Have you ever been called, or referred to as bipolar? Do you even know what it is, or does?
It basically is when you go through random mood swings, either happy or sad, day by day. One minute you can be happy, without a care in the world. The next thing you know you are telling off everyone and have an uncontrollable anger.
It is sad to say but bipolar disorder is linked to genetics in an individual. If a family member of yours has bipolar, you are 6 times as likely to get it also.Bipolar disorder has been known to give suicidal thoughts to the affected individual, as well as poor performance in schools and jobs. Substance abuse is very common with people who have bipolar disorder, along with anxiety attacks.
Unfortuantely there is no cure for bipolar yet. Mood stabilizing medication such as lithium can prove to be a temporary fix to the problem.
So the next time you are called bipolar, rub it into the person's face that they are. Now that you know some background, tell others about what bipolar is. I have included a link at the bottom if you would like some more information regarading the bipolar disorders.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-index.shtmlhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-index.shtml
No comments:
Post a Comment