Bipolar disorder (BDD) is one of the established disorders of the human psyche that can lead to a patient's disability. It is characterized by abrupt mood swings in patients - from emotional highs to the same emotional lows. During periods of exacerbation of bipolar disorder, patients either fall into real depression, or are "on the rise" around the clock.
Recently, this disease is often talked about, there are series and films about people with bipolar disorder, many "stars" (especially in the West) report that they have such a diagnosis. But what is spoken about much less often is that patients with bipolar disorder may not even realize that they are sick and ill. dangerous, and associate your symptoms with fatigue, bad or, on the contrary, too good mood for one reason or another, lack of energy. But it is very important to recognize this disorder in order to seek the necessary help from specialists in time.
So what are the signs of bipolar disorder? Let's figure it out.
1. Depression
At this stage, bipolar disorder flows, showing the symptoms of the most "common" depression: depressed mood, lack of energy, and, possibly, even suicidal thoughts. People are sad for a long time, do not show interest in their once favorite activities and hobbies, stop communicating with loved ones, change their eating habits. At this moment they experience difficulties with speech (it slows down) and concentration of attention, they become obsessed with the topic of death. But antidepressants in bipolar disorder are dangerous, because they can "push" the patient into a dangerous stage of mania for others.
If you notice depression in yourself or a loved one, which was previously replaced by an increased mood and completely "feverish" energy, tell the doctors so that they immediately compose for you / loved one a safe treatment regimen.
2. Insomnia
Almost everyone is faced with the inability to fall asleep, as well as frequent awakenings at night, from time to time, but a reason for real anxiety should become the fact that for a week or longer a person sleeps much less than usual, but at the same time experiences an extraordinary surge of energy and thirst activities. Remember: you will have to pay for the "energetic" period, and expensive. Therefore, one should not postpone a visit to a doctor of the relevant specialization.
3. Too good mood
In bipolar II degree hypomania is slightly less pronounced and successfully “disguises” as an “incredibly good” mood. The clue should be a combination with other symptoms of the disorder, or too long "Rise": normally, people do not "sit up" on emotional (at least positive, at least negative) peaks. If you feel like a cheerful "cartoon character" for more than a week, you may need to see a psychiatrist.
4. Irritability
This is also a symptom of bipolar disorder, which is cleverly disguised as the most natural emotions. Yes, there is nothing strange when you get annoyed when faced with disappointment or injustice. But irritation, the scale of which does not correspond to the stimulus, may already be a symptom. If the close ones ask you to control yourself, it's time to see a doctor.
5. High speed of speech, thoughts
People with bipolar disorder, during the period of mania, think and speak so quickly that only fragments of their phrases, ideas, plans are available to others. This may sound funny, but up to a point. If loved ones cease to understand you, seem to you AWESOME slow, think, is it time to see the doctor?
6. Extremely high self-esteem
High self-esteem and self-confidence are great if in moderation. But people with bipolar disorder develop inadequately high self-esteem and constant confidence in the correctness of their own decisions, which pushes them to unpredictable actions.
Remember:an absolute lack of self-criticality is extremely dangerous and requires help.
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