I suffer from bipolar disorder, is this a spiritual phenomena?

Question

many professionals think the or-gin of this disorder in the classic type may very we be a spiritual awakening, my mania was like this spiritual trip that was so moving it changed me forever, I believe I actually experienced christ in special way, what do you think

Answer 1

I think you just have a mental disorder and need help from a real live person.

Answer 2

Many people that are religious have been stereotyped and "labeled" as having bi-polar disorder, wrongly.  It was taken out of the DSM for that very reason!  They don't understand it and don't believe in miracles.  It was a historical fact that i was an attempt to stop religious people from praying and acknowledging an imaginary person. It is also refered to as being primative.

Bi-polar disorder is very real and medical attention should be sought out.

Chemicals do change in the brain when a person prays, regardless of religion and statistics show those in a blind study that wer prayed for healed better.  The Study was done by the Amen Clinic and The University of Pittsburgh.

Answer 3

I think you should treat your bipolar disorder as you would any other illness, and seek to experience Christ through the Bible, prayer and fellowship with other Christians.

Btw:  Don't go off your meds.  God is bigger than any drugs.  :)

Answer 4

Bipolar Depression is a largely genetic and physical ailment. It's pretty dangerous to expect that prayers alone will cure it. Would you tell someone with diabetes to stop taking insulin and pray for that to go away? I wouldn't. God can use doctors and medication to heal people. Even the Apostle Paul said to take "a little wine for thy health sake".

Answer 5

No.  My brother, who is bipolar, believed god was speaking to him when he gave away all of his belongings, including the shirt off his own back.   He doesn't look back on this with fond memories.

j-r  

Answer 6

its a mental disorder you can get help for and you can help control it with medications.  

Answer 7

I am bipolar, I think your confusing it with Schizophrenia. Bipolarity only causes people to change moods very often, not to act like other people or to give you hallucinogenic effects, That would be you being crazy.

Answer 8

"You are possessed by a demon." - fundie

Answer 9

I suggest you listen to your psychiatrist/psychologist. Spiritual phenomena or no, it is still a dangerous condition that needs to be treated.  

Answer 10

I think that a good experience is a good experience and leave it at that.

Answer 11

What do I think?

I think bi-polar is a mental sickness.

It is a breaking down, not a building up.

Don't look for anything mystical in it.

Answer 12

I so agree with Space Captain. Bi- polar is a chemical imbalance in the brain.Diet can help and hinder the balancing of the brain chemicals.

Check out http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/

This web site was really able to help my wife deal with Bi-polar.

I believe that all illness has a spiritual basis.      

Answer 13

I think it's oppression

Answer 14

a result of a bad diet  

Answer 15

Its just a mental illness, there is nothing spiritral about it...

Answer 16

There's a pastor that knows about this stuff...it is his ministry.

If interested he has a toll free # you can call.

You can find it at www.doersoftheword.org

Answer 17

isn't that what the religious texts teaches? doesn't teach that the source of all undesireable things come from a magic evil guy and the source of all good comes from a magic benign one? if people really believed that, would there be any doctors, any real treatments, understanding? No

Answer 18

No its a chemical imbalance in your brain, it reqires medication , just like high blood pressure.

tGod bless

Answer 19

There is nothing spiritual about it.  It is a mental illness, so be sure to stay on the regimen recommended by your doctor.

Answer 20

It seems to me that this condition is very spiritual but everyone I heard of who had this trouble took lots of meds.  However, the meds didn't cure them at all.  They just became completely dependent on them.

Don't know what advice is right here except to draw near to the Lord and he will draw near to you.  Nothing is impossible with God.  He can cure you of anything.  Trust him with all your heart.  Stay in the word day and night.  Meditate on the word.  Pray the healing scriptures.  God bless you.