Posts Tagged ‘Excessive’

Introduction to Soaring & Crashing – My Bipolar Adventures

I'm not a famous actress like Patty Duke (Anna Marie in they call me Anna) or Carrie Fisher (in the best Awful); or a gifted psychiatrist like Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison (in An Unquiet Mind); or a flamboyant, young journalist like Lizzie Simon (in Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D); or a notorious newswoman [...]

Major Depression Or Bipolar Depression – What is the Difference?

Many people struggle with depression. Depression itself can be as simple as a sign of a bad day (or few days), or it can be a sign of something bigger - a psychiatric illness such as major depression or bipolar disorder. How, then, can we tell the difference? Depression affects approximately 21 million Americans. it [...]

Symptoms Of Bipolar Disorder And Their Treatment

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that involves rapid change of mood conditions. as the name implies, bi means two or dual and polar connotes polarity. By application, this means that a person with symptoms of bipolar disorder tends to abruptly change polarities from extreme happiness down to severe sadness within a short time interval. [...]

Can Anxiety Cause Physical Symptoms?

Anxiety often causes a variety of physical signs and symptoms. The majority of us, (or even everybody) can feel stress and also anxiety at some time or another. Everybody has a different amount that they are able to put up with. Much like a lot of people feel the a cold quickly yet others hardly [...]

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Children and Early Teens

While the mental illness known as bipolar disorder typically develops and is diagnosed in the late teen to early adult years, it is possible for younger children to develop this disorder. when a diagnosis is made in a young child with this mental illness it is referred to as early-onset bipolar disorder. A diagnosis of [...]

Medications For Depression – What You Need to Know About Depression Medications

Depression is a troubled state of mind characterized by feelings like sadness, negative thoughts, and pessimistic attitude. Persons suffering with depression usually feel hopeless about their existing situation, a feeling that can evolve into serious mental illness and psychological disorders such as schizophrenia. sometimes, these feelings can even aggravate to the point of committing suicide. [...]

The Dangers of Bipolar Depression

Bipolar disorder is also known as a Manic Depressant. Basically the same symptoms occur with very minor variations. In either case the afflicted is in an extreme case of mood swings and this can become quite dangerous to them. Read on to find out the signs. There are two common types of this disorder there [...]

Introduction to Soaring & Crashing – My Bipolar Adventures

I'm not a famous actress like Patty Duke (Anna Marie in They call me Anna) or Carrie Fisher (in The best Awful); or a gifted psychiatrist like Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison (in an Unquiet Mind); or a flamboyant, young journalist like Lizzie Simon (in Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D); or a notorious newswoman [...]

Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder, once known as manic depression, is an illness where the sufferer alternatively experiences both extreme joy and terrible desolation. Medication and therapy are generally used to stabilize the condition. Sufferers are often detached, introverted, and emotionally sensitive even though during the manic phase their behaviour takes on a very extroverted form. in some [...]