasn't really easy. I was advised too quit RU-vid because they were like that is what triggered my maniac depression. I was bipolar twice in 2020 and 2023. In 2020 during the lockdown many ideas where coming into my mind to recreate and upload on RU-vid, i actually started but i had to stop and was once again in the hospital due to maniac depression and bipolar. That same 2020 was my worst year,the depressive lows was too much, i just felt like not living anymore suicidal thoughts were coming in. Am so lucky to be alive as God saved me from ending my whole life. That same 2020 i went to cousins house so that they can cheer me up. I was mostly indoors, i rarely did any chores. My work was just to eat and sleep lol,i became so chubby people were like guy you don fat, some were laughing at me but most didn't know i was passing through depression. Mental health is real. I recently checked google about bipolar disorder and they were like it doesn't have a cure wow. Normally am a shy guy the only thing i liked when i was bipolar was the confidence and self esteem i had. Now 2023 which was last year i experienced depression, i lost 20 dollars on forex which was all my savings. I couldn't even tell my dad about it because he had warned me not to do all this online business where i will need to deposit money. i studied chemistry in the university of abuja. my results were so bad i couldn't even show my parents my results. I was comparing my self with others in a relationship as i am single. All this joined together made me really depressed. 2020 when i was experiencing depressive lows , suicidal thoughts came but it wasn't really deep but 2023 was the worst any day i think of it i get kind of scared. So this 2023 i was fully ready to commit sucide, i left the house at night i think 11pm. I had like 300naira with me. I started going from shop to shop asking for sniper (a popular insectide) to buy. most of the shops didn't have it. Then the last shop i approach had it. But i think the price for it was actually more than 1000 naira.i didn't have 1k i was with 300 naira , I started begging the seller to give it to me that i will pay him tomorrow but he didn't agree. I was at his shop for over 30 minutes and still he didn't agree. Before actually leaving the house i wrote a little letter and kept it on my bed because i was ready to just die and leave this world. So as the seller didn't agree i went back home praying to just sleep and never wake up. The next day when i told my mum about it she broked down in tears i was also in tears. My parents prayed for me and i was kind of much better. if you are still reading this and you are passing through depression please suicide is never an option,i narrowly escaped sucide. I am a Christian i attend RCCG ,i believe there is heaven and hell. If i actually committed suicide i will have gone to hell and be tormented day and night for eternity (forever and ever). U can't even stand beside furnace talk more going to hell for eternity which is even more hotter. I won't lie to you when the sucidal thought came over me i couldn't resist it and was fully ready to die nothing was going to me but God saved me. any time i think of this i get scared i was so i would have been burning in hell for eternity wow that scary. please i beg you sucide is never an option. I can vividly say all this happen before july. So i think during that same july in 2023 i started experiencing some symptoms i experienced during 2020 before the maniac depression (bi polar). I told my parents about it, we prayed and they be like affliction will not rise the second time. I started reading Psalm 91 everyday before going to bed as instructed from my parents and some family friends. I discovered i started feeling difficult to sleep at night. May be i will sleep for just 3 or 4 hours. I couldn't sleep many content ideas were just flying around my head to recreate and post on RU-vid. I actually started posting again on RU-vid because i actually gave up on content creation i think 2020. When i was experiencing bipolar i was like any thing is possible and was backing with some scriptures in the bible (Philippians 4:13 i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me). My faith was as if it was 1000%. I started believing in things that a normal human being will say its impossible. So i started posting shorts on RU-vid consistently. Some of my shorts where hitting over 2000 views this really motivated me to continue. But bipolar struck again i couldn't control my emotions, i flooded my what's app status with over 200 post in a single day. Insulated a lot of people i couldn't control my self. My confidence level was like 1000% i wasn't afraid of anyone. There was even a video i did i was meeting random people i met on the street 100 million naira to invest in anything they like,i wanted to do something similar like Mr beast. People around were like this boy is mad but guess what i was still on maniac mode so i didn't care what they said lol. I was tricked by my dad ,he took me to a rehab hospital. Tbh i didn't know it was a mental hospital if not i won't agree to even step in. the workers there tied me up with chains and was slapped more than 10 times on the bed i was shouting crying in tears. it was really a sad experience. I was in the rehab for over a month i was given alot of drugs and medication. This 2024 and am still on medication. But i won't lie after i came back home from the rehab i started losing interest bit by bit on content creation on RU-vid. I didn't have that vibes,ideas and confidence any more. I mostly recreate content i see from some RU-vidr like onevilage, isaacsamz, beastboy and other content creators. My creativity right now is just zero. But my depressive low during 2023 was really not bad maybe because of the medication. But tbh i totally lost passion to create contents. So currently now in 2024 i think am just back being an introvert am just trying to be consistent on RU-vid, it's like am just forcing my self to do it. My contents doesn't really have quality currently am just posting short memes and videos with my face attached to it(reaction videos).it like am just going for quantity over quality, that vibe i had when bipolar to create is there any more. Am just trying and hoping one day i win. My popular video: asking Messi or Ronaldo i was actually being bipolar then because me as introvert cant even meet up people and asking them questions lol. Also my other video: rare footage of David aibe big dreams which was over 50mins long i was actually bipolar. Even though i was bipolar i also have dreams of winning one day. I am currently at 5k subs now. I will still try to upload shorts on RU-vid even though i am not really getting views. Alot of motivation i have heard will be like never give up and am not ready to give up,God's time is the best. Alot of people out there might be passing through depression,bipolar, suicidal thoughts some might even commit suicide i wish this channel will become world class one day to motivate others to become a better version of themselves. Mental health us real. Sucide is not an option. Hell is real. Heaven is real. Last last na everybody go dey alright 🇳🇬🙏. Wow this comment is so long, dont mind my English though in some sentences.
I got diagnosed with bipolar 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source . I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the morning after. So no hangovers. No depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now have a more calm mind
Yes he's Dr.benfungi. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
Imagine having this disorder for years and you are not even aware about it. And what's worst is that people start hating you because of your weird behaviour which is not even in your own control 😢😢😢
i was diagnosed with bipolar type 1 5 years ago. it’s extremely rough. finding the right meds was the hardest part and made me extremely suicidal at the beginning. bipolar is the hardest part of my life. i go to therapy and cope but at the end of the day it still affects me and my relationships greatly. hope all my other bipolar friends (and others) are doing well ❤️
You know what I love about living in 2016? I have access to psychiatric medication. I will always have bipolar disorder, but lithium makes it like I don't even have it, you know. Like as long as I'm on lithium, I live a life of someone who has no mental illness. That's what medication does. It can make you forget you even have a disorder. Isn't that awesome?
Patrick I take lithium, and it doesn't work. Nothing works for me. It hasn't made me feel one bit better ever since the diagnosis. I need what you take.
Patrick lithium didn't work for me, plus too many bad side effects. Now I am on carbamazepine and it slowly starts to work. Less side effects, but also a bit less effective. Just was not willing to kill my kidneys and liver to be mentally healthy.
There was a girl who goes to my school- and everyday, instead of in class, she was sitting in the hallway doing her work. I noticed her sitting in the staff's hallway for lunch instead of being in the Cafeteria. We used to be friends- all the way back in the third grade. She has medium length blond hair, a long face, curved pink lips, a short nose, and she's a normal height. One day, my mom picked me up early from school. I saw the girl with her lunch tray, heading towards the staff's room. My mom asked how she was doing- her response was- "Well, not so good. Me and my mom went to the doctor, and they said I might be bipolor. I've just been feeling depressed..." I never knew what happened to that girl. But I feel like I will. One day. -Ashley
I was diagnosed as bipolar in the early 2000s . The only way i got help was to tell the doctor " if something doesn't change I'm either going to be dead or in prison ". She prescribed citalopram 40 mg . My explosive temper is mostly in check as is the wide swings in my mood . Had i known that the meds were only $4 monthly WITHOUT INSURANCE i would've seeked help sooner.
Norma Melendez Not at all. Lots of us had either great or at least decent childhoods and still had genes that fired up somewhere later down the line. Stinks, but it doesn't mean you're weird. :)
many succesful people have had this; Patty Duke, Robin Williams, Kurt Cobain, Scott Weilland (stone temple pilots), Layne Staley (Alice In Chains), chris cornell may have had it, Jimi Hendrix,Larry Flint, Ted Turner, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Jim Carey, Robert Downey Jr, Axel Rose, and Mel Gibson. If you have this, don't let it get you down, you can be successful and you won't be a crazy cat lady. Stay strong:)
I know two people that suffer from Bipolar, and I see what it does to people. From these two people. They always speak about tragic events that they we're involved in as a child. One, saw her fathers Beat her mother many times. And now she has major trusting issues with men. And now she to acts out violently at times, followed by many highs, loving, welcoming and caring. This person has struggled to have relationships with others. The other was sexually assault at a very young age. While complaining about her parents not listening, and not caring about the assault she went though at a young age. Which that person is not violent at all. But, acts like her parents. Demanding, acting at times of having authority over others, and simply not acknowledging others emotions at times. From my experience with people that suffer from Bipolar, or any kind of depression, and I don't have a PHD. Is, they all went through some thing hard that transformed they're minds. Kind of like PTSD that some vets struggle with, after experiencing horrible acts of violence. So my next question is. Is this genetic, or changing of the brain from tragic events?
***** It's possible, and it sounds really familiar - but you really need to be diagnosed by a psychiatric professional and not a bunch of people on RU-vid, who may only be reacting from anecdotal evidence and not actual knowledge. It's a terribly difficult disease to diagnose because it shares so many symptoms with so many other things (like anxiety disorders, PTSD, etc.). Getting the right diagnosis is key to getting better.
***** I'm glad. It's too serious a disease to rely to chance. Took me a full decade to be properly diagnosed by medical professionals. Very treatable, but still not something you can figure out via social media :). Hope it all goes well for you!
Diagnosed at 34years old here. I love my bipolar- my mania lasts a long time and my depression not very long. I have a very close support group who I’ve always checked in with before I take action on an idea. I didn’t know they were my support group- it’s family and friends, but trying to make sense of why my unmedicated bipolar II has improved my life rather than fall apart, I’ve realized is because of the people around me that know me well. However, I did have anger issues but it’s gotten better just since I’ve known of my diagnoses. I tried medication but it started making my anxiety worse- so it was very short lived and wasn’t able to see if I liked it. I will say though, I cannot have ANY marijuana… or laughing gas, as it gives me panic attacks and paranoia.
the ancient Greeks used to consider bipolar disorder as a divine gift from the gods! A divine gift! Wow! That’s WAY different than how we are looked at today. How fascinating. “Mania” and “melancholia” were among the first two diseases ever categorized. Even Socrates and Plato understood that mania was a divine state with various characteristics such as “erotic inspiration” sent from the god of love or “proteptic inspiration” derived from the Muses. They even go on to say that the god Apollo is the source of this divine inspiration!
Quit blaming the patients by saying that they don't seek help. Instead, when a pt does seek a physician's help, MAKE SURE THE PHYSICIANS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND DIAGNOSE PROPERLY.
This is what happen to Scott Stapp! Thank God he's been diagnosed and got his health back and his family! Now he's back touring and doing what he does best and he's healthy!
I think I need to consult in a doctor, I'm always depress and I think it's really alarming now since I'm battling with it since 2020, I also have social anxiety because of bullying trauma before, I want to escape this
I appreciate the breakdown of what the brain is actually doing. I will say though, I wouldn’t say mania feels “great”. I can go days without sleeping, I pick at my skin and I don’t have as much control over myself as I’d like, and that’s all while being fairly well managed, after years of trying to find the right medicine. I would say I’ve managed to make my manic episodes more productive, but it’s all about trying to channel it. The depression is definitely harder for me, at least during my manic episodes I can do positive things impulsively, this comes with years of practice.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 15. I've taken every psych medication with all the terrible side effects. I'm 28 now and just a couple months ago I found out I have Celiac Disease. I know multiple people that just changed their diet and it improved their mental health tremendously. Please cancel out celiac disease or just change your diet before taking the terrible psych meds
Hey parents can you make sure crackheads aren't spraying shit through your vents before u let them get sent to psych hospitals to get pills shoved down their throats for no reason
I had the highest of highest and lowest of lows. I have a lot of energy a lot of it. I can work on hobbies after hobbies. Once the day was over I became so sad so sad, depressed and wake up depressed that it's so hard to get anything done.
My Mom, Dad, Sister, and Me all have Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar SUCKS! It makes you do stuff you don't want to do. you can't focus to good. and you struggle in things. IT'S NOT MENTAL RETARDATION! Bipolar is normal it's just mood swings and depression BIG TIME!
I know you're just being edgy, but that's a pretty shitty thing to say to someone. I really don't get the purpose of being mean to someone who isn't doing shit to you; it's neither clever nor entertaining. I hope you and your family have the support you need, Chris.
My point is never skip medicines ..so called normal people can't understand.. when I disclosed my handwriting issue many thought I am afraid of exams... others asked why it's happening like this.. even I don't know why it's happening like this.. stigma athrakkundu
My own mind is irritating me and confusing me. I don't know if I have bipolar disorder. I have depression but I also had this one time where I was so happy I thought it was getting better and I was so energetic and thought I could do almost anything but it just came crashing down that night. The same thing happened today. I was so energetic, couldn't even lay or sit down without feeling the need to move. I even felt like punching the wall cause I wanted to get the energy out. But now that I'm so alone I feel basically nothing at all and I'm irritated from my mind. Someone tell me if this is bipolar or not so I can get it straight. If it is, its probably bipolar II.
I know this is 6 years too late, but you don’t wanna ask random strangers on the internet if this is what you’re going through. A real professional is what you need to seek to confirm whether or not you have Bipolar
Same girl. I feel like I have it too. Like I'm changing into two different moods and dimensions. And I have oral candida which is result of having depression but doctors won't give me an exact diagnosis, I found out through browsing on internet.
I am *treatment resistant Bipolar 2* with manic and chronic severe depression.....I am unable to b medicated and failed 12 trials whereas 3 nearly killed me!!.....MRI scans now can prove Bipolar Depressive Disorders......go have it done -make sure they scan and look for the signs of the onset of the disease! I had to prove to a federal court and judge that mine was not only real - but untreatable , and yes I did other non-medical treatments and even was ECTd 5 times in 10days and lost a lifetime of memories i will Never get back !!!!......if u believe u are suffering in any way - go and get checked for yourself and to all those who don't believe it's an actual DISEASE and just toughen up - would u even ever say that to a troubled cancer or heart disease patient and their families ???!!!!!!!!!!!......so don't say it to me or my fellow suffering peers !!!.......the society we unfortunately live in -is the most technological and also the most IGNORANT in all humanity ever!!!......good luck - be brave !!!!
@@zyprexamedssucks32 please do not listen to them, they have no idea what they are talking about. Hallucinations are not a common symptom of bipolar disorder, but they are absolutely a possible symptom of, depressive, manic, and mixed state episodes (not hypomanic episodes though).
That's exactly what happened to me. I was misdiagnosed. My G.P put me on Effexor for major depression and it threw me into a massive mania. Afterwards I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and placed on mood stabilizers.
+PRETTY BULLET What kind of mood stabilizers? I have a professional interest? СBT-therpist can help you to live without medicaments, i think so!!!)))))
Serhiy Victorovich Lamictal is actually used for prevention of seizures but has been proven to work well as a mood stabilizer in bipolar disorder. I asked a MD one time how was it discovered that Lamictal helped mood disorders. During a study of Lamictal it was discovered that the drug seem to improve a persons mood so they started to study it as a med that could help with those with mood disorders,,,like bipolar disorder.
I kinda like the mania. I feel fucking fantastic, like nothing can bring me down. However, I unusually end up spending excessive amounts of money, which sucks. But I can't help it, it gives me the high I need with my crazy, racing thoughts.
It makes sense listening to a doctor until you simplify it into non-medical layman terms. 1 - you started and stopped something 2 - you got caught 3 - you could not compartmentalize it (put it away for another time) because of suffering 4 - everyone distanced themselves from you 5 - you could not restart with others 6 - all while executive decisions were in the works Imagine, someone with no responsibilities whose needs are met who could securely shrug off the notion. Faith is what was missing. As well as repentence. Humans are forgiving.
I just happened to be diagnosed, Because i was psychotic when I arrived for a doctor appt, for major depression Discuss mixed episodes.. I have those a lot.. I am also ultra rapid cycling
A smartphone could be metaphorically considered a brain, as it processes information and performs various tasks, similar to how our brain functions in our body.
No, that's not how bipolar works. There are several variations of bipolar, but they're marked by something very different than feeling happy and sad at times. I don't have the disorder myself, but I have several people in my life who do have it. It's not as simple as just being happy and sad at some points in life. When someone becomes hypomanic, they experience a sense of grandiosity, irritability, goal-oriented thoughts, and risky behavior. Impaired memory for several weeks to months at a time. Those episodes can lead to more depressive episodes. More depressive symptoms or episodes, can lead to someone self isolating, contemplating suicide, feeling ashamed about how they act during their hypomanic episodes, and more. Their brains function differently on a physiological level, then that of someone who's more neurotypical. The disorder is complex. Not just happy or sad.
yeah...bipolar here...and no. some of it was fine. I WISH the downs were just not feeling. Maybe I'm the only one, but my downs are down! feelings of inadequacy, feeling alone, wanting to go out but not being able to even put on clothes. And shoot, the ups can be just as bad. not only the NEED (the deep down in your bones need-can't function until it happens) to do something and the anxiety of waiting to see when the fall happens. oooh, rant. My bad.
I have more than one family member that is bipolar and I mean severe case. It’s really sad as a family member and then to believe that they have concurrent mental health issues. Sometimes I don’t know what to do. Sometimes it feels like these family members also take pleasure in targeting And hurting other family members that are trying to help and support them. They have a tendency to come off of their meds, which helped to stabilize and balance them. It’s really tough.
Tad Walker the label is scary, no doubt, but what's scarier is not getting the correct treatment -- or at least a good understanding of the options for treatment. *EVERYONE* gets ups and downs, and what you have may or may not be bipolar in nature. But it's important to remember that even if you do get diagnosed as bipolar, you won't be any different than you've always been; what you will have is a marker of sorts that will help you go forward in an informed way. (And yes, I realize all too well that it's much easier said than done :) )
My girlfriend and others think I have bipolar disorder cause ill be in a great mood then a couple hours later I'll flip out and have an attitude but the reason why I do this cause I constantly think about what has happened before and it upsets me and I'm always getting judged, used and talked about and it bothers me. I told them they need to do they're research cause that's not bipolar
The Eight Five Nine those are called mood swings or irritability.. you could have Major Depressive Disorder(one symptom is irritability, and can also show through anger)
Mood swings occurring that rapidly are very rare from bipolar disorder, and may be impossibly without something else going on (drug use or another psychiatric disorder). This is a common misconception about BD.
There is hope in this disease, at least I am not one of those depressed people who never get a high, I can even live without medication with the highest level of stability I require. When instability strikes I am at my worse. I do well with a set routine and prosperity. I know that is what my Heavenly father wants for me.
I am l diagnosed as BiPolar 2 and I don't have these wonderful highs. I don't think they have found the right med. for me yet. It sucks, no energy or desire to get out of bed and do anything.
Its feels surreal switching from a manic dapression to manic happiness, i was down the last 2-3 years im feeling great since 8 days straight now i love everyone,everything that loves me its surreal words can’t do no feelings( i hope you English speaking ppl get my point ) big love 2 everyone willing to read my chants i feeel good tntnntntnt
A lot of useful information Doc, question,if thwre is so much information,why isnt there a cure for Bipolar Disorder? Other than medical trial that only makes one sick or addicted long term.
A year is a stretch for me. I cycle very rapidly sometimes hours. I'm on depakote vraylar elavil and ativan right now and thank God i feel somewhat stable lol. I still get very bad panic attacks from CPTSD however. Hoping for better results in my future!
Medication as the solution for every kind of mental issue is a huge problem with this industry. People always end up getting worse after getting off meds. We aren’t supposed to be on drugs our whole lives.
Shut the f*ck up with this stuff. It may be valid for some mental illnesses, but it is not for bipolar disorder. This is a lifelong, genetic disease that is purely chemical. Somewhere around 45% of us attempt su!cide. Don’t push someone else off the ledge into that by giving them terrible advice on a subject you know absolutely nothing about.
