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Debbie is a 45 year old woman who I have been working with for about four years. She was diagnosed with a severe bipolar disorder at age twelve.
About 10 years ago she had a lifting injury at work and developed chronic low back pain. Over a series of eight years she underwent multiple low back ... Views: 2660
The following case-study about healing mood swings demonstrates what can be achieved by practicing the simple self-help practice higher-consciousness healing as described in Tara’s book The Five-Minute Miracle.
Tilly (54 years) had been a counselor for decades when she came to see me ... Views: 2619
I have recently been diagnosed as having bipolar depression, which is a kind of depression that causes the person to fluctuate between being on a high, and being very exuberant and creative, as well as being depressed and lethargic.
To me, "bipolar depression" is just a psychological term ... Views: 2590
INTRODUCTION
“There’s a suicide in the observation room.” That’s what I heard them say. They called me “a suicide.” I no longer have a name. I want to scream out, “My name is MJ, MJ Sawyer!” But, I won’t. I’ve learned that a name is of little consequence once you’ve been committed and declared ... Views: 2559
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function.
Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of Bipolar are severe. They can result in damaged ... Views: 2533
What does it mean to have a borderline personality disorder (BPD)? Basically a person with this condition has unstable or turbulent emotions that can sometimes make them act on impulse and encounter trouble in their relationships.
So what else is new? Don’t we all have a certain amount of ... Views: 2531
My brother Bobby recently celebrated his 55th birthday. And while I wasn't able to be with him, I know he was in the company of friends who love and accept him unconditionally.
Bobby is very special to me as he was diagnosed as a young adult of having Schizophrenia. It was a very scary time ... Views: 2455
"Writing down specific goals is an essential part of getting better. You have to write your goals down every day in a certain, very specific, way. Feel free to change your goals at any time if you want. They are flexible. The more goals you write each day the more you will accomplish.
Write ... Views: 2439
By Sam Vaknin
Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"
The manic phase of Bipolar I Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Bipolar patients in the manic phase exhibit many of the signs and symptoms of pathological narcissism - ... Views: 2431
"Writing can be a cathartic process. Writing one’s autobiography is a deeply personal process. When I wrote A Can of Madness I poured my heart out on the page. It was extremely intense but, overall, an extremely rewarding experience. Writing saved my life and enabled me to put my manic ... Views: 2407
Ok. I'm guilty. I love the opposite sex! At times I indulge but like candy it's sooo ohhh sooo good yet it spoils your stomach.
There's nothing better than the look of desire I get, especially when I am relating my own desire to be wanted. To be needed whether out and about or in our private ... Views: 2400
"Choose to let go of limiting beliefs as soon as they appear and immediately replace them with the greatest things you can imagine. Start by writing down your most important values – the things that matter most to you in life – in no particular order. Then go back and put them in order of ... Views: 2398
Are you an expert, or someone who considers his/herself to be extremely knowledgeable on a specific subject? Did you cure your physical or mental illness unconventionally? Do you have a product for sale that you say will change my life? Then please remember these four words: First Do No ... Views: 2385
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is often treated with mood stabilizers. They are sometimes prescribed antipsychotics and antidepressants in conjunction with such medication.
Mood stabilizers
People who suffer from bipolar disorder usually resort to mood ... Views: 2354
"Share everything positive that you learn or do in your life and celebrate the successes of others. The more you can reach out to others and connect with them the more you are pushing your bipolar aside and bringing out the real you. If you feel nervous about connecting with others, say “I like ... Views: 2350
While everyone has times when they are in an extreme mood, a person with bipolar can be very depressed and at other times be so happy that they seem like they are driven by a motor. Their mood can change very suddenly, and it often seems that there is no apparent cause. This is called bipolar ... Views: 2305
A person with a mental health issue like bipolar, will often have problematic sleep patterns. Bipolar when it strikes, brings with it very serious challenges. The sleep disorder insomnia, is often one of the challenges, to be faced by those with bipolar. Those who have both insomnia, and ... Views: 2272
Most of us approach the holiday season hoping, wishing and pretending that everything will be OK, but what we often fail to do is PLAN & PREPARE. By taking time to revisit past holidays you gather a lot of useful information to help with preparing and planning for the next holiday season. Your ... Views: 2264
Bipolar depression can engulf the person you know in a dark cloud so they are hardly recognizable. It can be severe or mild and last for a considerable time. The person may:
• Find nothing interesting or enjoyable
• Be emotionally flat, empty, sad or tearful
• Feel worthless, excessively ... Views: 2254
Robert Lewis Stevenson wrote “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" in 1886. The central theme of the story is of two very different men who inhabit the same body. His characterization of the respectable Dr Jekyll, who turns into the ugly and deformed Mr Hyde has so griped the collective ... Views: 2199
I believe there needs be greater understanding about the actual cause of depression, as the majority of the information available concerns the symptoms and how to deal with them.
The problem with trying to deal with the symptoms rather than the cause of depression, is that you are just ... Views: 2185
Bipolar disorder is a medical condition in which a patient experiences extreme mood swings. He can go from happy to irritable to depressed or irritable and depressed without a plausible reason. There are four types of bipolar disorder:
i) Bipolar disorder Type I is a condition in which the ... Views: 2177
Bipolar disorder or manic depression is characterized by an alternation of mood and reactions in individuals who are gradually losing their conscience. They have feelings of grandiosity. They are possessed by an exaggerated energy that leads them to intense activity. After a certain period of ... Views: 2169
Manic depression or bipolar disorder is a mental disorder characterized by the abrupt change of mood. On one hand, it generates exaggerated feelings and reactions (euphoria). Bipolar individuals feel so positive they believe they can do even what is beyond human capacity. On the other hand, it ... Views: 2162
Because opposed to typical pros and cons that every person experiences sometimes, the signals of bpd are much more serious. The side effects may be tragical: broken romances, poor results at school or even job, or maybe lead to committing suicide. Nevertheless it is a lifelong battle the good ... Views: 2141
Life makes us experience many different types of emotions and feelings. Some people have a hard time transitioning from one mood to another. These people have bipolar disorder, a mental condition in which a patient experiences elevated episodes of mania followed by periods of depression. The ... Views: 2140
Depression is a normal emotion that comes and goes with life. It is a chemical release in the brain known as Dopemine that is probably responsible for the emotion Depression.
When someone dies or we lose our job, we may feel periods of sadness. That is Depression. Sometimes we move away from ... Views: 2130
Being a parent is a hard job. Being a parent to 5 children is an even harder job. Being a parent to 5 children while coping with being bipolar can some days seem impossible. Downright impossible.
I won't lie.
There are some days I would rather smash that alarm clock and crawl back inside ... Views: 2114
When an individual within a family is diagnosed with a serious mental illness, (i.e. Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder), the foundation within the family is often shaken to its core. The news is devastating, and the diagnosed family member, due to the illness,is not be able to function in the ... Views: 2094
Bipolar Disorder is difficult to treat. People that have been diagnosed with this disorder, do not want to take the medication once they have been regulated with the proper dosage. The reason this happens, is once their body has been treated with the medication properly, they begin to feel as ... Views: 2065
Five people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident collision on Ventura 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills, say authorities. Of the five injured, two sustained critical injuries from the multi-vehicle crash, which took place at about 8 AM on January 3, 2011. The exact crash point occurred on ... Views: 1982
Manic depression or bipolar disorder affects more and more people in modern societies. The disorder is characterised by periods of mania followed by others of depression. The length of those periods varies the same as the severity.
Following a diagnosis, most manic depressive sufferers will ... Views: 1980
I was recently interviewed for an upcoming production that will address bipolar disorder and pregnancy. As a result, I thought it would be an appropriate time to share my thoughts on bipolar disorder and pregnancy. The pressing question is can a woman with bipolar disorder have a successful ... Views: 1965
When diagnosing bipolar disorder there are two main types of bipolar that medical professionals refer to.
They are known as bipolar I and bipolar II but you may also see them referred to as:
-bipolar 1, bipolar i, bipolar type 1, or bipolar i disorder
-bipolar 2, bipolar ii, bipolar type 2, ... Views: 1950
I am in my own state of shock. My friend, Marsha, called this morning to tell me that her daughter, Lauren, had committed suicide. She was 34 years old, the same age as my oldest daughter, Alicia. I’ve known Marsha since we attended Kino Junior High together. Some 15 years later Marsha, our ... Views: 1940
By changing to the bipolar diet [designed for people with a Bipolar disorder] you can stabilize your mood and prevent mood swings, another bonus of this diet is weight loss and increased energy levels.
What is Bipolar disorder?
This is a condition involving cycles of depression, elation ... Views: 1906
Bipolar II disorder is a type of mental condition that affects the moods, causing them to alternate from high to low over a period of time. The high moods are referred to as hypomania or hypomanic episodes and are quite mild. The depression periods however are more severe and last longer. ... Views: 1898
When a person is suffering from dual diagnosis, the treatment goes far beyond detoxification. Often there are much deeper and more serious underlying issues that need to be rooted out simultaneously for a successful and complete recovery.The treatment of psychological urge to consume substance ... Views: 1895
I have often been dismayed when hearing about chilren as young as 6 being given the psychotropic drug Ritalin because they have ADHD. So when I asked a good friend of mine who tutors young kids for a living what this was all about, what she said about this made me even more perplexed as to why ... Views: 1892
Mental and health attributes are essential for every organism ranging from body to the mind. Mental health is as important as physical health. Some people consider that mental health is just the absence of any mental disorder or abnormality. But it is not like this. In fact mental health is ... Views: 1885
Mental disorders can be confusing, as well as debilitating. They can turn your world on it's head in a blink of an eye. Bipolar disorder is one such ailment. Many people world wide suffer from bipolar disorder, but many more really don't know what bipolar disorder really is, and how it impacts ... Views: 1882
Bipolar disorder is not a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood, clinically referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed ... Views: 1882
Manic depression or Bipolar depression is considered one of the worst type's of depression that people suffer from.
Characterized by sudden and extreme mood changes, Manic depression is known as such because manic refers to the 'ups' while depression refers to the 'downs'.
A lot of people ... Views: 1855
Ever feel like you're on top of the world and nothing in it or about it can bring you down? Have insane amounts of energy like you've just downed a case of energy drinks chased with coffee? Has this feeling lasted for what seems forever? Is it disrupting your sleep? (Sleep? What's sleep? I ... Views: 1850
How do you relieve stress? Coping with stress requires that you identify and understand the source of your stress and then make a plan for how to reduce the impact of that stressor on your life. The next set of action steps will give you some tools to help you identify stressors, and learn how ... Views: 1833
Everyone wonders, what could be his motive? Why would Adam Lanza kill so many people? Yes, he had Aspergers. But does that explain why he took a gun and killed children? And so many? What went wrong? And how could we as a society prevent future disasters such as this one.?
I'm not Adam ... Views: 1827
TREATMENTS FOR A BIO -PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITION
Understanding and treating bipolar disorder requires tuning in to biological, psychological, and social aspects—it is a bio-psychosocial condition.
Typically, bipolar disorder is treated with one or more medications plus some type of counseling or ... Views: 1809
It could appear that all the time every thing is wonderful in the world of the famous persons but realities indicate that they are as well normal individuals that as well front with unwellness, physical and mental. Bipolar disorder is one of the unwellnesses that have been genuinely topical in ... Views: 1801
This morning I found Me talking to Myself. This does happen from time to time and I believe part of it may be due to my Bipolar Affective Disorder. But I also believe most of us talk to ourselves from time to time. Often times the words are just comments we would probably prefer to keep to ... Views: 1782
People with this depressive condition often suffer from reactive hypoglycemia (this generally occurs about three hours after a meal, and it is a drop in ones blood sugar). Symptoms can range from depression, fatigue, and irritability, going right up to panic attacks or even the odd outburst of ... Views: 1780