If you have Bi Polar disode does that technically make you somewhat phychotic?

Question

i was labeled bi polar. eversense i was labeled bi polar my family has wanted nothing to with me. I was tooken to go see a phychiatrist at a very young age because accordig to my family they saw some abnormality in me when i was younger. They want nothing to do with me naw. I have been taking meds even though i don't neccesarily feel i am bi polar but they still express fear towards me. Bi Polar people ususlly feel the way they do for no reason but when i am happy or which ever emotion its for a completely rational reason. This label has not solved any issues all it has done is make people not want to be any where near me.

Answer 1

People with bi-polar can be psychotic in their manic phases - psychotic meaning experiencing disturbances of perception and thinking - just to get the terminology right & not feed in to any further stereotypes, eh?

It's a real shame that your family aren't supportive of you, because it sounds like you're dealing with your problems. There is still a great stigma attached to mental health issues, a lot of the time due to misconceptions and fear. They need as much information as possiblesuch as http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/men...

and see if you can find a local carers group where relatives meet and support each other. Bipolar is not the end of your life, and as another answerer stated, many great artists have had this diagnosis. The rest of us will never get to experience that full emotional spectrum! All the best.

Answer 2

Bi Polar disorder is a mood disorder not a psychotic disorder ...so no ur not crazy don't worry

take care

marissa ^_^

Answer 3

Bi-polar is not a label it's an illness.Your family obviously know nothing about it and are heartless having nothing to do with you.Carry on taking your medication because that's controlling the Bi-polar.Your family may be expressing fear because when people have manic highs with Bi-polar and  they can become psychotic but there is other medication to control this.I think you need to find out more about your condition and explain in full to your parents and ask them why they have disowned you in this way.Bi-polar has 3 stages. Manic highs,mixed episodes and depressive phases,although you sound quite well.Good luck.

Answer 4

aww thats so sad about your family, i know how you feel tho, none of my family came to see me in hosptal when i attemped sucicide, your story makes me cry ----- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

i hope one day they realise that they have been evil to you , you deserve better and i hope one day you meet someone that loves you for you - bipolar or not !

p.s - i know i havent answered your question! sorry lol

Answer 5

if you don't take your medication u   sooner or later you will completely loose your mind and end up in a mental hospital i don't want to scare you but keep taking your medicine and don't think so much about who wants to be around you or not   i have a friend in the same situation and she just keeps away from those who don't want to deal with her she was in a mental hospital for 4 months she completely lost her mind she went into a bipolar manic episode were it blocked her mind  she didn't know she was bipolar till all this happen and trust me it's the last thing you would want

Answer 6

No, it doesn't.

There are many, many high functioning (for example, Winston Churchill was Bipolar!) people that have Bipolar Disorder and are not "psychotic" at all. Unfortunately, mental illness has a stigma in society and it shouldn't. It is treatable and an illness the same as Diabetes or Cancer, nothing more, nothing less.

Answer 7

No your not phychotic at all.Im bipolar so i live in your world .just allways remember you did not chooses bipolar it choose you.

Answer 8

I am bi-polar and was diagnosed at 42 years of age.  I did not know that I had mood swings that were set off by absolutely nothing.  When I went into counseling I was afraid of who I would become with medication, I was afraid that I wouldnt be that bubbly girl that I guess was sometimes sad.  But I am glad that I was hospitalized and put on the right medication and have been fine.  As for people or family not accepting you that's thier loss not yours.  It is not an abnormality you are not to be feared.  You have a chemical imbalance.  Don't stop taking your meds and stay with a counselor and psych.  I now have ups and downs that are for reasonable reasons.. But I will admit that I do miss the manic episodes..Although they do come once in awhile but im extremely funny.  Please take care of yourself.