I thought I was a deffective freak before but now when I turned into a robot I realized that it was wrong thinking poorly of myself. I realized that I was a beautiful person with a beautiful personallity different from other but beautiful and unique, I didnt realize it.
I realized that when I had my bipolar I was extremely creative and intelligent and the world looked so colourful and inspiring, even when I was in my extreme lows, the world would be so beautiful. I damaged my brain with psychiatric drugs and now I can`t feel any emotions anymore and my awarenes diminished. In their attempt to get rid of their emotions many people destroy themselves. People dont realize what treasure they have until they lose it. I dream I could get back what I lost.
it isn't easy but stay on your meds and you will be ok, i lost my friend in year 12 because i wasn't seen by the docters yet but once your put on the pills your fine :)
I'm going into psychology, and bipolar disorder is pretty fascinating. I've noticed people with this disorder are usually pretty productive and creative during their manic episodes, some even prefer having the disorder just for those "high" times.
I have bipolar and two children one of which has a "mood disorder". He is only 7 living and dwaling wuth others is hard when they dont understand or say its all in your head you are fine well some of us who have this disorder can deal with out meds but others like myself and my oldest son cant it affects every part of our lives and others around us it has even gottin family to disown us just because they wont take the time to understand its not our faults we are this way
@kokym8 I think it varies from person ro person. Some cope with it a lot better than others, some need the medication and others can cope without. But maybe if you were diagnosed late you've learned already how to adapt to ordinary life? Though I've heard it can get worse over time - I'm not sure
@Cardien18 i think i knew how to adapt to ordinary life ,cuz it's been like this since i was a child ..and sometimes it gets worse but i just live with it ,but it's not that hard only if i have circular bipolar episodes i had it only once and that was tough for me cuz it was the first time
My girlfriend I truly love, but, she is fuckin nuts and sometimes I have to sleep with one eye open! For realz. She is good 98% of the time which is good, but that other 2% makes it all bad. Im going to leave her after the holidays.
This is a great video...Google "FRANKLY BIPOLAR" to help the cause, and be sure to check out the website to learn more information about bipolar disorder, join the forum, read blogs, and take polls. All of this is to change the reality of Bipolar disorder!
my girlfriend has bipolar and she was like that when I met her. Living with her is hard to deal with and highly frustrating. Even though i love her so much and want to see her be good i feel at the same time that I dont know if I can go on but my love for her doesnt want to let her go.
I have bipolar. I quit taking all my meds two years ago and started smoking weed full time. Way better than the crap you get from big pharma. makes me feel better than the meds too.
I HATE IT when you think you are the shit and you are really good at doing stuff, but then one day you realize YOU SUCK! and you were never good at anything. and it was kind of a delusion. D:
a couple of years ago I had severe anxiety, I wasn't particularly sure why I got it, my dad has been a long term sufferer. I had been on the depo provera contraceptive injection which was messing with my nerves and then there was an incident where a man crept up on me and took my bag while I was on my way to meet a friend. I went through all kinds of diff antipressant tablets and they helped sort of but the doc eventually discovered I had low iron. Now I always make iron a big part of my diet.
@psychoticjanie Has low iron got something to do with your mood? I was advised some months ago to take iron tablets as my iron levels were low after a particularly heavy menstrua period. I tire very easily and can become anxious at times. I try to remain positive in the face of adversity.
* GRANDIOS THEORIES AND DELUSION have brought me to where I am today I am sorry to say. I started out a little over two years ago telling myself I was going to be a screenwriter, author, photographer and be a philanthropist with all of the money I was going to be making. Even though I know all of those things are still possible. Whoops! I'm not even ANYWHERE NEAR being ANY of those things and I moved a considerable sum in order to do it. What I am saying is that delusion is a part of Bi Polar.
* I have been diagnosed with Bi Polar disorder and I just wanted to say that what is said in THIS documentary basically says it all about me. I don't make it a point to hurt physically hurt people when I'm angry but I have in the past. However I spend HOURS on the couch at a time when I am depressed, I lie in order to fulfill some sort of internal validation that I feel I have not completed. And the GRANDIOS THEORIES. Oh my God! The GRANDIOS THEORIES. I can go on FOREVER telling you about it
Okay.. some of the things she is saying are extreme or don't apply to every case. I don't go around lying and making things up and manipulating people... err at least I hope I don't. :S
Nice to not see a bunch of comments calling us bi polar people crazy. I'm 22 and I've had it all my life. I had a really hard time when I was young, but today I'm doing much better. I think the key is to accept the grey area. It's hard when the manic episodes feel so great. The panic attacks still hit, but it's better than being depressed or so hyper that no one can keep up. Either way you still end up alone. Like I said, the grey area is the best place to be. Medication saved me.
@TheChembalin Yeah, it is scientifically proven that many people suffering from kinda mental illness are more intelligent than others. Though not every person diagnosed with mental disorder should be greater thinker or mind superior. That's why people are the only species with suicidal individuals. Because they find another option (in most cases the wrong, but...). Intelligence is a very dangerous thing, because it is power, and when you have power you should be very careful how to manage it...
@890slay I dont think that that goes for the whole intelligence spectre... But a link between creative and emotional intelligence and bipolar disorder and has often been argumented for...
A person with bipolar disorder who is aware that they are more intelligent then the average should be careful not to let it rise to their head too much, especially during manic episoden, when the idea of ones self can be bot elevated and distorted till it in the end has no link to reality anymore...
Yes. I want to make my own little guerilla style documentary about bipolar disorder. I've had since I was about 12 and I am 24 now...its something that words are often hard to describe.
@MarilynXoXo20 weird that you said that, I'm 27 have had it since I was about 12 and I was thinking about doing a documentary on it too. I'm actually a film student right now too! And yes words cannot describe it, and the embarrassment when you realize you just lost it in front of people.
@ego5557055 yes i also have....i am 17 now its hard to tell how long i have been suffering......since my childhood i was very sensitive,angry boy............who later on discovers he is not normal.
I'm not understanding why the fellow with Bi-Polar would be talking to an inanimate object? That sounds more like schizophrenia. I thought Bi-Polar was a mood disorder?
@excitationz A sympon/association with bipolar disorder is creativity and the racing of thoughts. Many intelligent and creative people have bi-polar disorder. Van Gogh is believed to have had bi-polar disorder, all though that will never be confirmed since you can not diagnose the dead. Along with these bursts of creative thoughts and racing thoughts of ideas people with the disorder are compelled to express these thoughts (like shaking a bottle of soda increases pressure in the bottle). cont.
@excitationz 2. People with the disorder might also have social issues and may find it difficult to communicate with others or may be afraid to. So they find substitutes, talking to a inanimate object would be no different than talking to yourself in your mind. Or talking to yourself as you right a essay. Bipolar disorder is indeed more of a mood disorder than a thought disorder. Schizophrenics are the ones who are more prone to be out of touch with reality. continued
@excitationz 3. Schizophrenics may also believed that they are communicating with the supernatural such as God or the devil. Hope that answered your question.
I got bipolar disorder and if I dont take my meds, i turned into an asshole, a moody asshole. and ya better believe it. plus a history of panic attacks
Also, speaking from 20 years of personal experience with many mentally ill family members, If I knew while I was pregnant with my severely bipolar daughter that she was mentally ill I would have DEFINITELY had an abortion. The medications are just as bad as the disease. There is no good solution.
mania is brought on by stress, everyone has a behavioural issue also. this mental illness has a temper issue also , this can be handled through counselling, and regular excersize. medication is only 1 element of help. a psychiatrist is only as good and the other support he has.
@RETIREMESOON Well B12 can help to regulate the mood, but I thought bipolar disorder is mentall ilness? I`ve just found out that my bf has bipolar,and his behavior has always been strange to me it`s more than mood swings.....
@ainanor OK,good question ...so you bf has Bipolar which is a __MOOD DISORDER__that medical doctors call a " Mental Illness".
THe answer MAY piss his doctor off.The Orthomolecular field of medicine says that your bf is __NOT MENTALLY ILL__he meerly has vitamin and mineral requirements and or deficiencies that create mood disorders.
You would act crazy too if your brain was starving for B6,omega 3,Zinc,B12 etc.
Think of it as a chain with missing links.Any addictions,angry outbursts etc.
@RETIREMESOON I am sorry, but you should really stop giving any advice. My daughter, who was breastfed for 4 years, and fed all organic foods, no vaccines, was mentally ill from the time she was 2 years old. Schizophrenia and manic depression run in my family. I gave her childrens organic multi vitamins AND the best salmon oil available (omegabrite) she was so ill she had rages ALL the time. YOu don NOT know what you are talking about. Mental illness is genetic. Stop misadvising people
@RETIREMESOON Well, vitamins are good, but still I don`t think they can help in case of bipolar...I am not sure how bipolar is diagnosed, but I think finding out vitamin deficiency is not so difficult.....mood swings can also healthy people get, but the way I see my bf it has more than mood swings to do! It effects his judgment too! He is unable to see things as they are in reality...its sad,but I believe only God can heal something like that!
@ainanor Listen,I have had anxiety disorder since I was 12 and I know that area so well that I have studied about it for 27 years,counselled people with anxiety and depression for 5 years and worked for Social Services for 26 years.
That will help me explain your bf's anxiety and depression side and his manic HAPPY WRECKLESS SIDE !!!!!!!!!!!
Your bf needs to go on Lithium which is prescribed by a Psychiatrist or his family doctor.
That is for keeping his mood level so he isn't MANIC.
HeyGeminiAuntie pls don't condemn diagnosis of kids. I am 64, diagnosed bp at 43 after 13 yrs treatment for classic depression for 13yrs. Often, once diagnosed, bp sufferers see how it ruined their childhood: how they didn't sleep cos they wanting things so badly: horse riding/iceskating/ballet dancing - not just wanted but couldn't live without then lost all interest. Most kids do this all the time but not obsessively. bp kids suffer SO much cos it isn't recognized and they can't explain!
go to madness radio.net and look for the robert-whitaker interview
Has society's embrace of psychiatric medications led to recovery -- or chronic disability? What would honest medical policy and treatment standards be if they were free of pharmaceutical company corruption? Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Whitaker, author of Mad In America:
yes it is a disease and it is irrational. i had a girlfriend who was severly manic depressive. no offense but if anybody wants to stop medicating and expects the people around them to deal with their delusional fucked up world they should just go kill themselves. lets just go adopt Old Yeller and give him love. just doesnt work.
There's a small and excellent online depression support group called Depression Hangout that is always open to anyone who is struggling with mental health problems (not just depression). It's run in its own chaotic way by its members who meet regularly in the chat room and it's a great place to seek and provide help and support, make new friends and even just have a laugh. (We all need that too!) To join just go to depressionhangout-dot-blogspot-dot-com.
there are various degrees of bipolar disorder. someone can have both manic and depressive episodes, another can have hypomanic and mild depressive episodes. depends on the person.
it'll be difficult for you to get good answers if you're asking your questions on a youtube comment page. a better source would be a medically relevant website, like webmd... or better yet, ask a medical professional about it.
What most people don't realize is that there are different types of bipolar disorder. The most known is your "up and down" mood swings - the one that everyone thinks of, There is, however, what is known as Type II bipolar disorder (which I suffer from). This is when you have simultaneous depression and mania. In other words, your mind will be racing and will not "shut up" - causing sleeplessness, and constant movement to get things done, yet also feeling complete despair and inadequacy,
I would like to point out that the medication makes you VERY sick and can even kill you (abilify.) Not taking meds is comorbid with the disease, meaning it is part of the disease to want to refuse it. This "documentary" strikes me as blaming the patient.
1)Im a teenager& I have just recently come to terms with the extreme likelihood that I have Bipolar Disorder. Ive gone through lengthy episodes of depression my entire life &the majority of my family suffers with this disorder; I am completely flabbergasted that it never occurred to me before that I may as well. I will spend weeks in isolation ;I get extremely irritated with the ones I love most &have never been able tofathom why; I become so happy that I burst with affection& feel incandescent;
(2) I become so consumed with anxiety or depression that I become immobile; I can feel so inadequate that it seems as though I’m embarrassing myself by even attempting to become involved in anything at school; I get so high on myself that I will undermine the capabilities of everyone around me; In a split second I can completely lose my cool and snap at someone for doing something as harmless as pacing. I can experience an array of any one or even all of these things in one day.
(3) It’s really devastating to think that even my best of moods may be a result of being Bipolar. I am absolutely terrified but thankful that I stumbled upon this video and took the time to read the comments. I feel a little less alone after reading about other users experience with it.
@RevealUsYourLove In short, for bipolar, your moods are overexaggerated, underexaggerated, and/or can be existent for no reason.
I don't have hallucinations, thank God, but I do have light jealousy and grandeur delusions once in a GREAT while (sometimes I'll think I'm super smart like Einstein, nothing bad like if I were an alien, a giant grasshopper, or something XD). But the worst delusion is my paranoia. I think that one is the worst from abuse when I was a child.
@NamekianPikkoro7 I think you need to be careful about speaking for ALL people with bipolar disorder. It sounds like your diagnosis may be Bipolar II disorder. This video may be about Bipolar I disorder. I personally have Bipolar I disorder and have previous been through psychosis. Which means I had an episode during a manic phase where I had such an extreme switch of energy that I did not sleep for 7 days straight. Lack of sleep led to hallucinations. Your illness is not my illness.
@rpbender 1) I never stated every symptom of bipolar, nor mine (I've had mania) There, happy? I stated it. And I've had more symptoms, but who cares? 2) My mom has type I and we've the same symptoms, etc. 3) Not every one person in TYPE 1 are the same, I know 4) Don't talk to me like I'm stupid 4) I don't consider myself ILL. I feel mostly like, "Hey, I'm female and I had a bad childhood. 5) I don't care for high school drama. Waste your time in further response, because I will not.
Thank you for this video! My ex-husband was and still is bipolar, although he has never had treatment, aside from self-medicating with street drugs. The marriage lasted for 6 years, and we had three children. I couldn't take the rages and violence anymore. I lived the same kind of hell your mother lived in, except that I got out when my children were still very young. But there have been emotional scars for all of us, which we are working on healing. Thanks again for the video.
Sometimes these mood shifts are due to something as simple as a food intolerance... normally gluten or lactose... I'm definitely not saying always, but it makes a huge difference. Especially if the disorder is genetic
If you actually are a psychiatrist, you're very poorly trained. Jesus: YOU'RE the one that needs to "wake up." Try reading some research when you're not caught up in your "evil government" delusions.
@wickedghettowhiteguy Dont bother with ill comments. You did a fabulous job. It was a brave thing to do. Its not easy exposing ones family secrets to the world and you did so with a lot of calss and caring. This was very touching and heart felt. Anyone criticizing on anything but the actual subject missed the boat Im afraid. Job well done and my hat is off to you and your Mom and Sis.
i know a girl that has it and i thought she was on drugs which she is a ex heroin addict but she was having her mania episodes and would be so hyper and fun, i was so amazed because i never seen a hot girl that act like that.
@notimeformyspace you are obviously an idiot do you even have a clue you better take your pills my wife has still had signs of her disorder but she is on meds and she is much better than she was she has notbeen hospitilized in 3 years so dude let smeone know u need your med lisense takin away cause you have no clue.
my dad committed suicide 8 years ago and he was bipolar. and so am I. I have hard time to control my feelings and i usually try to hide my real emotions. I start to thinking about to die since i was 10 years old. I get exhausted just talikng or looking at people. I just don't know what to do, so i hide in my room for weeks. start not caring and thinking to give up everything. I just want to be alone when i am depressed. bipolar is not easy to fix.
Thank you for making this documentary. I can totally relate. For me, meds work and my life and my family's life is so much better. Thanks for shedding more light on how this affects everyone in the family.
@notimeformyspace I do not believe that a pyschiatrist, who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses would post such a comment. If you really are then you should be ashame of yourself.
I have been diagnosed with this. But here is the thing. When I'm having a manic episode, it's talking fast, wanting to be sexual with other people even though I don't act on it, and really just happy or madly wired? It's subtle but happens often and is also triggered by stress or even PMS-hormones. So I read a lot of people and in the video stating that the manic side is realy extreme, I guess you can have lower cases of bipolar, also my down side is not so bad. I get tired depressed but functio
I was diagnosed with rapid cycle bipolar ll a year ago. I thought I was losing my mind. Things are better since I started meds, but I still suffer from mind trips, emotions, and physical discomforts like electricity running up my spine and over my head. It feels extremely uncomfortable. I cannot go out or talk to people sometimes. I'd ike to talk to someone about my bipolar. I am afraid a lot. Have not hurt anybody yet..The doc said bipolar is one step below schizophrenia. Please pray for me
@porksicle Bipolar has nothing to do with "oh my, what a crap day". Depression much more than feeling sad. You, like many, are also forgetting the UP mood swing. There are 2 poles, hence the bi prefix. This up phase is what sees many people hospitalised. Often clients can become so excited and over-joyed that they lose sense of reality. They feel like God has chosen them, or that they are in fact God. Non-believers are seen as conspirators. I am sick of others trying to tell me they have it too.
@dannypinn I agree with you 100%. My mother has bipolar disorder and I have witnessed her grandiose attitude when she goes into her manic stage. In fact she believes she is God when she has those episodes. One time she went to the hospital and tried to heal a woman dying from cancer and another time I was embarrassed at church because she kept singing "worship me" really loud. The sad thing is she refuses to believe she has it.
@smblew01 The biggest hurdle is accepting you have it. The mania feels so good. It's like a seductive mistress. Everything makes sense and you are convinced that your delusions are true. Medication is the next step, but how do you get to that if you don't accept the diagnosis? I reckon it's the only illness that feels so good that you stop your medication in order to attain the symptoms!
Not a bad college level documentary (I think), gives a good personal testimony of challenges experienced by people affected by the disorder. The audio can be normalized easily btw.
@KomischerSMartensTyp They may not play a huge role, but with my famiy it's on both sides so I have a double dose. Why I was the only one out of three siblings to get it is a mystery, but I try to manage it and control it. Not let it control me.
@GeminiAuntie I'm suffering from it as well. Fortunately, I was diagnosed relatively early as the average time is 10 years. I'm doing quite well with lithium & Seroquel. The most important advice imho is not to discontinue the medication!
@KomischerSMartensTyp Definatly! I've tried going off the meds a couple of times but it doesn't work well at all when I do. I still have episodes while on the meds but not as intense or frequent. Docs talking about giving me a day pill and increasing the seroquel again. Not sure if I wanna do that, but once I get medical insurence through my work i'm gonna go back in and discuss my options. Maybe do therapy too.
I can go from a normal mood, to a happy on cloud 9 mood, to an angry/sad mood to a scared mood in one day. Kinda sucks. People don't understand what this does to us or the people around us. How can you if you don't have the illness. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. The med I'm currently on seems to kinda make a difference but I still struggle with sleeping at night. It will take me four hours from the time the med is supposed to kick in to sleep, but during the day it's awesome!
Just found out I might be bipolar. Doctor's got me on Seroquel XR 50MG so we'll see. I'm still struggling to sleep at night so they may have to up the dose, but it's great during the day.
My mom and possibly one of my grandparents are bipolar. My mom thinks I am an after seeing this, I really think I am. I have extreme anxiety even with things i do regularly in the day, it's just constant. I have extreme anger too and I black out if an arguement gets too heated.
Bipolar disorder sucks royaly. I will admitt the manic highs feel great, but you always end up doing inapropiate things that you greatly regret later. I have type 2 in which I stay in the depressed state more often and only have hypomania. Without meds things get weird. This shit is no joke, I have come very close to dying from multiple suicide attempts. Bipolar should be renamed the suffering disorder.
I have bipolar 1 and im on stronng meds for it!!! Its not cool to live with this though!!! Any manic depresive person will say the same!!! Good film btw
I have had manic depression since I was 10 and I am now 51. I have learned to love it and live with it. Screw the anti-depressants! I like staying "up" on the manic side of things. I'm a very creative person and a little Klonopin keeps the highs under control for me. I don't have a whole lot of friends but I do have myself and that is what's important!
@camiewashere Psychosis can be a symptom of Bipolar Disorder. I'm not sure what your question is? Psychosis is a symptom not a disorder. A person with bipolar disorder can have psychosis, a person with schizofrenia does have psychosis etc...
One thing that does irritate me is the anti-drug rhetoric, more and more evidence relating to everything to do with the mind indicates the ability to control things like temparament, mood, disposition etc, fundamental characteristics people are judged on every day, is largely an illusion. The fact is if a neurotransmitter is making you prone to depression all of the talking therapy in the world won't make a blind bit of difference, drugs will.
PLease explain to me clearly what the difference between bipolar disorder and borderline are? Ive read about them both everywhere but I still can't make a fair distinction!:P
Wow I'm sorry bro. I'm bipolar myself and I could be really nice but when someone messes with me I just flip so bad that I'm scared to hurt someone. I don't work I'm a saxophone soloist and thats how I get my money. By the way I don't take medication.
Thanks for sharing this, Nicholas. Don't be too critical of yourself here. This is a good project, and we learn a lot from your very honest portrayal.
Hi, I'm doing a report on Bipolar Disorder because, well, I thought it was interesting. So, thanks for making this video and hopefully everything is well with your family.
My fiance has bi-polar disorder and is currently on a long standing Lithium treatment. He recently had a manic episode and it was very scary for me, I am now educating myself to recognize the symptoms of a manic episode. I love him very much and want to there for him.
well i have a long family history of bipolar , than i have it , n my kids have it i have 4 kids 25,21,20,18 it is so hard to keepyour biplar incontrol as u deal with others around u who have it.
i dont know if this warrants as bipolar. but for the past 6 month or longer, i experience mood swings every single day. It ranges from feeling of grandiosity and high self worth to suicidal fantasies and self destructive behavior. The frequency and cycle of the mood swings are getting increasingly frequent and more rapid. 6 months ago, I would feel high during the day or when I get work done, i've done some hurtful or rude things. during night i would cry and try drown out the pain with drugs.
these days i am tired all the time. i dont have the slightest bit of self confidence or dignity left. I've deleted my facebook, msn, cleared my cell phone contacts, and avoid social situations. My mood swings have gotten uncontrollably violent. I can go from laughing high in euphoria to suicidal depressed within minutes....a few times I would get uncontrollable panic attacks because I am unable to stop...
@yurikomuro I am engaged to a wonderful, amazing man with bi-polar disorder. He is currently on a long term bi-polar disorder and is doing much better.
Please go and see a psychiatrist as soon as you are able, they can treat it with medication and you can have a relativly normal life..
Please watch "No Kidding Me too" the documentary by Joey Pantaleone .. There are good things happening .. Please get the word out.. Fight the stigma.. 6 minutes ago
This is in my family too. It's horrible watching someone walking round in circles and staying awake for 7 days or being so depressed they can't even move. I really feel for you.
Not meaning to invalidate or trivialise anyone's problems but I think everyone experiences unexplained mood swings at some point. Some days you wake up and feel its going to be a crap day and sometimes you wake up and feel its going to be a good day, and there is no logical reason for it.
How severe do these mood swings need to be for it to be bipolar disorder?
@theporksicle They need to be fairly severe and completely uncontrollable mood swings. Just little inconveniences throwing someone into a violent, screaming rage, and within hours being chipper and bouncy...It's alot of extreme emotions, that can last for days or minutes, depending on the level of the disorder they have. They have to be mood swings that make a person seem like 2 different people. They often tend to argue in circles too..
@wickedghettowhiteguy I am bipolar...and the highs and/or lows don't have to be as extreme or as noticeable to other people or ourselves at first. I had about 3 manic episodes, but I have mostly been low, not always suicidal, but sometimes I am. It is hard to diagnose, even though docs have suspected it for years. After my first manic episode, I was diagnosed. Those are few and far between, as most people have one or the other they are at most of the time.
Interesting, I've been reading about lithium's properties in medicating bipolar disorder- I don't understand why, if its action is to reduce neurotransmitter levels to the norm, a very high dose couldn't mediate any person's mood swings to a comfortable level? I suppose side effects mean it would be lethal at that level.
@theporksicle I am a person with Bipolar. The feeling of impending doom, no feeling of self worth, major guilt issues, these are some emotions a person suffering from Bipolar depression experiences. I had an episode that lasted six weeks. I couldn't even get out of bed, I just wanted the world to pass me by. During this time I beat myself in the head with a baseball bat, and once attempted suicide. That's how severe the lows can be. I know people who have had worse episodes.
@theporksicle, Talk to someone with BPO, and they'll tell you that the mood swings are extreme. It's much different from going through different moods or emotional states in the course of a day. Don't kid yourself. It's not something that can be controlled with an attitude adjustment.
If you've ever seen someone in a manic mood, you'd know. They soar so high, it's almost as though they are on drugs. One of my friends this condition, and she would be bouncing off the walls excited, telling very personal and inappropriate stories about herself with a huge smile on her face, and right afterward crash, lash out at whoever was around, and try to kill herself.
If I saw someone in that state I would tend to assume it had been chemically induced (which I suppose, in a sense it was) and that they were high.
I've read people in the hypomanic state (i.e. in a manic state with less severe symptoms) can actually find it useful, they tend to be more creative and productive. Of course if a mood swing is very severe irrespective of in which direction it will hinder rather than help with most tasks.
@theporksicle You clearly haven't ment anyone diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It's hard for me to explain, but the mood swings they have are extreme, and they can happen in a matter of seconds. You're comment seems to be very rude, maybe you should've checked up some more facts about bpd before you made it.
I think it's spelled your, not you're. I have no doubt that this is a real disorder, I was simply wondering where the line is drawn between regular mood swings and manic depression.
@theporksicle Yeah you're right everyone has ups and downs but for those of us with bipolar it's beyond that. We're so happy that we can barely keep up with ourselves some days and then others be so depressed and pissed off that we want to harm ourselves or others. It's hard to explain, but it's like two people living in one body. On top of it there's hallucinations. Mine for the most part are audible but some people have visionary or both. There's also anxiety involved. How that comes out
@theporksicle varies from person to person, but it's a big part of it as well. For example I can get very irritable and not want to be touched or talked to and introvert into myself and become a loner and then all the sudden within hours be so happy and active that my heart races and I feel like I'm running a marathon and feel on top of the world. There's no happy medium. The meds help, but I still have the moods. It just makes them less severe. So they don't cure the problem but they help.
@theporksicle by the time you can barely get out of bed, or want to claw your own skin off. . when you start to hallucinate or when you feel like screaming and bashing someone's head in because they're in the same room as you are. Even though you /know/ it's not rational and you don't do it. When you're in such an up mood your reason goes to Hell. It's. . hard to explain and not clear cut and clean as it sounds.
@theporksicle The moods you feel, you will FEEL them, but there's no reason behind them. One example: You could be walking down the street, someone looks your way with a straight normal face, and you then flip out at them, thinking they got "beef" with you. You're just mad at that person, and everyone else, for no reason...and you're not mad in general either because of any reason. It's very hard to describe, let alone understand, unless you have it yourself.
wat if u are usually happy and sociable, thn all of da sudden u feel complete rage and hatred against family and friends, would dat be symptoms of dis? im not jokin, i want answers
I am not judging anybody on here. I have known people who claim to have Bipolar Disorder, but if you meet these people, you will know that they are using this as an excuse to get mad easily. That gets really annoying.
We don't need Medication. We're people, we need support. Not chemicals.
I oppose medications.
I started taking meds and I dropped out of high school.
Started getting suicidal and becoming more depressed and uneasy.
Now I'm off meds (I uploaded videos of me doing things that I enjoy - Multiple things at once I do have ADHD)
I am alone...but I am sooo happy :) Medicine makes you dependent. Do not trust the stuff.
GlenEricFM 4 days ago
I thought I was a deffective freak before but now when I turned into a robot I realized that it was wrong thinking poorly of myself. I realized that I was a beautiful person with a beautiful personallity different from other but beautiful and unique, I didnt realize it.
ha6kox 2 weeks ago
I realized that when I had my bipolar I was extremely creative and intelligent and the world looked so colourful and inspiring, even when I was in my extreme lows, the world would be so beautiful. I damaged my brain with psychiatric drugs and now I can`t feel any emotions anymore and my awarenes diminished. In their attempt to get rid of their emotions many people destroy themselves. People dont realize what treasure they have until they lose it. I dream I could get back what I lost.
ha6kox 2 weeks ago
it isn't easy but stay on your meds and you will be ok, i lost my friend in year 12 because i wasn't seen by the docters yet but once your put on the pills your fine :)
StaceyNicolePaine 1 month ago
I'm going into psychology, and bipolar disorder is pretty fascinating. I've noticed people with this disorder are usually pretty productive and creative during their manic episodes, some even prefer having the disorder just for those "high" times.
coltonbunch16 1 month ago
what kind of medication do you take ?
vengourius100 2 months ago
I'm bipolar too! Got the diagnostic at 16...
Cheers and Lithium popping from Montreal!
MrFontaine93 2 months ago
I have bipolar and two children one of which has a "mood disorder". He is only 7 living and dwaling wuth others is hard when they dont understand or say its all in your head you are fine well some of us who have this disorder can deal with out meds but others like myself and my oldest son cant it affects every part of our lives and others around us it has even gottin family to disown us just because they wont take the time to understand its not our faults we are this way
mamabear20042007 2 months ago
i discovered that i'm bipolar last week ,i wasn't surprised that much cuz i've always questioned about it
but i hear people say that it is SO HARD to live with bipolar disorder but i don't think it is that hard
is it me or it is actually hard ? and i say that becuz maybe i got used to it ...?
kokym8 2 months ago
@kokym8 I think it varies from person ro person. Some cope with it a lot better than others, some need the medication and others can cope without. But maybe if you were diagnosed late you've learned already how to adapt to ordinary life? Though I've heard it can get worse over time - I'm not sure
Cardien18 1 week ago
@Cardien18 i think i knew how to adapt to ordinary life ,cuz it's been like this since i was a child ..and sometimes it gets worse but i just live with it ,but it's not that hard only if i have circular bipolar episodes i had it only once and that was tough for me cuz it was the first time
kokym8 1 week ago
My girlfriend I truly love, but, she is fuckin nuts and sometimes I have to sleep with one eye open! For realz. She is good 98% of the time which is good, but that other 2% makes it all bad. Im going to leave her after the holidays.
btoclub 2 months ago
Never date someone who is bipolar. . . they will mess you up
ArcticusDK 3 months ago
@ArcticusDK You are very right about that, it did mess me up a few times drove me nuts actually.
TheAncientMind 3 months ago
my mom is bipolar...i didn't think it developed until late teens or early twenties...i've never heard of a child that young having it.
dorisblake 3 months ago
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FranklyBipolar 3 months ago
my girlfriend has bipolar and she was like that when I met her. Living with her is hard to deal with and highly frustrating. Even though i love her so much and want to see her be good i feel at the same time that I dont know if I can go on but my love for her doesnt want to let her go.
TAINO29R 5 months ago
thanks for this video
TelosShasta 5 months ago
I have bipolar. I quit taking all my meds two years ago and started smoking weed full time. Way better than the crap you get from big pharma. makes me feel better than the meds too.
djschu116 5 months ago
I HATE IT when you think you are the shit and you are really good at doing stuff, but then one day you realize YOU SUCK! and you were never good at anything. and it was kind of a delusion. D:
XRyanRevengeX 5 months ago
a couple of years ago I had severe anxiety, I wasn't particularly sure why I got it, my dad has been a long term sufferer. I had been on the depo provera contraceptive injection which was messing with my nerves and then there was an incident where a man crept up on me and took my bag while I was on my way to meet a friend. I went through all kinds of diff antipressant tablets and they helped sort of but the doc eventually discovered I had low iron. Now I always make iron a big part of my diet.
psychoticjanie 5 months ago
@psychoticjanie Has low iron got something to do with your mood? I was advised some months ago to take iron tablets as my iron levels were low after a particularly heavy menstrua period. I tire very easily and can become anxious at times. I try to remain positive in the face of adversity.
catog4 4 months ago
* GRANDIOS THEORIES AND DELUSION have brought me to where I am today I am sorry to say. I started out a little over two years ago telling myself I was going to be a screenwriter, author, photographer and be a philanthropist with all of the money I was going to be making. Even though I know all of those things are still possible. Whoops! I'm not even ANYWHERE NEAR being ANY of those things and I moved a considerable sum in order to do it. What I am saying is that delusion is a part of Bi Polar.
TheNepenther 6 months ago
* I have been diagnosed with Bi Polar disorder and I just wanted to say that what is said in THIS documentary basically says it all about me. I don't make it a point to hurt physically hurt people when I'm angry but I have in the past. However I spend HOURS on the couch at a time when I am depressed, I lie in order to fulfill some sort of internal validation that I feel I have not completed. And the GRANDIOS THEORIES. Oh my God! The GRANDIOS THEORIES. I can go on FOREVER telling you about it
TheNepenther 6 months ago
@sax55678 I agree :)
DMarie0824 6 months ago
Okay.. some of the things she is saying are extreme or don't apply to every case. I don't go around lying and making things up and manipulating people... err at least I hope I don't. :S
DMarie0824 6 months ago
hey im bipolar :) and guess what im fuckin awesome!
JuliaR010 7 months ago 31
@JuliaR010 are you charlie sheen?
pressbox1492 2 months ago
@pressbox1492 hater.
JuliaR010 1 month ago
Nice to not see a bunch of comments calling us bi polar people crazy. I'm 22 and I've had it all my life. I had a really hard time when I was young, but today I'm doing much better. I think the key is to accept the grey area. It's hard when the manic episodes feel so great. The panic attacks still hit, but it's better than being depressed or so hyper that no one can keep up. Either way you still end up alone. Like I said, the grey area is the best place to be. Medication saved me.
sax55678 7 months ago
if i thought less and be less intelligent i would be a much happier person
aandrebs90 7 months ago
@TheChembalin Yeah, it is scientifically proven that many people suffering from kinda mental illness are more intelligent than others. Though not every person diagnosed with mental disorder should be greater thinker or mind superior. That's why people are the only species with suicidal individuals. Because they find another option (in most cases the wrong, but...). Intelligence is a very dangerous thing, because it is power, and when you have power you should be very careful how to manage it...
890slay 7 months ago
@890slay I dont think that that goes for the whole intelligence spectre... But a link between creative and emotional intelligence and bipolar disorder and has often been argumented for...
A person with bipolar disorder who is aware that they are more intelligent then the average should be careful not to let it rise to their head too much, especially during manic episoden, when the idea of ones self can be bot elevated and distorted till it in the end has no link to reality anymore...
Daugaard91 7 months ago
This is a GREAT documentary :) I learned a lot from it.
DaisyMoth 8 months ago
I felt so sorry for that girl :'( She looked really drained in her eyes.
MrWomplord 9 months ago
Yes. I want to make my own little guerilla style documentary about bipolar disorder. I've had since I was about 12 and I am 24 now...its something that words are often hard to describe.
MarilynXoXo20 9 months ago
@MarilynXoXo20 weird that you said that, I'm 27 have had it since I was about 12 and I was thinking about doing a documentary on it too. I'm actually a film student right now too! And yes words cannot describe it, and the embarrassment when you realize you just lost it in front of people.
eleventhsun 8 months ago
Anyone else who watch this have bipolar disorder
ego5557055 9 months ago
@ego5557055 yes i also have....i am 17 now its hard to tell how long i have been suffering......since my childhood i was very sensitive,angry boy............who later on discovers he is not normal.
hunterhearsthelmsy 9 months ago
@ego5557055 I have bipolar and i can't take it no more. Since i was born my life has been pure hell. It seems to be there is no god.
MrAUFANATIC 8 months ago
@ego5557055
yes
JumpJamz 8 months ago
life sux..
truTTh100 9 months ago 13
Very informative. You just helped me with my AP Psychology final =]
MissDutchessCouture 9 months ago
nice explinations i checked this out because charlie sheen and demi lavato have it
Chunkymonkey2ish 10 months ago
Bipolar is an adjective, not a noun.
tikiman77 10 months ago
bipolar is like being a methhead, i promise you
aaronamccoy 10 months ago
I'm not understanding why the fellow with Bi-Polar would be talking to an inanimate object? That sounds more like schizophrenia. I thought Bi-Polar was a mood disorder?
Can someone explain this to me please. thx.
excitationz 10 months ago
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@excitationz Bipolar people can be just as psychotic as schizos.
MrCrazyguy145 10 months ago
@excitationz A sympon/association with bipolar disorder is creativity and the racing of thoughts. Many intelligent and creative people have bi-polar disorder. Van Gogh is believed to have had bi-polar disorder, all though that will never be confirmed since you can not diagnose the dead. Along with these bursts of creative thoughts and racing thoughts of ideas people with the disorder are compelled to express these thoughts (like shaking a bottle of soda increases pressure in the bottle). cont.
pandaSmore 10 months ago
@excitationz 2. People with the disorder might also have social issues and may find it difficult to communicate with others or may be afraid to. So they find substitutes, talking to a inanimate object would be no different than talking to yourself in your mind. Or talking to yourself as you right a essay. Bipolar disorder is indeed more of a mood disorder than a thought disorder. Schizophrenics are the ones who are more prone to be out of touch with reality. continued
pandaSmore 10 months ago
@excitationz 3. Schizophrenics may also believed that they are communicating with the supernatural such as God or the devil. Hope that answered your question.
pandaSmore 10 months ago
@excitationz sorry if i didnt explain that very well.
pandaSmore 10 months ago
I got bipolar disorder and if I dont take my meds, i turned into an asshole, a moody asshole. and ya better believe it. plus a history of panic attacks
pyramidhead138 10 months ago
Also, speaking from 20 years of personal experience with many mentally ill family members, If I knew while I was pregnant with my severely bipolar daughter that she was mentally ill I would have DEFINITELY had an abortion. The medications are just as bad as the disease. There is no good solution.
hs4265 10 months ago
mania is brought on by stress, everyone has a behavioural issue also. this mental illness has a temper issue also , this can be handled through counselling, and regular excersize. medication is only 1 element of help. a psychiatrist is only as good and the other support he has.
FamousByFamily 11 months ago
she says "soon to be ex-husband" too much...so much for the marriage vow.
1963eamonn 11 months ago
I have suffered since childhood from Anxiety disorder and then manic episodes. My parents had lots of anxiety and anger outbursts.
Now,I am finding out about a Alberta company with a vitamin deficency approach called "True hope" EMPOWER PLUS
B 12 is one of the vitamins and deficency shows up in MOOD REGULATION
B12 levels may look normal in the blood levels and the brain is still not absorbing it for several reasons.
4000 units for a month and then 2000 daily.
RETIREMESOON 11 months ago
@RETIREMESOON So what you mean is that B12 vitamin can help or cure bipolar?
ainanor 11 months ago
@ainanor NO B12 will not cure bipolar but it may help people that have trouble to regulate their mood.
My wife had a B12 deficency and a once happy girl became angry and began to crave meet.
I am glade the doctor found the deficency and a month later on 2000 units daily brought her back to normal.
I'm using the TRUE HOPE approach for anxiety and possible bi polar which it seems to work on.
RETIREMESOON 11 months ago
@RETIREMESOON Well B12 can help to regulate the mood, but I thought bipolar disorder is mentall ilness? I`ve just found out that my bf has bipolar,and his behavior has always been strange to me it`s more than mood swings.....
ainanor 10 months ago
@ainanor OK,good question ...so you bf has Bipolar which is a __MOOD DISORDER__that medical doctors call a " Mental Illness".
THe answer MAY piss his doctor off.The Orthomolecular field of medicine says that your bf is __NOT MENTALLY ILL__he meerly has vitamin and mineral requirements and or deficiencies that create mood disorders.
You would act crazy too if your brain was starving for B6,omega 3,Zinc,B12 etc.
Think of it as a chain with missing links.Any addictions,angry outbursts etc.
RETIREMESOON 10 months ago
@RETIREMESOON I am sorry, but you should really stop giving any advice. My daughter, who was breastfed for 4 years, and fed all organic foods, no vaccines, was mentally ill from the time she was 2 years old. Schizophrenia and manic depression run in my family. I gave her childrens organic multi vitamins AND the best salmon oil available (omegabrite) she was so ill she had rages ALL the time. YOu don NOT know what you are talking about. Mental illness is genetic. Stop misadvising people
hs4265 10 months ago
@hs4265 YES it is Genetic as you said.
I'm __NOT__ your enemy I'm your friend and I want to help.
What I'm asying is this : People have a genetic predisposition to have GREATER requiremnetsfor certian vitamins and minerals.
I was born into a BRILLIANT FAMILY with a predisposition for ANXIETY and DEPRESSION.
I was put on antidepressants in 1988 after a serious depressive episode from a very stressful event at work.
That helped create more Seritonin but my vitamins and mineral's ?
RETIREMESOON 10 months ago
@RETIREMESOON Well, vitamins are good, but still I don`t think they can help in case of bipolar...I am not sure how bipolar is diagnosed, but I think finding out vitamin deficiency is not so difficult.....mood swings can also healthy people get, but the way I see my bf it has more than mood swings to do! It effects his judgment too! He is unable to see things as they are in reality...its sad,but I believe only God can heal something like that!
ainanor 10 months ago
@ainanor Listen,I have had anxiety disorder since I was 12 and I know that area so well that I have studied about it for 27 years,counselled people with anxiety and depression for 5 years and worked for Social Services for 26 years.
That will help me explain your bf's anxiety and depression side and his manic HAPPY WRECKLESS SIDE !!!!!!!!!!!
Your bf needs to go on Lithium which is prescribed by a Psychiatrist or his family doctor.
That is for keeping his mood level so he isn't MANIC.
RETIREMESOON 10 months ago
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@ainanor NO B12 will not cure bipolar but it may help people that have trouble to regulate their mood.
My wife had a B12 deficency and a once happy girl became angry and began to crave meat.
I am glad the doctor found the deficency and a month later on 2000 units daily brought her back to normal.
I'm using the TRUE HOPE approach for anxiety and possible bi polar which it seems to work on.
RETIREMESOON 11 months ago
HeyGeminiAuntie pls don't condemn diagnosis of kids. I am 64, diagnosed bp at 43 after 13 yrs treatment for classic depression for 13yrs. Often, once diagnosed, bp sufferers see how it ruined their childhood: how they didn't sleep cos they wanting things so badly: horse riding/iceskating/ballet dancing - not just wanted but couldn't live without then lost all interest. Most kids do this all the time but not obsessively. bp kids suffer SO much cos it isn't recognized and they can't explain!
joycerousselot 11 months ago
"Medication." was repeated a lot of times in that video.
Drugs.
heartattackstroke 1 year ago
go to madness radio.net and look for the robert-whitaker interview
Has society's embrace of psychiatric medications led to recovery -- or chronic disability? What would honest medical policy and treatment standards be if they were free of pharmaceutical company corruption? Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Whitaker, author of Mad In America:
joemoonblue 1 year ago
go to madness radio.net and look for the robert-whitaker interview
joemoonblue 1 year ago
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tkathryyn 1 year ago
Im coulrophobic, claustrophobic, and bipolar.. WOW
maybabycheers 1 year ago
People really need to take medicine for this
MrSouthphillyitalian 1 year ago
yes it is a disease and it is irrational. i had a girlfriend who was severly manic depressive. no offense but if anybody wants to stop medicating and expects the people around them to deal with their delusional fucked up world they should just go kill themselves. lets just go adopt Old Yeller and give him love. just doesnt work.
brotherbear000 1 year ago
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MrSolmon123 1 year ago
there are various degrees of bipolar disorder. someone can have both manic and depressive episodes, another can have hypomanic and mild depressive episodes. depends on the person.
it'll be difficult for you to get good answers if you're asking your questions on a youtube comment page. a better source would be a medically relevant website, like webmd... or better yet, ask a medical professional about it.
good luck.
good informative video, by the way. thank you.
jensh684 1 year ago
Also, mania may or may *NOT* feel good!
Nathan1097 1 year ago
I'm bp 1 - "classic" bipolar- and it is so much more than "highs and lows". I'm really tired of people perpetuating this!
Nathan1097 1 year ago
sorry but diagnosing an 11yr old with bi polar is a disgrace...pharma compies making a fortune out of this
joemoonblue 1 year ago
@joemoonblue , fnally someone who makes sense
jrapantera 1 year ago
What most people don't realize is that there are different types of bipolar disorder. The most known is your "up and down" mood swings - the one that everyone thinks of, There is, however, what is known as Type II bipolar disorder (which I suffer from). This is when you have simultaneous depression and mania. In other words, your mind will be racing and will not "shut up" - causing sleeplessness, and constant movement to get things done, yet also feeling complete despair and inadequacy,
seattlealex 1 year ago
I would like to point out that the medication makes you VERY sick and can even kill you (abilify.) Not taking meds is comorbid with the disease, meaning it is part of the disease to want to refuse it. This "documentary" strikes me as blaming the patient.
bmbenblog 1 year ago
1)Im a teenager& I have just recently come to terms with the extreme likelihood that I have Bipolar Disorder. Ive gone through lengthy episodes of depression my entire life &the majority of my family suffers with this disorder; I am completely flabbergasted that it never occurred to me before that I may as well. I will spend weeks in isolation ;I get extremely irritated with the ones I love most &have never been able tofathom why; I become so happy that I burst with affection& feel incandescent;
SugarcaneInTheMornin 1 year ago
(2) I become so consumed with anxiety or depression that I become immobile; I can feel so inadequate that it seems as though I’m embarrassing myself by even attempting to become involved in anything at school; I get so high on myself that I will undermine the capabilities of everyone around me; In a split second I can completely lose my cool and snap at someone for doing something as harmless as pacing. I can experience an array of any one or even all of these things in one day.
SugarcaneInTheMornin 1 year ago
(3) It’s really devastating to think that even my best of moods may be a result of being Bipolar. I am absolutely terrified but thankful that I stumbled upon this video and took the time to read the comments. I feel a little less alone after reading about other users experience with it.
SugarcaneInTheMornin 1 year ago
Did I hear that Insecurity is a symptom of Bipolar?
Seems like, Bipolar is more complicated than depression?
RevealUsYourLove 1 year ago
@RevealUsYourLove In short, for bipolar, your moods are overexaggerated, underexaggerated, and/or can be existent for no reason.
I don't have hallucinations, thank God, but I do have light jealousy and grandeur delusions once in a GREAT while (sometimes I'll think I'm super smart like Einstein, nothing bad like if I were an alien, a giant grasshopper, or something XD). But the worst delusion is my paranoia. I think that one is the worst from abuse when I was a child.
NamekianPikkoro7 1 year ago
@NamekianPikkoro7 I think you need to be careful about speaking for ALL people with bipolar disorder. It sounds like your diagnosis may be Bipolar II disorder. This video may be about Bipolar I disorder. I personally have Bipolar I disorder and have previous been through psychosis. Which means I had an episode during a manic phase where I had such an extreme switch of energy that I did not sleep for 7 days straight. Lack of sleep led to hallucinations. Your illness is not my illness.
rpbender 11 months ago
@rpbender 1) I never stated every symptom of bipolar, nor mine (I've had mania) There, happy? I stated it. And I've had more symptoms, but who cares? 2) My mom has type I and we've the same symptoms, etc. 3) Not every one person in TYPE 1 are the same, I know 4) Don't talk to me like I'm stupid 4) I don't consider myself ILL. I feel mostly like, "Hey, I'm female and I had a bad childhood. 5) I don't care for high school drama. Waste your time in further response, because I will not.
Take care!
NamekianPikkoro7 11 months ago
Thank you for this video! My ex-husband was and still is bipolar, although he has never had treatment, aside from self-medicating with street drugs. The marriage lasted for 6 years, and we had three children. I couldn't take the rages and violence anymore. I lived the same kind of hell your mother lived in, except that I got out when my children were still very young. But there have been emotional scars for all of us, which we are working on healing. Thanks again for the video.
angelfly72 1 year ago
Sometimes these mood shifts are due to something as simple as a food intolerance... normally gluten or lactose... I'm definitely not saying always, but it makes a huge difference. Especially if the disorder is genetic
raaaaaarr 1 year ago
@notimeformyspace You've been a WHAT for 10 years?
If you actually are a psychiatrist, you're very poorly trained. Jesus: YOU'RE the one that needs to "wake up." Try reading some research when you're not caught up in your "evil government" delusions.
metaphid 1 year ago
Lithium does wonders, as long as you can stand up to the side effects.
Izquelion 1 year ago
i have biapolar, i don't give a fuck, stop caring about what people think, set goals, be a loner, no people, no friends, no family, no worries
murdernumber222 1 year ago
@murdernumber222
Um no
Marlafull 1 year ago
@wickedghettowhiteguy Dont bother with ill comments. You did a fabulous job. It was a brave thing to do. Its not easy exposing ones family secrets to the world and you did so with a lot of calss and caring. This was very touching and heart felt. Anyone criticizing on anything but the actual subject missed the boat Im afraid. Job well done and my hat is off to you and your Mom and Sis.
Gail
GMPNY 1 year ago
i know a girl that has it and i thought she was on drugs which she is a ex heroin addict but she was having her mania episodes and would be so hyper and fun, i was so amazed because i never seen a hot girl that act like that.
Redrumhydro 1 year ago
In ur address bar put a "win" between youtube.. so it is you"win"tube. see what happens!!!!
0711Jh 1 year ago
@notimeformyspace you are obviously an idiot do you even have a clue you better take your pills my wife has still had signs of her disorder but she is on meds and she is much better than she was she has notbeen hospitilized in 3 years so dude let smeone know u need your med lisense takin away cause you have no clue.
vikes51349 1 year ago
my dad committed suicide 8 years ago and he was bipolar. and so am I. I have hard time to control my feelings and i usually try to hide my real emotions. I start to thinking about to die since i was 10 years old. I get exhausted just talikng or looking at people. I just don't know what to do, so i hide in my room for weeks. start not caring and thinking to give up everything. I just want to be alone when i am depressed. bipolar is not easy to fix.
silverapple127 1 year ago
Thank you for making this documentary. I can totally relate. For me, meds work and my life and my family's life is so much better. Thanks for shedding more light on how this affects everyone in the family.
joehoback 1 year ago
@notimeformyspace I do not believe that a pyschiatrist, who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses would post such a comment. If you really are then you should be ashame of yourself.
BellaSera09 1 year ago
I have been diagnosed with this. But here is the thing. When I'm having a manic episode, it's talking fast, wanting to be sexual with other people even though I don't act on it, and really just happy or madly wired? It's subtle but happens often and is also triggered by stress or even PMS-hormones. So I read a lot of people and in the video stating that the manic side is realy extreme, I guess you can have lower cases of bipolar, also my down side is not so bad. I get tired depressed but functio
AdeptAssassins 1 year ago
Lynch the shrinks
captkirkconnell 1 year ago
I was diagnosed with rapid cycle bipolar ll a year ago. I thought I was losing my mind. Things are better since I started meds, but I still suffer from mind trips, emotions, and physical discomforts like electricity running up my spine and over my head. It feels extremely uncomfortable. I cannot go out or talk to people sometimes. I'd ike to talk to someone about my bipolar. I am afraid a lot. Have not hurt anybody yet..The doc said bipolar is one step below schizophrenia. Please pray for me
Chassysweet 1 year ago
@porksicle Bipolar has nothing to do with "oh my, what a crap day". Depression much more than feeling sad. You, like many, are also forgetting the UP mood swing. There are 2 poles, hence the bi prefix. This up phase is what sees many people hospitalised. Often clients can become so excited and over-joyed that they lose sense of reality. They feel like God has chosen them, or that they are in fact God. Non-believers are seen as conspirators. I am sick of others trying to tell me they have it too.
dannypinn 1 year ago
@dannypinn I agree with you 100%. My mother has bipolar disorder and I have witnessed her grandiose attitude when she goes into her manic stage. In fact she believes she is God when she has those episodes. One time she went to the hospital and tried to heal a woman dying from cancer and another time I was embarrassed at church because she kept singing "worship me" really loud. The sad thing is she refuses to believe she has it.
smblew01 1 year ago
@smblew01 The biggest hurdle is accepting you have it. The mania feels so good. It's like a seductive mistress. Everything makes sense and you are convinced that your delusions are true. Medication is the next step, but how do you get to that if you don't accept the diagnosis? I reckon it's the only illness that feels so good that you stop your medication in order to attain the symptoms!
dannypinn 1 year ago
Not a bad college level documentary (I think), gives a good personal testimony of challenges experienced by people affected by the disorder. The audio can be normalized easily btw.
jnrivers 1 year ago
I think I was severely depressed prior to becoming schizophrenic and now void of emotion. Eeyore didn't have anything on me, man.
returnoftheramble3 1 year ago
"Genes are a large factor".
They are not a large factor. It's 7 to 10%.
KomischerSMartensTyp 1 year ago
@KomischerSMartensTyp They may not play a huge role, but with my famiy it's on both sides so I have a double dose. Why I was the only one out of three siblings to get it is a mystery, but I try to manage it and control it. Not let it control me.
GeminiAuntie 1 year ago
@GeminiAuntie I'm suffering from it as well. Fortunately, I was diagnosed relatively early as the average time is 10 years. I'm doing quite well with lithium & Seroquel. The most important advice imho is not to discontinue the medication!
KomischerSMartensTyp 1 year ago
@KomischerSMartensTyp Definatly! I've tried going off the meds a couple of times but it doesn't work well at all when I do. I still have episodes while on the meds but not as intense or frequent. Docs talking about giving me a day pill and increasing the seroquel again. Not sure if I wanna do that, but once I get medical insurence through my work i'm gonna go back in and discuss my options. Maybe do therapy too.
GeminiAuntie 1 year ago
lol
MyXboxFreak 1 year ago
I have a Bipolar Disorder also. And still take the med...
jsollano2001 1 year ago
What's the music to this video? It's very calming and awesome! :)
GeminiAuntie 1 year ago
I can go from a normal mood, to a happy on cloud 9 mood, to an angry/sad mood to a scared mood in one day. Kinda sucks. People don't understand what this does to us or the people around us. How can you if you don't have the illness. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. The med I'm currently on seems to kinda make a difference but I still struggle with sleeping at night. It will take me four hours from the time the med is supposed to kick in to sleep, but during the day it's awesome!
GeminiAuntie 1 year ago
Just found out I might be bipolar. Doctor's got me on Seroquel XR 50MG so we'll see. I'm still struggling to sleep at night so they may have to up the dose, but it's great during the day.
GeminiAuntie 1 year ago
My mom and possibly one of my grandparents are bipolar. My mom thinks I am an after seeing this, I really think I am. I have extreme anxiety even with things i do regularly in the day, it's just constant. I have extreme anger too and I black out if an arguement gets too heated.
BlueDevilPride11991 1 year ago
Bipolar disorder sucks royaly. I will admitt the manic highs feel great, but you always end up doing inapropiate things that you greatly regret later. I have type 2 in which I stay in the depressed state more often and only have hypomania. Without meds things get weird. This shit is no joke, I have come very close to dying from multiple suicide attempts. Bipolar should be renamed the suffering disorder.
dusman81 1 year ago
I have bipolar 1 and im on stronng meds for it!!! Its not cool to live with this though!!! Any manic depresive person will say the same!!! Good film btw
redsquareV 1 year ago
Quite informative! Good job :).
PoCacacha 1 year ago
I have had manic depression since I was 10 and I am now 51. I have learned to love it and live with it. Screw the anti-depressants! I like staying "up" on the manic side of things. I'm a very creative person and a little Klonopin keeps the highs under control for me. I don't have a whole lot of friends but I do have myself and that is what's important!
MREVANURY 1 year ago 2
@MREVANURY good for you the meds are very harmeul some people need them ..but if you can find a way to cope without its much better
joemoonblue 1 year ago
is bipolar disorder similar to psychosis?
camiewashere 1 year ago
@camiewashere Psychosis can be a symptom of Bipolar Disorder. I'm not sure what your question is? Psychosis is a symptom not a disorder. A person with bipolar disorder can have psychosis, a person with schizofrenia does have psychosis etc...
katanaxou 1 year ago
@katanaxou oh okay thanks.
camiewashere 1 year ago
hahahaha talking to the fridge thats funny i have bipolar an all the fuck i do is talk ta myself
FinkFinx 1 year ago
One thing that does irritate me is the anti-drug rhetoric, more and more evidence relating to everything to do with the mind indicates the ability to control things like temparament, mood, disposition etc, fundamental characteristics people are judged on every day, is largely an illusion. The fact is if a neurotransmitter is making you prone to depression all of the talking therapy in the world won't make a blind bit of difference, drugs will.
theporksicle 1 year ago
PLease explain to me clearly what the difference between bipolar disorder and borderline are? Ive read about them both everywhere but I still can't make a fair distinction!:P
mojitobanana 1 year ago
Wow I'm sorry bro. I'm bipolar myself and I could be really nice but when someone messes with me I just flip so bad that I'm scared to hurt someone. I don't work I'm a saxophone soloist and thats how I get my money. By the way I don't take medication.
saxplayerale 1 year ago
@JogBird lol different volume...
saxplayerale 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing this, Nicholas. Don't be too critical of yourself here. This is a good project, and we learn a lot from your very honest portrayal.
ShunyamNiketana 1 year ago
@wickedghettowhiteguy no worries man, i've recently been diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolarism, these videos help me iunderstand, i'm very grateful
hitjames1994 1 year ago
Hi, I'm doing a report on Bipolar Disorder because, well, I thought it was interesting. So, thanks for making this video and hopefully everything is well with your family.
yellowsmarties2 1 year ago
My fiance has bi-polar disorder and is currently on a long standing Lithium treatment. He recently had a manic episode and it was very scary for me, I am now educating myself to recognize the symptoms of a manic episode. I love him very much and want to there for him.
angelic6465 1 year ago
well i have a long family history of bipolar , than i have it , n my kids have it i have 4 kids 25,21,20,18 it is so hard to keepyour biplar incontrol as u deal with others around u who have it.
freestylemami69 1 year ago
i dont know if this warrants as bipolar. but for the past 6 month or longer, i experience mood swings every single day. It ranges from feeling of grandiosity and high self worth to suicidal fantasies and self destructive behavior. The frequency and cycle of the mood swings are getting increasingly frequent and more rapid. 6 months ago, I would feel high during the day or when I get work done, i've done some hurtful or rude things. during night i would cry and try drown out the pain with drugs.
yurikomuro 1 year ago
these days i am tired all the time. i dont have the slightest bit of self confidence or dignity left. I've deleted my facebook, msn, cleared my cell phone contacts, and avoid social situations. My mood swings have gotten uncontrollably violent. I can go from laughing high in euphoria to suicidal depressed within minutes....a few times I would get uncontrollable panic attacks because I am unable to stop...
yurikomuro 1 year ago
@yurikomuro I am engaged to a wonderful, amazing man with bi-polar disorder. He is currently on a long term bi-polar disorder and is doing much better.
Please go and see a psychiatrist as soon as you are able, they can treat it with medication and you can have a relativly normal life..
angelic6465 1 year ago
is bipolar anger issues?
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jcStarkravingmad 1 year ago
Bipolar is a human reaction to instabilities that are outside of their control. It's not ALL in their head, at least it didn't start there.
Yana247250 1 year ago
This is in my family too. It's horrible watching someone walking round in circles and staying awake for 7 days or being so depressed they can't even move. I really feel for you.
sophizzy 1 year ago
Not meaning to invalidate or trivialise anyone's problems but I think everyone experiences unexplained mood swings at some point. Some days you wake up and feel its going to be a crap day and sometimes you wake up and feel its going to be a good day, and there is no logical reason for it.
How severe do these mood swings need to be for it to be bipolar disorder?
theporksicle 1 year ago
@theporksicle They need to be fairly severe and completely uncontrollable mood swings. Just little inconveniences throwing someone into a violent, screaming rage, and within hours being chipper and bouncy...It's alot of extreme emotions, that can last for days or minutes, depending on the level of the disorder they have. They have to be mood swings that make a person seem like 2 different people. They often tend to argue in circles too..
wickedghettowhiteguy 1 year ago 13
@wickedghettowhiteguy I am bipolar...and the highs and/or lows don't have to be as extreme or as noticeable to other people or ourselves at first. I had about 3 manic episodes, but I have mostly been low, not always suicidal, but sometimes I am. It is hard to diagnose, even though docs have suspected it for years. After my first manic episode, I was diagnosed. Those are few and far between, as most people have one or the other they are at most of the time.
trufflesrheaven 1 year ago
@wickedghettowhiteguy
Interesting, I've been reading about lithium's properties in medicating bipolar disorder- I don't understand why, if its action is to reduce neurotransmitter levels to the norm, a very high dose couldn't mediate any person's mood swings to a comfortable level? I suppose side effects mean it would be lethal at that level.
theporksicle 1 year ago
@theporksicle I am a person with Bipolar. The feeling of impending doom, no feeling of self worth, major guilt issues, these are some emotions a person suffering from Bipolar depression experiences. I had an episode that lasted six weeks. I couldn't even get out of bed, I just wanted the world to pass me by. During this time I beat myself in the head with a baseball bat, and once attempted suicide. That's how severe the lows can be. I know people who have had worse episodes.
nubiesix6 1 year ago
@nubiesix6 it sounds like me. I was first diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in early 2003. It's terrible.
Starsky5000 1 year ago
@theporksicle, Talk to someone with BPO, and they'll tell you that the mood swings are extreme. It's much different from going through different moods or emotional states in the course of a day. Don't kid yourself. It's not something that can be controlled with an attitude adjustment.
ShunyamNiketana 1 year ago
@theporksicle
If you've ever seen someone in a manic mood, you'd know. They soar so high, it's almost as though they are on drugs. One of my friends this condition, and she would be bouncing off the walls excited, telling very personal and inappropriate stories about herself with a huge smile on her face, and right afterward crash, lash out at whoever was around, and try to kill herself.
koishiou 1 year ago
@koishiou
If I saw someone in that state I would tend to assume it had been chemically induced (which I suppose, in a sense it was) and that they were high.
I've read people in the hypomanic state (i.e. in a manic state with less severe symptoms) can actually find it useful, they tend to be more creative and productive. Of course if a mood swing is very severe irrespective of in which direction it will hinder rather than help with most tasks.
theporksicle 1 year ago
@theporksicle You clearly haven't ment anyone diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It's hard for me to explain, but the mood swings they have are extreme, and they can happen in a matter of seconds. You're comment seems to be very rude, maybe you should've checked up some more facts about bpd before you made it.
Yelo9001 1 year ago
@Yelo9001
I think it's spelled your, not you're. I have no doubt that this is a real disorder, I was simply wondering where the line is drawn between regular mood swings and manic depression.
theporksicle 1 year ago
@theporksicle Yeah you're right everyone has ups and downs but for those of us with bipolar it's beyond that. We're so happy that we can barely keep up with ourselves some days and then others be so depressed and pissed off that we want to harm ourselves or others. It's hard to explain, but it's like two people living in one body. On top of it there's hallucinations. Mine for the most part are audible but some people have visionary or both. There's also anxiety involved. How that comes out
GeminiAuntie 1 year ago
@theporksicle varies from person to person, but it's a big part of it as well. For example I can get very irritable and not want to be touched or talked to and introvert into myself and become a loner and then all the sudden within hours be so happy and active that my heart races and I feel like I'm running a marathon and feel on top of the world. There's no happy medium. The meds help, but I still have the moods. It just makes them less severe. So they don't cure the problem but they help.
GeminiAuntie 1 year ago
@theporksicle by the time you can barely get out of bed, or want to claw your own skin off. . when you start to hallucinate or when you feel like screaming and bashing someone's head in because they're in the same room as you are. Even though you /know/ it's not rational and you don't do it. When you're in such an up mood your reason goes to Hell. It's. . hard to explain and not clear cut and clean as it sounds.
Lollitia 1 year ago
@theporksicle The moods you feel, you will FEEL them, but there's no reason behind them. One example: You could be walking down the street, someone looks your way with a straight normal face, and you then flip out at them, thinking they got "beef" with you. You're just mad at that person, and everyone else, for no reason...and you're not mad in general either because of any reason. It's very hard to describe, let alone understand, unless you have it yourself.
NamekianPikkoro7 1 year ago
This is great
I can totally understand as, 9-10mths ago I was diagnosed w/ bipolar
m33gzz 1 year ago
wow thats really sad i wish the best for them....
pimpinghost82 2 years ago
wat if u are usually happy and sociable, thn all of da sudden u feel complete rage and hatred against family and friends, would dat be symptoms of dis? im not jokin, i want answers
iamnotaskater11 2 years ago
I am not judging anybody on here. I have known people who claim to have Bipolar Disorder, but if you meet these people, you will know that they are using this as an excuse to get mad easily. That gets really annoying.
barley96 2 years ago