Hello! I work as a doctor for 21 years. My name is George O. Sapego. This article will talk about how you slip dangerous lies about bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder - a mental disorder in which there are extreme mood swings in people. Episodes of elevated mood, called mania, alternating with severe depression. Against the background of depressed mood person can hurt yourself. And against the backdrop of high spirits, too, can get into a situation. So hard for people to live, learn and work.
It happens that the individual phases of bipolar disorder last for years, and the diagnosis is difficult to establish.
Nobody knows exactly the cause of bipolar disorder. Something there is associated with an imbalance of chemicals in the brain.
Around the world, about 1 - 3% of people suffer from bipolar disorder.
More likely to develop between the ages of 15 - 30 years.
Mania
People feel very happy or angry, hyperactive, impulsive. Usually it lasts anywhere week. A person has to be hospitalized.
There are also here such symptoms:
- feeling superpowers;
- sharp decrease need for sleep;
- talkativeness;
- increased activity;
- a lot of ideas in my head;
- inability to concentrate on anything;
- plenty of laughter and jokes;
- unbridled joy and hypersexuality.
In this state, people are usually unable to work, learn and maintain normal social relationships.
hypomania
This is roughly the same, but softer. People can work, study and do not differ too much from others.
Hypomania, too, needs to be treated because it can quickly go into mania or depression.
Depression
This extreme level of depressed mood. People lie and can not do anything.
You may receive:
- weight loss;
- drowsiness;
- weakness and fatigue;
- a sense of worthlessness or guilt;
- difficulties in concentration and decision making;
- the desire to hurt yourself.
Here's what else is important
People with different types of depression tend to, to hurt yourself. Depression are different. But depression in bipolar disorder worse than all the rest of depression. This is probably due to the mood swings from mania to depression.
Imagine you quietly down the stairs to the fifth floor. You little tired, but it's bearable. Now imagine that you are thrown from the fifth floor window. The effect is so sharp that you will experience much stronger.
That depression in bipolar disorder about the same. Not only that rolls depression, so a person is immersed in it from the height of his mania. It turns out very sharp fall. From this people can suddenly start to hang himself. And here we come to that terrible history that has published a popular resource.
Creepy recommendations
Next story about "what to do if you think you have bipolar disorder." The author believes that if you notice at suicidal thoughts, then you first need to go to a therapist. That will make the test, except for diabetes, thyroid problems, and so on. That's the article ...
As it happens in reality I have outlined above. Now suppose (just say!) That this poor guy with suicidal thoughts decided to go to a therapist. In order not to waste time on a hike to a psychiatrist. As it will be? Presented? Clinic, analyzes, all on tests, test results, physician, who decides to go to the endocrinologist, and more. It takes time.
Why the author decided that a patient with suicidal thoughts may all the time be patient and do not try to jump off the roof?
And even if the patient found problems with the thyroid gland, he challenges these three months will be corrected. His depression will peacefully wait? Not!
It is necessary to immediately go to a psychiatrist. Not a psychologist or a psychotherapist. You need to immediately go to a psychiatrist, who will assess the likelihood of suicide and prescribe medication if necessary.
Even the depression that is caused by the thyroid gland or diabetes, still treats psychiatrist. Do not be afraid of a psychiatrist! Psychiatrists are saving people's lives.
What is the conclusion? The author came up with the algorithm of diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Having read this nonsense sick person can lose time and hang himself somewhere in the bathroom. Multiply the seriousness of the situation on the popularity of the resource, which publish such nonsense, and... get a record of their harmful potential Semi-Medical lie. (
