Mental Health Tips : How to Recognize a Bipolar Disorder

[TACT1CsMAN]

0:23 pause at that and you'll see him go "Duhhhh, I am a tool."

[desasterz]

I'm convinced theres no such thing as Bi-Pollar dissorder.I overcame al these symptoms.Check out one of my videos.It shows how many and how bad things are trapped inside of us in our life in this culture.That is how way off it is.I have a video where there are a lot of screams and thats because they feel safe enough and feel like they can be honest.And they literally scream.That's how way off our culture is. You can hear what kind of sceams they are and get an Idea of what's ok to feel bad about

[Diablo112687]

This guy is very disturbing. No wonder he is a psychologist.

[august92130]

That sound like me. o_O

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Typical angry bipolar weirdo. I pray for your victims.

[TheFounderUtopia]

@MrGrevy

You need help.

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Funny someone like YOU would say that! Lol! Look up irony my low iq friend.

[xXxSPStyleLoverzxXx]

Yes, we have a mental disorder but we're not retarded.

[TheFounderUtopia]

@matthew13613

The hell are you? What's your problem?

[1squeez]

I disagree with your definition of bipolar II, IT DOES INTERFERE WITH DAILY LIVING and LAST LONGER THAN 4 DAY as you stated. You don't know what you are talking about.

[Nouri8885]

He has a beautiful nose lol

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Oh, I can tell you're APD. Freaking bizarre scumbag.

[TheFounderUtopia]

@MrGrevy

You're here insulting people with serious mental health disorders and I'm the scumbag?

You're not very good at being a troll are you?

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia I'd say I'm VERY good at being a troll. Do you even know what one is??

[TheFounderUtopia]

@MrGrevy

You really are weapons grade stupid aren't you? :P

Have a nice life ya big freak.

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Ugh please keep your nonsensical comments to yourself you mentally ill WEIRDO.

[EbMbEr]

These explanations are very prevalent on the internet. I find them to be very vague. As much as I know that self diagnosis is a somewhat destructive action I'd like to at least know more about what is in my head. (If that makes sense) I am not currently in a position where I can get a psychiatric evaluation and I would like to find something, anything that would at least bring me closer to understanding my own situation. Does anyone know of a book or a website that they find helpfull?

[EbMbEr]

I ran out of room on my comment, sorry:

I am looking for a tool that you can use to analyze symptoms of mental illness (not only Bipolar Disorder) and can receive an answer as to what your situation might be classified's as. And then possible some tips as to what you could do to live a somewhat normal life with what you do have.

I have read that it is extremal dangerous to go untreated (and in some cases, unmediated) with a mental disorder but I know someone who improved immensity from --

[EbMbEr]

-- just understanding what she really was suffering from (Bipolar in this case) and how to control episodes and received a few tips from her psychiatrist. (As I said before, I am not in the position to reach a podiatrist) and so I am interested as to what options there might be.

I am sorry to have used so much comment space babbling on about myself, but if I am given an answer then the solution could aid others as well as myself.

[TheFounderUtopia]

I wish I could help but all I can suggest is that you seek free counselling somewhere.

Counselling is a drastically different field to Psychiatry, less invasive but also less influential. It's more of a coping tool than an active treatment, but it can still help a lot. Also, you are a lot more likely to find free or cheap Councellors than therapists.

I do agree however that this video was too vague (did he ever explain the second form of Bipolar? He seemed to mention two variants of Bipolar 1)

[EbMbEr]

Thanks.

And I am not sure about that. I think he only really spoke about two different types... But perhaps it was for the sake of time and such...

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia It depends on what type of counseling the person gets. You have no clue what you're talking about. Psychotherapy differs from practitioner to practitioner. Please stop misleading people it's really offensive and irresponsible. Other than the prescribed medications, much of the work will be similar. (Cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical, etc.). Sheesh.

[TheFounderUtopia]

@MrGrevy

Saying "it depends on what type of counseling" in response to someone saying "counseling is different to psychiatry" is as redundant as saying "it depends on what flavour" in response to someone saying "soda is different to juice". It's not particularly clever or eye-opening, you're just stating the obvious and being pretentious about it.

Don't you dare accuse me of misleading others when I've said nothing definitive, I am merely reaching into my own experience to express an opinion.

[TheFounderUtopia]

The person I responded to said they were unable to get access to psychiatric aid, so I was simply suggesting counseling as an alternative (which is a lot easier to get for free due to the number of voluenteers and freelancers trying to build a career; my mother among them so I *know* what I'm talking about) and trying to set their mind at ease about it.

By the way, "Psychotherapy" as you call it constitutes of counsellors AND psychiatrists - but an expert like you would know that already right?

[mourningreaper]

@TheFounderUtopia

That's not correct. Counsellors and social workers are not required to learn anything about medication or whether you are to be hospilitized or not. Most of them, if they haven't taken clinical psychology won't even know about the different types of bipolar disorder and the symptoms.

[kerrileewolf]

@mourningreaper I have bipolar 1 and paid 4 counsellors and even psychiatrists for 20 yrs before I attempted suicide. NONE of them offered to assess me, & I didn't know to ask. Even my own sister is a counsellor & didn't cotton on. She is NOT trained to diagnose or even to think of offering a pre-diagnosis questionnaire.

This is where people come to grief and it should change.

Now I am recovering and training to work in the mental health system... this should have happened years ago.

[MrGrevy]

@mourningreaper If it is a master's level social worker in the US, they certainly will have taken classes on the DSM, evidence based practices, severe mental illness and addictions. You're really uninformed. Are you just making this up or something?

[mourningreaper]

@MrGrevy

Sorry, I know this might be a month late. The social worker I was talking of earlier was not one from the US, and I certainly don't remember saying anything about one in master's level.

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Psychotherapy is performed by counselors, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Do you know what psychotherapy is? Do you know there are different kinds?

[TheFounderUtopia]

@MrGrevy

Seriously? You're going to randomly pick up a 7 month old argument that you started only to exactly repeat to me the exact same point *I* made to *YOU* 7 months ago, one which proved wrong your illiterately presented fallacious position I might add.

And don't think that I've forgotten that afterwards you went on a tirade about how bipolar sufferers are all "immoral" and "promiscuous". You are scum, sir, and you don't deserve the level of respect or attention I have already given you.

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Wrong. Sometimes the therapeutic approcach is the same for both. You are misleading people and trying to sound smarter than you are. Not surprising, since you're probably bipolar. Go on a spending/sex spree and relax.

[TheFounderUtopia]

@MrGrevy

If you had bothered to read my reply you'd know that I did NOT say the therapeutic "approcach" isn't sometimes the same, I said you were stating the obvious by pointing out that it is, so I was *agreeing* with you. And you see that as me saying the opposite? Idiot.

But putting aside your discourteous refusal to listen when I defend myself, I just want to be clear on something- are you ACTUALLY generalizing and insulting people with bipolar disorder, on a *bipolar mental health* video?

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Well you people victimize others.

[MrGrevy]

@TheFounderUtopia Again, psychiatrists and mental health counselors use different techniques and theories. It's not as if all psychiatrists use one method and all counselors use another. It depends on what the client is presenting with. It's not a "one size fits all" proposition. There are different practices for different disorders.If you don't understand that, I can't help you. And your experience is your experience, it does not define the mental health profession.

[MrGrevy]

@EbMbEr Try some of the assessment tools online. They are not definitive but might help you understand where to look for help if you need it.

[whatismadness]

Yes, just in youtube the chanel "bipolarorwakingup" has been very helpfull and it seems to have been very helpful for others too. "bipolaradvantage" takes that up to, but I haven´t looked their clips so well, think they have a book too.. This question are getting bigger now so it comes more and more information about it. Good luck with your research! many wishes.

[EbMbEr]

Thank you! X)

[MrGrevy]

@EbMbEr The DSM IV is the book you want.