manic-depression (29)

8 Name: Anonymous : 2007-10-26 08:21 ID:4aQfBYfo

Bipolar individuals have both exaggerated lows AND exaggerated highs - typical symptoms of a "high" range from obsessive behavior and hyperactivity to impulsive shopping, not feeling the need to sleep, and even mild hallucinations. There are different types of bipolar, and the severity of the highs and lows varies between the types, but if you don't have high episodes, you don't have bipolar. You may, however, have some other cyclical mood disorder.

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Certainly, if you attempt to rely on meds to heal your psychological problems, it probably won't work. Meds are only part of an effective treatment program, which should include major, intentional positive changes in lifestyle, counseling, and possibly other things such as group therapy, dietary changes and even meditation or soothing music. Meds are also worse than useless when the wrong ones are used. That means that a full treatment program requires a competent psychiatrist, a competent therapist, and a patient dedicated to making major positive changes in their life. Unfortunately, that can be difficult with depressive disorders, as depression leaves a person feeling unmotivated and hopeless. Thus, depressed individuals do tend to use meds as a crutch, which is not good.

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