Is anyone else not quite certain Bipolar disorder even exists?
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J-Curl-BiggernBlacker — 5 years ago(July 22, 2020 01:47 PM)
Ehh, he’s been grumpy and depressed lately. I’m the one who’s had to deal with the repercussions with folks that have been institutionalized, and also consequences of being prescribed meds I don’t need.
So, if anyone gets offended, it’s me. Not someone that’s not dealt with it.
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None — 5 years ago(July 22, 2020 01:58 PM)
I try to avoid talking about my experiences and things people I know and am close to due to my identity being “out there” and certain types who will latch onto details and use them. If you or anyone you are close to has had to deal with REAL mental illness then I apologise for the outburst and I hope you’ll deal with someone more knowledgeable and erudite than me (such as Stephen Fry) next time you decide to dismiss or downplay bipolar disorder.
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J-Curl-BiggernBlacker — 5 years ago(July 22, 2020 02:30 PM)
I understand and get why you would not want to put out more information about yourself on this board.
If you or anyone you are close to has had to deal with REAL mental illness
That’s so bizarre; what does that even mean? I’ve said multiple times throughout the thread why I feel the way I do in regards to bipolar diagnoses, and how mental illness, and even people being institutionalized, has impacted my life. What is it you even think inspired me to post the thread? Why do you think I bring up people getting false diagnoses to sell drugs so frequently.
I don’t why you’re responding with snark as if that’s lost on you.
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Ⲥⲏⳕⲥⲕⲁⲃⲟⲟⲙ — 5 years ago(July 23, 2020 12:23 AM)
I think J-Curl started out trying to make a point about Bipolar Disorder, then lost sight of his trail of breadcrumbs, and got derailed somewhere along the way.
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J-Curl-BiggernBlacker — 5 years ago(July 22, 2020 03:50 AM)
It’s not stupid at all. Bipolar disorder has been used as a scapegoat to sell drugs to people who don’t need them when, in actuality, they are in need of talk therapy. Most people need to learn how to regulate and manage their emotions, not be drugged up by pharmaceuticals.
The stupid one seems to be you and people that are easily brainwashed by every new trend in pop-psychology.
I’m curious cause you make such a ridiculous indictment: Have you ever been on psychiatric drugs yourself and had to deal with people who have been regularly institutionalized?
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J-Curl-BiggernBlacker — 5 years ago(July 22, 2020 04:09 AM)
Yes, there are some things y’all therapy won’t fix and meds have to come into play. Have you ever been on meds yourself? Keep in mind, managing your emotions is not at all an easy thing to do. The overwhelmingly majority of people do not have a chemical imbalance in the brain.
I’m thinking of the people who are saying Kanye West is mentally unstable when he’s clearly not. People that are schizophrenic or with DSM disorders are not functional in society.
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None — 5 years ago(July 22, 2020 10:38 AM)
Overprescribing medication and incorrect diagnosis are not the same thing as a condition not existing. Bipolar used to be called manic depression and before that they would have used more archaic terms and thrown those already suffering into a madhouse. And
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J-Curl-BiggernBlacker — 5 years ago(July 22, 2020 12:58 PM)
I know what bipolar is and used to be. You don’t have to explain it.
I truly wish people would STOP acting like managing your emotions is the easiest thing in the world. It’s not at all. Most people do it poorly, and that creates loads of drama and trauma in one’s life. I’d venture to guess that some of the behavior you’ve witnessed in your life that you might have deemed “crazy” would have been resolved had the person been removed from the context of the situation and sought treatment in therapy.
You also didn’t answer my question: Have you ever been on meds before? Because I have and I know what they’re like and I know what they’re used for and the why behind what they’re used for.
Kiss my black ass! Toodles!