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****Disclaimer**** This is a project for a high school AP Pscyhology course. This is a fictionalized account of having a psychological ailment. For questions about this blog project or its contents, please email the teacher Chris Jocham: [email protected]
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Bipolar DisorderBy: psychpseudonymone
What is Bipolar Disorder?
major mood swings that
go from depression to mania or both at the same time
After feeling so many high’s and low’s..
I knew I was bipolar.
It is stressful to know that I feel so different day to day…
and I cannot even control it.
Risk Factors
• Family relatives having bipolar disorder
• High Stress• Abusing drugs or alcohol• Traumatic events• Being fifteen through thirty in age
Drinking away my Drinking away my problems got me here.. problems got me here..
What if I hadn’t drank?What if I hadn’t drank?
What if I had found help earlier?What if I had found help earlier?
What if..? What if…. What if..? What if….
Causes• Brain differences• Imbalance of neurotransmitters
affect mood• Imbalance of hormones• Inheritance• Stress, substance abuse, or
trauma can trigger bipolar disorder
• Seasonal Changes
This all started after my promotion at work.. Too much stress for such a young person, I
guess. I can’t help my mood when I’m
under so much stress..
Mania
Feeling over energetic or very irritableCocky about what can or cannot do
Feeling hyper even without sleepExtremely chatty
Distracted Impulsive and reckless
Rapid speechThoughts jump around quickly
I have never actually experienced a true manic episode, according to
my doctor. Just really close.. I guess I just never get that
‘recklessness’ that the people with mania get.
Hypomania
• Not usually seen as a problem
• Very energetic
• Baseline
The days I feel super energetic.. I can shop or work for hours without feeling fatigue.. It’s crazy how much I can do on these days.
Wish there were more of these days.
Depression
Feeling hopeless
IrritablePessimistic
Loss of appetite and weightFatigue
Sluggish physically and mentally
Sleep problems
Lack of concentration
Feel worthless
Wanting to die
I usually feel depressed after stressful days of
work.. When I feel overwhelmed with work, I just want to curl up into a ball and die. I get so close, too.. I feel
worthless, unneeded, useless..
Mixed State
Symptoms of hypomania and depression
Depression withIrritabilityAgitationAnxietyInsomniaRacing thoughts
High energy and low mood = Suicide risks
At least on the days when I’m depressed, all
feelings are numbed away.
These days are the worst.. I feel so worthless but at the same time I have so much stress.
Suicide & Bipolar Disorder
• Speaking of dying • Feelings of hopelessness • Feeling like a burden • Putting life in danger• Saying goodbye • Finding weapons or pills to commit
suicide
When I feel like I cannot do anything at all, I just want to
die. I mean, who would miss me? I just wanna say goodbye and
disappear sometimes.. I do not really know what stops me..
Bipolar II
Do not have full manic episodesOnly experience hypomania and
depression
If has manic episodes, then has Bipolar I
I’ve come close to mania..
But I guess I’m just not crazy enough yet.
Ha. Ha. Ironic, isn’t it?
I can’t even reach the ‘ultimate level’ of mania
no matter how crazy I already feel..
Treatment
• Substance abuse treatment
• Psychotherapy• Electroconvulsiv
e therapy• Hospitalization
•Medication
–Lithium
–Anticolvulsants
–Antidepressants
–Antipsychotics
–Symbyax
–Benzodiazepines
Finally on medication.Please.
I hope. I wish. I pray.That this will work.