What are the signs someone may have bipolar?

Question

What is it like to be around them everyday?

What are their personalities like socially?

Do they push and pull people away and then regret their actions?

Do they feel that the world is all mad and everybody is wrong when it is them?

Answer 1

Bipolar disorder is different for everyone. Some people get agressive or "mean" yes, but others may just experience intense anxiety, racing thoughts, etc. It really depends on the person and the way the chemical imbalance affects them.

You can't generalize or put people in a box. Yes, you can read the descriptions of what mania is or what depression feels like, but ultimately, it is different for everyone. So there is no real answer to your questions -- the signs are different for everyone.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a couple of the things you listed above, they need to see a counselor. Those descriptions are really general and can be the result of many things -- whether a disorder or not.  

Answer 2

People with bipolar depression have both the lows of depression and the highs of mania. An emotional roller coaster - a shifting between one and the other.

Manic Episode:

1. A period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or iritable mood, lasting at least a week.

2. Persistence of at least three of the following: inflated self-esteem or grandiosity, decreased need to sleep, more talkativeness than usual, or prssure to keep talking, flight of ideas or the experience that thoughts are racing, distractability, inccrease in activity or psychomotor agitation, excess involvement in pleasurable activities that have high potential for painful consequences.

3. Significant distress or impairment.

Bipolar I Disorder:

1. The presence of a manic, hypomanic, or major depressive epsiode.

2. If currently in a hypomanic or major depressive episode, history of a manic episode.

3. Significant distress or impairment.

Bipolar II Disorder:

1. Presence of hypomanic or major depressive episode.

2. If currently in major depressive episode, history of hypomanic episode, or the reverse. No history of a manic episode.

3. Significant distress or impairment.

To be around someone with the above, you may as though you yourself are riding a roller coaster, or that your the passanger and they are driving. Depending on how you react to other around you and how you feel what they feel, etc. Being around someone with bipolar is almost as hard as having it. Plus, you have to witness your loved one go through it and can't do too much about it. Just try to be their, be understanding.

As far as socially, this depends on the person. Usually if they are bipolar - meaning they go through states of depression and tates f mania their social life will follow this. Their will be times where they are like over achievers socially, having the time of their lives with as many people as possible. But, when tey hit theit depressive state they will be like a hermit and not want to do very much at all. Again the best thing to do is try to be as understanding as possible.

Through their roller coaster of emotions they do tend to do the push and pull. They don't do this intentionally and do feel very regretful of their actions.

Again this i usually a yes depending on the state they are in. It just comes along with the symptoms. They end up feeling like they have done something wrong, everything is their fault, they are not deserving of the good things in life.

For some suggested links and facts about thi subject you can follow the link below. Go to chapter 7, Mood Disorders.

www.worthpublishers.com/comer

You can also google/yahoo the subject. The info about this is unlimited!!

Answer 3

UR UP AND DOWN

Answer 4

amasing highs, tramatic lows, feelings of regret, anger, opposite moods in problematic situations. everyone elses fault not their own, they sometimes think they don't need the medication they have been prescribed. etc..

Answer 5

Well, ive got a friend whos bipolar, and she can sorta get "aggressive" in a way. She'll give you pinch or something, not anything big. She gets mad at her sis a lot sometimes. Shes not mad at the world.

Answer 6

they act like a spoiled brat if things don't go their way

Answer 7

They sometimes get moody with you even if you are on friendly terms.

They can also get a bit depressed and be negative.

Personally, in the end they regret their actions, but it can't really be helped, being a disorder.

Just be more tolerant of them, even if they are annoying and depressing.

Answer 8

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.

Major depressive episodes:

persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety, guilt, anger, isolation and/or hopelessness, disturbances in sleep and appetite, fatigue and loss of interest in usually enjoyed activities, problems concentrating, loneliness, self-loathing, apathy or indifference, depersonalization, loss of interest in sexual activity, shyness or social anxiety, irritability, chronic pain (with or without a known cause), lack of motivation, and morbid/suicidal ideation.

Manic episodes:

Elevated/lifted emotions, expansive/irritable mood state, increase in energy, decreased need for sleep, speech may be pressured, racing thoughts, short attention span (easily distracted), impaired judegment, spending sprees or impulsive behavior, substance abuse (alcohol/ depressants/stimulants/sleeping pills), aggressive behavior/attitude, grandiose/delusional ideas, increased sexual drive, extreme psychosis: break with reality, where thinking is affected along with mood, severe anxiety, very irritable, feeling of bliss or euphoria.

Hypomanic episodes:

Uncontrollable impulse to laugh at things he or she does not normally find funny, they go through a very "artistic" state in which a flight of ideas, extremely clever thinking, and an increase in energy occur.

Mixed affective episodes:

Agitation, anxiety, aggressiveness or belligerence, confusion, fatigue, impulsiveness, insomnia, irritability, morbid and/or suicidal ideation, panic, paranoia, persecutory delusions, pressured speech, racing thoughts, restlessness, and rage.

Answer 9

Bipolar disorder consists of severe mood swings... high highs and then low lows. At one point they are totally depressed and then next they are flying high with no worries. Usually bipolar people struggle with holding a job and keeping good relationships. I would definitely say that they push and pull people, then regret their actions. They do tend to blame everyone and everything for their problems.

Answer 10

bipolar is diffrent for every one

and how they are will also be dependant on how they choose to deal or not deal with the dissorder.. a lot use it as an excuse for bad behaviour and will indeed do the spoilt brat bit.

some try at all costs to hide the dissorder in which case those around them may only notice that at times they are not around as often as ussal ( the type that hide their dissorder tend to hide themselfs when the symptoms are at there worst )

those who can manage the dissorder can for the most part appear "fairly normal" ( what ever the heck that means) though you might notice that they appear deppresed or down more than average and are a heck of a lot of fun to be around at other times and possibly difficult to keep up with lol.

and of course any variation inbetween the three examples.

typicaly . mood swings between mania ( extreem good mood with lots of energy ) and deppresive episodes denote bi polar. though these symptoms may or may not be shown to you.

socially as with any one it varies dependant on the persons personality

and a lot of folk will push people away bipolar or not and then regret it.. its a common reaction to pain, insecurity and so forth.

as for the last that may be more a question again of a persons personality rather than a symptom of any dissorder

not very helpfull i know .. but only a dr can diagnose bipolar

Answer 11

I think bipolar disorder is when someone is nice sometimes and mean other times.  It's like their personalitly changes.  

-- This link will explain everything you need to know about Bipolar Disorder.  

I hope they help!

Answer 12

No. They are either very up, buzzing, full of ideas and positivity, not just cheerful you understand. Or they are down, usually to the point of considering suicide.

Answer 13

people with bipolar arent mad. extreme moodswings.  

Answer 14

Their mood can go either way. Extremely happy, or extremely mad or sad to the point of suicide.

Answer 15

It depends very much on the type of bipolar disorder the person has.  I have close a friend with type II ultra-rapid cycling mixed mood bipolar.  She is currently doing well but before she was diagnosed, and for the first couple of years of treatment, she could really be difficult.  

She was hot and cold (friend one day, foe the next).  Sometimes she was so "up" and funny that she was really a blast, but she was almost crazy...then, sometimes on the same day, she would crash, and be crying on the couch.  Sometimes she was up and down at the same time (that's what mixed mood is) and that was the worst, because she'd want to kill herself then.

She is doing so well now, though.  Proper treatment with a competent psychiatrist is essential!

Answer 16

See a doctor

Answer 17

Bi-polar has 3 stages.A manic stage which is a high which can include psychosis,unreality,delusions,a bad stage but may only happen once or twice.Mixed state.Where you can be very low,feel worthless,guilty and sad,this stage is said to be in between a high and a depressive phase.The depressive phase makes you very tired,depressed to a point that you don't want to wash,get out of bed,socialise and suicidal thoughts.Peoples symptoms can vary but this is a general description of bi-polar.Not very nice.