Bipolar Disorder-A Documentary

A summary of facts and help with Bipolar Disorder can be found here-
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-index.s...

This documentary was filmed and edited for my associate final project.

There was alot of technical issues, with both the camera and the mic I used, which is why the quality isn't very good.

I also had a hard time compressing the file small enough for youtube. The full size file does look and sound alot better. I may expand/improve this project later, with a better camera and more subjects to interview.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression
• Lithium
• Medication
• Rage
• Children
• Documentary
• Mood swings
• Crazy
• Help
• Information
• Problem

[JuliaR010]

hey im bipolar :) and guess what im fuckin awesome! 

[truTTh100]

life sux..

[GlenEricFM]

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.

[kokym8]

@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

[Cardien18]

@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

[ha6kox]

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]

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.

[StaceyNicolePaine]

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 :)

[JuliaR010]

@pressbox1492 hater. 

[coltonbunch16]

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.

[vengourius100]

what kind of medication do you take ?

[pressbox1492]

@JuliaR010 are you charlie sheen?