I KNOW she's faking, it's not real...

Question

Is bipolar disease even REAL? Im confused....

Answer 1

Bipolar is a real illness,which can really impair a person who has it,they have both extreme highs and lows,which can cause lots of problems including doing risky impulsive behavoirs,which can sometimes be a life or death situation.But if they take their meds,which are prescribed they are able to lead healthy,happy productive lives.

Answer 2

bipolar disease IS real.

Answer 3

yes!

Answer 4

Bi-polar disease is very, very real.  Millions of people suffer from it.  It requires serious medication and therapy.

In addition to those who are mentally ill, the people around them suffer as well.  It sounds like you are suffering, because you don't want to believe it.  

Answer 5

I wish it weren't

Answer 6

Yes Bi-Polar is a serious disease and it complicates the person's life and others around them. There is also Manic-Depressant and Borderline Personality Disorder which are all alike. If you know someone that is seriously effected by this and effecting other people I would try to talk them into getting some kind of medication to make them feel a little better.

Answer 7

well, think about it this way: even if she were faking it, there must be something wrong or a person would not want to fake an illness.  

Answer 8

It is very real. My step-daughter has it. Her mother has it. It can be genetic. Bi-polar disorder is very hard to FAKE....It is a very complex disease. There are actually tests and studys done to a person to diagnois bi-pilar disorder. THe chemicals in your brain are actually off balance and you can't fake that.

Answer 9

Yes. Unfortunately it's very real. It's also known as manic depression.

Answer 10

Bipolar disorder is unfortunatley real. Bipolar disorder is not a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood, clinically referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time. These episodes are normally separated by periods of normal mood, but in some patients, depression and mania may rapidly alternate, known as rapid cycling. Extreme manic episodes can sometimes lead to psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations. The disorder has been subdivided into bipolar I, bipolar II, Bipolar NOS, and cyclothymia based on the type and severity of mood episodes experienced.