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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(July 28, 2020 07:50 PM)
And I have a friend who had a friend whose friend was an asshole and this friend's brother had a friend who had a friend who was bipolar. The bipolar friend's friends were livid.
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Lilith — 5 years ago(July 28, 2020 10:26 PM)
Actually, there are varying degrees and types of bipolar. Some people can have swings that last for longer periods of time. You're right, sometimes it can last for months, sometimes weeks, sometimes days.
Just like with depression, we start getting into "if a condition lasts 3 weeks or more" it's recommended to see a doctor.
When it comes to mental health, talk therapy is a great way to go, but often when medication is needed, a psychiatric evaluation is required, and if meds are deemed appropriate, it's the combination of meds AND talk therapy in combination that yield the best result.
Medications don't always have to be taken forever. For some people, depending on the diagnosis, yes, they do. But not always.
This gets discussed, debated, and disbelieved because it's invisible, so people get contentious about its existence. It's easy for all of us here to be "armchair psychologists" trying to tell people what is and isn't real.
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— 5 years ago(July 28, 2020 08:30 PM)Misdiagnosed as bipolar, mostly with paranoid schizophrenia and also with Autism.
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️ Christina 1986-05-20 — 5 years ago(July 29, 2020 06:09 AM)
thought disorder
depression?
diabetes - several
cholesterol
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