Know anyone with bipolar?

MrAbyss · 15-10-2019 11:54am

Veganism also produces bi-polar like mania and depression. Hence why they need Vitamin B injections every so often to prevent them from going into psychosis from their 'healthy lifestyle'.

A lot of depression can be dealt with via low carb diets and long walks in nature. (note: I didn't say cured)

Wayne Jarvis · 15-10-2019 12:03pm

MrAbyss wrote: »

I made this all up. BPD does not exist and you are a really special person.

Littlemisshobo came into this thread to share her experience of being bipolar. As you can see from her low post count she doesn’t post much. Why don’t you stop targeting her with your nonsense and maybe others might learn something?

15-10-2019 12:13pm

The One Doctor wrote: »

Nope, it's not compulsory to stay in relationships with people with a mental illness. Better running off sooner than later, and this is experience talking.

Interestingly, many severe mental illnesses disappear for a while after dialysis, suggesting that they are physical in origin.

Source??

Aceandstuff · 15-10-2019 12:13pm

MrAbyss wrote: »

once again this is Borderline Personality Disorder and not Bi-Polar. Two very different conditions. Bi-Polar the person is a danger to themselves. With BPD the person is a danger to everyone else.

Well, she was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder by medical professionals, and was medicated for her condition. It was working until she stopped taking meds and things went downhill from there. That doesn't rule out any other issues she had, just as being a danger to oneself doesn't rule out being dangerous to others.

She had some issues of her own on top of what she was diagnosed with, and Bipolar Disorder can present itself differently in different people. But shur, why not go ahead and slap a diagnosis on someone briefly described in a randomer's anecdote on the internet.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 15-10-2019 12:15pm

Yeah, three cousins, all siblings. Diagnosed at different ages, one not until her 30s though she reckons in hindsight she was symptomatic before that. Seems to run very strongly in that family, thankfully I'm not related by blood to the side it came from, just the side where everyone has regular depression :pac:

I've another friend who's had manic episodes but she has a different diagnosis. Wouldn't wish any of it on anyone.

MrAbyss · 15-10-2019 1:03pm

Just to add, no one has to stay in a relationship with someone who has a mental health disorder. It is not your fault that they are sick. There are loads of mental health 'awareness' public information programs which never touch on the misery (and sometimes life-threatening dangers) the people in relationships undergo by 'being their rock'. Their cross is not yours to carry unconditionally.

There is nothing wrong with walking away. Nothing at all. If I meet a woman with the slightest hint of BPD, I am gone. Being there for them is like feeding a shark tofu in the hope they become a vegetarian.

15-10-2019 1:09pm

I wonder about the possible genetic link with mental illness. Could it instead be generational not good enough parenting? Hurt and dysfunction passed down through families?

littlemisshobo · 15-10-2019 1:14pm

No one has to stay in an abusive relationship. Domestic abuse victims are more likely to have a mental health condition. Don't let anyone use your mental health history against you to gaslight you, to control you, undermine and abuse you.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/07/domestic-abuse-victims-more-likely-to-suffer-mental-illness-study

littlemisshobo · 15-10-2019 1:15pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I wonder about the possible genetic link with mental illness. Could it instead be generational not good enough parenting? Hurt and dysfunction passed down through families?

Mental illness covers a range of conditions. Some have strong genetic links, others are environmental.

Wayne Jarvis · 15-10-2019 1:15pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I wonder about the possible genetic link with mental illness. Could it instead be generational not good enough parenting? Hurt and dysfunction passed down through families?

My opinion on it is that bipolar is one of the few mental illnesses, that I know of, that is more nature r than nurture. Obviously your childhood environment factors in too. I mentioned earlier in the thread about mental illness on my Mother's side, I believe the depression I have is from my childhood rather than being born with it. I've never done any research into that, just an opinion I formed based on my life and the lives of other people I know.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 15-10-2019 1:25pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I wonder about the possible genetic link with mental illness. Could it instead be generational not good enough parenting? Hurt and dysfunction passed down through families?

It varies between conditions and I'm sure it's often a bit of both. Iirc there's quite a bit of debate about the heritability of, in particular, schizophrenia and bipolar; many studies of twins and of adopted people have concluded it's strongly or primarily genetic, other studies strongly dispute those studies' methodologies and conclusions and argue everywhere along the scale from the conditions being rooted in childhood trauma to the conditions being socially constructed.

I'm on my phone (and at work lol) so I won't be hunting down links but it's an interesting rabbit hole to go down if one's so inclined!

I know in my mother's family, depression runs through it like fecking freckles, I've got it and I certainly wouldn't attribute it to bad parenting, then again I'm not exactly a neutral observer...

15-10-2019 1:27pm

littlemisshobo wrote: »

Mental illness covers a range of conditions. Some have strong genetic links, others are environmental.

Hmm. Perhaps.

15-10-2019 1:34pm

Cassius Wailing Vista wrote: »

It varies between conditions and I'm sure it's often a bit of both. Iirc there's quite a bit of debate about the heritability of, in particular, schizophrenia and bipolar; many studies of twins and of adopted people have concluded it's strongly or primarily genetic, other studies strongly dispute those studies' methodologies and conclusions and argue everywhere along the scale from the conditions being rooted in childhood trauma to the conditions being socially constructed.

I'm on my phone (and at work lol) so I won't be hunting down links but it's an interesting rabbit hole to go down if one's so inclined!

I know in my mother's family, depression runs through it like fecking freckles, I've got it and I certainly wouldn't attribute it to bad parenting, then again I'm not exactly a neutral observer...

In my professional experience mental illness has presented itself in adults who have been dealt a challenging hand when growing up. I wouldn't even say it was just 'bad' parenting but in many cases parenting that wasn't 'good enough. Inconsistent to no attachment, chaotic environment, needs not being met, lack of emotional attunement from primary caregiver.

Regarding Bipolar, which is not BPD, the causes aren't at all clear. Yes there is a strong hereditary link but there is also a strong environmental one. My own opinion is that there is no one definite cause for all who have been diagnosed. It varies among individuals I feel.

Wayne Jarvis · 15-10-2019 2:41pm

Cassius Wailing Vista wrote: »

I'm on my phone (and at work lol) so I won't be hunting down links

Can you prove that you were posting on your phone? Unless you provide a link to a study from 2014 proving that you were on your phone I will in typical After Hours/IMHO fashion assume you won’t post a link because you know you are wrong! :pac:

weldoninhio · 15-10-2019 3:05pm

endacl wrote: »

Seconded.

Thirded

10fathoms · 20-10-2019 8:46pm

mr_fegelien wrote: »

My psychiatrist told me I suffered from this a while back in 2013. Tried coke this year and it was exactly like the mania I experienced. Did some ****ed up stuff to my body thinking I was invicible.

But I've heard some people spend their entire wages on frivolous gifts.

I think you should go out and do ALL the coke

Know anyone with bipolar?

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