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Q: What are some online support groups for people with depression/bipolar disorder?
I’ve heard that there are onlne support groups for people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness such as depression or bipolar disorder. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. I think an online group might help me relieve some of my feelings of isolation when I am alone. I know that an in-person type of group might be beneficial as well, but I’d like to start slowly.

A: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=online+depression+support+groups

Q: How many people do you think have bipolar disorder/depression and aren’t aware of it?
i think some celebrities might have it-
britney spears, amy winehouse, naomi campbell, etc.
i am sure there are others-
but i am not psychologist-
but how many people do you think actually have bipolar disorder/depression and go undiagnosed?

A: I believe many people have bipolar and arent properly diagnosed with it. Since my son was diagnosed in September of last year, I now know all the symptoms of bipolar and I concur with you 100 percent that Britney Spears is bipolar. I believe she had a manic episode lasting over a year and a physcotic break which entailed her shaving her hair, etc. I believe Britney is Bipolar I with manic tendencies. Amy Winehouse, on the other hand, I think may be Bipolar II with depressive tendencies. From everything I learnt and read over the past months 2 million people having bipolar and many, many more not diagnosed.

Q: can depression be treated with weed? what about bipolar disorder or hypomania?
I used to smoke weed for about three years, but I quit for religious purposes, and now I’m wondering if weed treats things like depression, bipolar disorder, and hypomania? I may be inheriting bipolar disorder or hypomania, time will tell, and I’m a bit depressed. anyways can these things be treated with weed?

A: You know?Your depression could be a consequence of your weed smoking…You could probably feel better but would be just for a little period.In time you could be even more seriosly depressed.
I truly believe,and this is only my opinion,you can come out of you state of depression if you really want that.
I wish you all the best.

Q: Is it possible to have a diagnosis of Cyclothymia, Depression AND Bipolar disorder?
My GP wrote a report on me stating that I had all three conditions at the same time. I don’t believe it’s possible to have even two of them at once. I believe Cyclothymia is a less severe form of Bipolar, and Depression when combined with hypomania is a symptom of Cyclothymia, not a disorder in itself.

A: Cyclothymia is in fact a mild form of bipolar. I have known people to go from having Cyclothymia disorder to progress onto having bipolar. Depression is part of bipolar so can not be classed as a separate disorder. hypo-mania is also a sign of bipolar type 2 disorder. You could have what they call bipolar “NOS” (not otherwise specified. this is when you don’t come under any of the other types such as bipolar l bipolar ll or Cyclothymic disorders. take care good luck

Q: Can Bipolar Disorder or Depression be inherited from parents?
As much as I hate so say it, my girlfriend shows symptoms of bipolar disorder, or depression; I really can’t tell the two apart. Her mother has diagnosed bipolar disorder, and so does her grandmother. I was wondering if that kind of thing can be passed down genetically.

A: Yes it definitely can be passed down.

Q: Can depression/bipolar disorder cause a person to molest a kid?
I don’t want any criticism….I know someone who’s molested a child and his psych evaluator suggested he might be suffering from depression. Is it possible that this caused him to do this horrible thing? He was extremely drunk at the time and came clean afterwards to the cops…He is now pending trial, but appears to show absolute disinterest in the whole thing….As for the actual deed…he touched a child inappropriately…
I just don’t want him to use bipolar/depression as an easy out…He is 23yrs old but is very immature..please help

A: Mental Illness does not provide an excuse for abusive behavior towards others, particularly sexual abuse. A person who attempts to molest a child does so because they want to do it and because they lacked the self-control to resist the impulse. The alcohol was probably the biggest factor in lowering your friends inhibitions and self-control enough to act on this, but again, it is not an excuse as no one made him drink and many people drink and don’t act out. Pedophiles, which your friend may or may not be, also have a fixated desire for sexual contact with children, however this diagnosis does not provide an excuse either. The only way psychiatric problems can offer a defense legally for criminal behavior is when it can be demonstrated that the illness caused the person such an impaiment in reality testing that they could not distinguish right from wrong, and this is very difficult to prove as even those with grossly impaired thinking still usually are able to differentiate between right and wrong. Your friend needs to experience the full consequences for his actions-I agree with you.

Q: Is attempting or committing suicide because of depression/bipolar disorder justifiable? Why?
There are several general issues pertaining to my asking this question:

ASIDE FROM religious perspectives,
(1) is depression unforgivably selfish? Why?
(2) is attempting/committing suicide immoral? Why?
(3) is euthanasia (in the traditional sense of termination of life due to ‘biological’ illnesses) immoral? Why?
(4) are the principles of suicide and euthanasia the same? Why?

Lastly,
(5) is depression/bipolar disorder as ‘legitimate’ a disease as, i.e., cancer? Why?

I am curious about the general consensus of the answers to these questions. Please explain your answer thoroughly so your train of thought is sufficiently conveyed. Thanks!
Crap, sorry, I posted this question like 3-4 times. Stupid internet.

Additional note: I am not considering suicide, just taking a survey on the matter. I’m fine! =)
Apologies for dictating that the answer had to be from non-religious perspective. I wrote that because I have already explored that perspective concerning my question. In retrospect, I shouldn’t have restricted it like that because that’s part of the answers of many people.

A: As a person whi suffers from depression, I tink I have more right that anyone else to answer these.

1) No. Depression cannot be helped. People have this awful habit of thinking that people with depression can get over it, they’re just overdramatizing and don’t want to. Not the case! Do you think we LIKE feeling like sh!t every day of our lives? No. No, we really, really don’t. Every day is hard, every day is a struggle just to do the simple things… I don’t think developing a mental disorder you have absolutely no control over is selfish.

2) I think that there are many cases in which Suicide can be seen as a justifiable cause. Many people with depression just don’t see any “light” at the end of their tunnel. Where a normal person can see that the sadness will eventually end, and that there are many things worth seeing it to the next day for, Depression clouds a persons judgement and just fails in letting them see these simple facts that people without the disorder take for granted.

3) No, I don’t thing euthanasia is immoral. Euthanasia is not murder. It is someone who is sick or dying themselves requesting that another person assist them in taking their own lives. Many people who have committed euthanasia say that the person they assisted wanted it because they were bound to die of a very painful, humiliating and undignified terminal disease and that they would have rather died on their own terms than let the disease absolutely cripple them, and let their family see them in such a undignified way, the last way people may ever see them… the last way people will remember them… I see nothing wrong with this…

4) No. Suicide is when a person does it themselves. Euthanasia is assisted, and usually the person is very physically ill to want to commit euthanasia.

5) YES!! There is so much stigma surrounding mental disorders. People assume that because they can physically see the damage they cause, they don’t physically “exist”. They think because it affects he persons brain functions, the person is “thinking them up”. Not true. Most mental disorders are just as much physiological as a disease like Cancer. Many chemicals inside the brain are imbalanced, causing devastating effects on the persons mood and personality, causing mental disorders. I think people need tobe educated more about them..

Q: what is the difference between bipolar depression and bipolar disorder?
what is the difference between bipolar depression and bipolar disoder?

A: Bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) is a diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders where the person experiences states or episodes of depression and/or mania, hypomania, and/or mixed states. Left untreated, it is a severely disabling psychiatric condition. The difference between bipolar disorder and unipolar disorder (also called major depression) – for the purpose of this introduction – is that bipolar disorder involves “energized” or “activated” mood states in addition to depressed mood states. The duration and intensity of mood states varies widely among people with the illness. Fluctuating from one mood state to another is called “cycling” or having mood swings. Mood swings cause impairment not only in one’s mood, but also in one’s energy level, sleep pattern, activity level, social rhythms and thinking abilities. Many people become fully disabled – for significant periods of time – and during this time have great difficulty functioning.

bipolar depression is listed as the same.

Q: What is the difference between bipolar depression + bipolar disorder?
Please…

A: There is no difference. “Bipolar depression” is simply the depressive phase of bipolar disorder. “Unipolar depression” is major depressive disorder that does not include the manic, hypomanic or mixed episodes that occur in bipolar disorder.

Q: Is there a correlation between ADD and Bipolar Disorder/Depression?
I was diagnosed with ADD in 5th grade. Because my family was ‘lower income’ and didnt want help from the state, I stoped taking medication for this condition in 7th grade. I struggled a bit through high school, both socially and with school work. I was a ‘cutter’ at one point as well. I took a ’self assessment’ in our textbooks and it said that I likely had Bipolar Disorder(the one that is depressed most of the time, and only ‘manic’ some of the time)
I graduated four years ago, went to college a little and dropped out because I didnt have the disipline to keep going. I dont seem to have any ‘drive’ anymore. All of my goal from high school seem so out of reach. I am sleepy all the time, and that isnt cool because I have a husband and a daughter now.
Does this sound like Depression, Bipolar Disorder, or ADD? or something else?
Also: I am afraid to get this checked out because I have heard that they just start putting you on meds, and that sometimes you wind up feeling worse than before you started. Is this true?

A: Most people who have ADD or ADHD have other disorders…it’s highly likely that you have depression with your ADD. Remember, you don’t “grow out” of ADD…you just grow into it.

I have ADHD…so I know all about the starting things and not finishing them…the feelings of failure, the fatigue from depression, etc.

The myth is “Medication will make it worse”, everyone is different…but medication can be life changing in a positive way.

Please, don’t listen to all the myths…you’ll only cheat yourself and your family out of a peaceful, normal life. Love yourself and get a proper diagnosis and some medication for the ADD. You may do so well on it you won’t need an anti depressant!

This has been my experience…I’ve done wonderfully on Adderall. I, too, thought medication was a bad thing…I wasted a lot of years not getting a proper diagnosis.

I’m not saying that medication is a “cure-all”, but it certainly has a made a positive difference in my life. I’m still disorganized as hell and moody.

I’ve often wondered if I’m Bipolar…my son was recently diagnosed. He didn’t cut himself but he was always peeling his skin off his hands and drawing on himself. I won’t go into to all of it…I could write a book on here! I just feel your pain and wish you the best of luck.

Please feel free to post some more questions…I’m glad to help!

Q: What are the most common symptoms of Bipolar Disorder? (In relation to depression.)?
What differentiates depression from Bipolar Disorder? I would really appreciate professional views! I could Google it, but I want a straight comparison; perhaps even from somebody that has/is still experiencing either of these. How did you come to recognize that you had Bipolar Disorder/depression? Any other information will be greatly appreciated.

Just curious. Thank you. :)

A: The difference between depression and bipolar is that we cycle between depression and mania. Read on for examples.

Here are some of my personal examples of the extremes. My moods generally last for a couple of months then there is a short period of being normal before I start to swing the other way

The low – Do not care about anything, stop showering, stop cleaning house, crying a lot, sleeping 14 hours a day, want to die but don’t have the energy to plan it, hating yourself for every little bad thing you have ever done….. feeling guilty about everything you have done while manic, knowing that everyone else hates you too. I feel like my mind has stopped working, thoughts are dulled, can’t read….. just lay there like a dead lump of nothing.

The High – these are symptoms as listed online followed by my examples

* FEELING EXTREMELY HAPPY OR IRITABLE* Like you just won the lottery or like your boss just cut your pay in half so he could give his daughter a raise but the feelings go on and on for weeks or months.

*INFLATED SELF ESTEEM* Believe that everyone loves you, everyone knows how smart, funny, pretty, sexy, you are. Think you are so good you can do anything.

* REDUCED NEED FOR SLEEP* 2 to 3 hours of sleep a night for weeks or months and you are never tired.

* TALK FASTER AND MORE THAN USUAL* Ramble on and on but the talk may be disjointed because thoughts are going by so fast you can’t get them out fast enough. It’s called pressured speech.

* BE MORE ACTIVE THAN USUAL* Needing to run 10 miles a day when you never used to even jog. Taking up 5 new hobbies.

* RACING THOUGHTS* Can be seen as confusion. It’s very confusing because your thought go by so fast and you have no control over them it’s like having 10 people all shouting at you at the same time.

* BE EASILY DISTRACTED BY SIGHTS AND SOUNDS* Ohhhh bright and shiny things. :) Because you have ceased to even try to listen to your own thoughts.

* ACT IMPULSIVELY, DO RECKLESS THINGS, REDUCED INHIBITION, SPENDING SPREES* Spending the mortgage money on furniture, buying 25 books about penguins because wouldn’t it be cute if they could be a colony,* DRIVE RECKLESSLY* 120 mph down back roads with the radio blaring and not really paying attention to the road because of all the bright shiny things, *GET INTO FOOLISH BUSINESS VENTURES* cashing out your 401k to invest in a worm farm or going deep into debt so you can gamble because you know you will win, *HAVE FREQUENT, INDISCRIMINATE, OR UNSAFE SEX* like sex with strangers (without a condom) or with your sisters husband or your husbands sister. Suddenly decide you are bisexual because the opportunity for twice as much sex is there…… Oh my I didn’t know I was into BDSM before… tie me up and flog me baby.

I am Bipolar 1 and while the other types of bipolar may not be as bad they are still much more extreme than the online symptoms portray. The above are things I have one while manic and that’s just a few of them.

Q: Is it possible to have borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder & major depression at the same time?
My mother passed Bipolar disorder onto all 3 of her daughters (including myself) and I’ve been in counciling twice for major depression. I also have a serious concern about Borderline personality disorder. I have many of the symptoms of all three and I’m worried about them and my inablity to get medication.

A: Yes,it’s possible…I already had a bad period like this, when I was younger…

Q: Are manic depression and Bipolar disorder really the same thing?
I was diagnosed with Manic Depression about three years ago. I stopped taking the meds after six months because I didn’t like what they do to me.

I have been having difficulty with my MD a lot lately–it’s been worse. Mood swings for no causes whatsoever. I was googling some alternatives to prescribed medication for Manic Depression and everything that came up was Bipolar disorder.

I knew that the two were similar–but are they really the same thing?

A: Yes, they are two names for the same disorder. Manic Depression is the old name for what is now called Bipolar Disorder. Professionals chose to discard the name “Manic Depression” or “Manic-Depressive Disorder” in favor of Bipolar Disorder because it is more accurate. Not all forms of bipolar cause manic episodes – bipolar II does not have manic features, but instead the patient suffers from “hypomanic” or “sub-manic” episodes. Cyclothymia also has these hypomanic features, as well as less profound depressive episodes. Because of the different varieties of the disorder, the name “Manic Depression” was misleading and inaccurate, so it was changed to Bipolar Disorder.

Hope that helps clear things up!

Q: Can you get Medical Marijuanna in Michigan For Depression and/or Bipolar Disorder?
I was wondering if depression or Bipolar Disorder is a qualifying disorder and or disease for medical marijuanna? Can anyone help me out here?

A: I wouldn’t get my hopes up. Medical marijuana is reserved for those who are suffering in great pain from a terminal illness. It is also used to help reduce the side effects during chemotherapy. I hope you ae doing OK.

Q: What would a psychologist perscribe a 14 year old girl for major depression, bipolar disorder, ADD and OCD?
Just wondering im going in for my phsyciactric evaluation to see if there is anything else that is wrong with me………..

I also have a Sleeping disorted what can they perscribe?

A: Fortunately, many medicines can treat several of those disorders at the same time. You’d probably go on an anti-depressant such as Zoloft (or any of the myriad of others), a mood stabilizer and something for the ADD. It’s possible that taking medicines can correct your sleeping disorder as well. Be sure you mention it at the evaluation, but likely you can over come that without medication (the sleeping problem).

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