Bipolar Disorder Explained Clearly

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that is characterised by alternating periods of depressive symptoms and elevated mood, termed either hypomania or mania. We cover the different types of bipolar disorder, the criteria for diagnosis and treatment options.

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Video Timestamps:
0:00 What is Bipolar Disorder?
0:33 Bipolar Disorder - Depression
1:10 Bipolar Disorder - Mania vs Hypomania
2:14 Bipolar Disorder Classification - (Bipolar Disorder 1 vs Bipolar Disorder 2 vs Cyclothymia)
3:15 Epidemiology and Risk Factors
4:22 Bipolar Disorder Treatment

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Video Timestamps:
0:00 What is Bipolar Disorder?
0:33 Bipolar Disorder - Depression
1:10 Bipolar Disorder - Mania vs Hypomania
2:14 Bipolar Disorder Classification - (Bipolar Disorder 1 vs Bipolar Disorder 2 vs Cyclothymia)
3:15 Epidemiology and Risk Factors
4:22 Bipolar Disorder Treatment

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[livingded_glrl]

Trying to explain this to a friend with no mental illness is so hard

[alkohallick]

I'm bipolar and it sucks. The end of last year and beginning of this year I was manic and spent myself into oblivion. Now I'm in the depressive swing trying to clean up the mess I made. Hopefully I learned my lesson.

[stephaniehanley]

I got diagnosed in rehab after being a daily drinker for about 4 years. It was a relief to finally have an answer to my excessive mood swings & why I kept self medicating. Been sober 6 months 🎉 I’m on medication specifically for bipolar & work with CBT. It’s been some of the toughest months of my 20s trying to find meds that work, a good routine, & therapy— but I’m trying

[ZieSpiralOut]

My husband is bipolar. Imagine mania like this. You have all the energy and motivation in the world but instead of cleaning up and organizing your space, you scatter everything everywhere and spend all your time deciding where you want a single pencil to go.
I am really not trying to be funny for anyone thinking that, my husband is a property manager and has to deal with rent from 68 different tenants. If there’s an issue with anything, the more anxious he gets, the more random piles of money he makes until it’s a total mess. I support him through those moments the best I can and help organize it with him, usually ends up okay but I really feel for him because it’s not something he can really control. He’s done really well over the years with accepting help when it gets too much and I couldn’t be prouder really. He’s terrified of the depression side so he always steers to mania if he can. I don’t blame him there. I know depression and can’t imagine how tough bipolar depression can be, I imagine it’s worse than what I had. Being overwhelmed is one thing, being so down that you couldn’t care less about even getting out of bed is scarier to me. You could literally let your whole life just fall apart.

[laurabattle]

Who else likes the highs? 😁 because everything is funny and nothing bothers you, but you also get scared because you know the depression is going to happen at some point soon..😔

[confusion]

Ever meet someone you thought was bipolar only to find out they didn't like you and had a hard time faking it and staying in character

[Teufer]

My mother had bipolar. But also schizophrenic (persecutary delusions) and a narcissist.
In a maniac episode. It was like dealing with a rabbit dog. One wrong move or word and she was over you. Beating you in a pulp.

[DominikPavel-fkwb]

I got diagnosed with bipolar 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[nidaeman]

Not only am I suffering from bipolar disorder, but also obsessive-compulsive disorder, mysophobia, and depression. I used to be very creative, but gradually lost interest in everything. Nowadays, I'm facing the darkest period of my life, waiting for the end, but nobody can understand me.

[umamehra]

Bipolar happens mostly to intellectuals..it is high maintenance..

[nvaid]

Thank you for this, I've been diagnosed with Bipolar 1 and on meds for I think a year now, and before I was diagnosed with bipolar, I was diagnosed with depression (still am) but this really helped. I didn't really exactly know what it was, I knew about mania and depressive episodes, but I never really GOT it.

[vijaykumarl]

A great understanding of the subject is given in a simple way. I appreciate the interpreter.

[MrZkoki]

Thank you for simplifying a very challenging as well as demanding concept. The images and the drawings on the whiteboard play a huge role.

[missjae]

This information correlates with spirituality. Our own body creates natural highs. It can release all sorts of chemicals to give us bliss or depressive energies.

[godsgrace]

I use to think I was after several test I’m not. Sometimes life circumstances will cause you to fall into depression. It takes a whole lot to get me depressed.

[hollyhayes]

There are a few songs and (I believe) a book written by the musician Emilie Autumn about her experience with having Bipolar Disorder and being in a psych ward. I would recommend that anybody who's interested in the subject checks it out. 👍 Edit: I believe that she has Type 1.

[alexbowman]

Bipolar is common in actors and musicians where they appear to be able to time and control their moods to aid their work.

[jamiedorsch]

Both mania and the depressive episodes are horrible for me. My mania, at it’s worst, has lasted weeks at a time with no sleep for over half of it. If I got lucky I could lay down and close my eyes for an hour. I have experienced significant trauma frequently throughout my life. Recently I stopped taking my medications. I just stopped. But thankfully I’m back on them. Lamotrigine and Duloxetine for the past couple years.

[GenerationX]

Years ago when my bipolar friend was on one his highs he told me he thought he could write a successful screenplay for a video game. He doesn't even work for a gaming company or in an industry where they write screenplays.