What drives delusions in bipolar disorder and depression?

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[hello-kjff]

Incredibly accurate depiction.
If anyone is experiencing this just know it doesn't make you a 'bad' person. Life is complicated and I hope you find peace and happiness.

[CG-pxqd]

These were tough years (20s-30s) with the delusions. My 40s are different, it’s there but I know it’s not real very quickly. If you are just being diagnosed, please understand it’s a process. Stay away from alcohol, eat at the same time, take your meds at the same time, don’t isolate, get hobbies, find ways to help people and get out of your own head. This is how I’ve made it to 47 with type 1 w/ psychosis. Been married 21 years life ain’t bad. God bless y’all who are fighting! Stay strong!

[randyshaw]

I wish I could help my friend with a wave of a magic wand and her bipolar disorder would be gone. Everything this woman speaks of is what I recently experienced with my friend who I really love and wanted to care for. But it is like one of life’s most cruel and painful experiences to go from being love - bombed to being viciously verbally, emotionally and mentally abused all within a few days. All I can really say is that I miss my friend very much but I am not equipped and very sensitive to conflict that is unwarranted. To anybody that is afflicted or affected by bipolar disorder I feel your pains. I hope that there may be a cure one day.😢

[steviesosa]

Delusions are fixed false belief, not just their opinion, it's their truth.

[Dan_Dynamo]

Key factor is going without sleep for a long time

[thebipolarbuzz]

Thank you for explaining this! It's a very misunderstood symptom of bipolar disorder.

[car]

During a Thanksgiving Dinner with a bunch of relatives one of my sister was telling us about a short Italian man comes to her window & warns her that’s there is danger most of the time at her job. I calmly asked what does he tell you. She goes on to tell us he doesn’t speak. Then I asked how do you know he’s Italian? Is he wearing the Italian colors of their flag or what? My relatives all stopped talking are looking for an exit. She kept talking as if this normal. I kept asking her questions & she would answer me. She’s my half sister? I’m bipolar & take my meds & have therapist. I’ve never have an a delusional episode. She refuses to go see a psychiatrist. I’m not sure if she’s bipolar. Our birth mother is a paranoid schizophrenic & one brother is too both refused to take meds or go to therapy. My relatives were so freaked out & one of my Aunts kept signaling to stop asking her questions. Well I needed to hear details.

[cyndeepokorny]

I had a depressive episode for the first time in a 6 month relationship. I was able to hide it for 2 months but that wasn’t sustainable. My boyfriend saw me depressed and I was devastated. Immediately I knew he hated me, wanted to get away from me, was extremely annoyed, could no longer be happy with me. Depression lifting so after working with my therapist I came up with some things he should know about my bp2. It was really hard but it has made things a lot better and stopped the delusions. Also I stopped drinking and smoking weed so the paranoia has also faded.

[kelligarcia]

My sister was diagnosed with bi polar, but her delusions are so serious that I’ve always thought she’s really schizophrenic. What is the differences between the two? She has crazy delusions of false memories that never happened and are not based in reality: she has persecutory delusions that everyone from her coworkers to family are in a grand conspiracy against her. I don’t know what she has, but I miss my sister 😔 she was always a little paranoid and had her ways but she’s only shown serious symptoms at about 26, maybe 2 years ago

[islewait]

Praying for these people now at the time of Christmas and also in the future that may God restore their balance of cognitive ability

[senpaisatan]

As a man with bipolar disorder, I want to be mad at this description based on personal delusions. But watching the explanation further, I can’t fight the fact that you’re exactly correct. Good work

[DontShootTheMessengerthTier]

It’s worse when your feelings get invalidated or gaslighted people tend to make it a “it’s your fault” thing. With others they get to talk things through.

[PsychoWithHouseUphill]

I was diagnosed with bipolar two years ago, (although I didn’t want to be taken to be diagnosed) and I wasn’t able to accept it until recently. But since learning what bipolar is, I’ve been able to see that I’m not going insane, as I had believed.

[RLTango]

Thank you for this insight. I have a neighbor that just lost her dad. She's having trouble sleeping and eating. She called me over to check on the house because she was hearing a loud rumble and strong vibration. I couldn't hear or feel any thing she described. I knew she was delusional, but didn't associate it with depression. I informed her family and I think she has the support she needs now.

[luckylove]

My cousin has a daughter and she just met a guy with alcoholic problems and doesn't work and moved him in her apartment. I'm worried for her 9 yr old daughter.

[bdavda]

Thank you Dr. Marks. This helps clarify for me. My loved one is diagnosed with MDD and their delusions are certainly negative not grandiose. This makes much more sense. Please keep providing your videos.

Thank you

[Raeonneptune]

Can we touch on how Gaslighting can trigger trauma that cause hallucinations? Personal reason: I have proof that im 100% being manipulated and now im completely isolated. Im being made to feel as if I have schizophrenia. I have a Bipolar 2 diagnosis

[HeyItsJDanni]

Let's just say it. Im ashamed of my past manic episodes. Especially as a Christian. I felt a devilish power and would listen to Behemoth and Slipknot's 'devil in i' and would bounce off walls or scratch myself until I bleed

[yathinkasargod]

This is damn true . I have bipolar disorder and i go through both the stages mania and depression . In mania it is like we have so much power and able to control the whole world but in case of depression its like complete sadness😢.

[GigiHabibi]

Incredibly difficult to be on the receiving end of the Bipolar’s delusions.