What is Bipolar Disorder?
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What is BiPolar Disorder? In this video, MedCircle host, Kyle Kittleson, and double board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Dominic Sportelli, regularly treats patients with BiPolar Disorder and discusses what you need to know.
He also answers:
What is bipolar 1 disorder?
What is bipolar 2 disorder?
How are they different?
What do manic episodes look like?
What are the symptoms of mania?
What do hypomanic episodes look like?
What are the symptoms of hypomania?
Why are there misconceptions around the mood swings that accompany bipolar disorder?
How is bipolar depression different than major depression?
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Watch the rest of Dr. Dom's videos on bipolar disorder HERE: bit.ly/2DGKSVZ
Do one on PMDD
I don’t remember what year it was but I saw the news of a man who killed his wife after drinking coffee. He kept telling the police that every time he drank coffee he felt different. I worked with a person with bi-polar and it is very difficult many people quit their job and so did I. I never understood why she was never told not to come back to work. She lied a lot and manipulated many people and things. I never mistreated her in any way no matter what she did to me and others but I couldn’t continue to work there
@@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044 Coffee includes caffeine which can affect your mania and worsen it negatively. It's best to regulate your intake of caffeine, or better not even take caffeine at all. And drinking is also detrimental.
@@micardorilos4030 GABA supplements, omega oils and vitamin D will also help. Stop
consuming caffeine, cigarettes, artificial sugar and don’t drink alcohol more then once or twice a week. Strict meditation/prayer will also grow your prefrontal lobe which is small in bipolar people.
@@hakuharu6003 - You'll need to explore narcissism.
I was diagnosed with bipolar since my teenage. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Mushrooms are very medicinal. This is why anybody familiar with psilocybin and any other kind of fungi will tell you, "They are alive." They have a very ancient wisdom. To my experience, all mushrooms have always said, "Pay attention to your life. How you think, how you feel, and what will you do with the information that you always knew, but now are seeing in this point of view." This is why mushrooms are so respected in tribal cultures.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
I've been diagnosed with bipolar 2 for over 10 yrs. Now.. I don't wish this mental illness on anyone.. Be kind💙 you don't know who's suffering.
I was just diagnosed today. Trying to figure out where I go from here...
@jayson phillips an if you're not on any drugs? What is it called just a bad day?
Sory doctor im can't understand language english..but im still loving doctor..because help patient in emergency kes example icu...thanks you so much for everything doktor..we love u..😘😘😘🌹
Heyy Tina...
I don't know who u are but I can surely tell that u are an extremely strong person to have been fighting against this for 10 years!!!
Not everyone has this much strength...
Sending u lots of love..❤❤..
@jayson phillips wtf? You're delusional
As someone whose been diagnosed with bipolar twice, he really explained it perfectly. Such a terrible disorder.
I have a question for you I haven’t been diagnosed yet but I think I have it do you ever feel like during the day you feel elevated and hyper but then suddenly drop to sad and feel off?
@@user-yt5wy1cv6zif it lasts very little then it's totally normal
How did you treat yourself? How long does bipolar recovery take? Am asking cuz my sister has bipolar it’s 10 months now
@@JoeycooperMusic lasts for like 5 hours
Could be worse. For example depression all year around especially this one which is untreatable by pulls.
People have to STOP making fun of mental illness.
It's hard for me to get closer to people because of that.
Some are ignorant and some don’t know any better. But you’re not alone.
Yes I agree but I still like to make jokes about it
I am Speaking as a mentally ill person
@Mickey Mouse No it's not epilepsy! It is Hell!!!!!
@Mickey Mouse Thanks for replying it's really hard to sit back in watch someone going through this I have had over 30 years into this person. He should know to go get help but doesn't want too.Today was a terrible day. He was drunk by 11:00 O' clock this morning. At least his out lived Google Medics stats. 1 day at a time. I am not telling you nothing you don't already know. When your in trouble reach your hand out. Never stop taking your medicine on your own. People do care. Stay safe!!!
He looks like Superman
Yes! I was thinking, "So, this is how Clark Kent would look like at work."
@@mekkio77 [I noticed discipline and felt buried fear in doc.] [The host is obvious. I trust him. He reminds me of the kind of brother I need.]
That’s what I was thinking too. It’s Clark Kent! 😂
Yes he does lol
He actually is
3 decades in to BP2. I feel like a survivor. God bless all of you out there like me. Wouldn't wish it on anyone.
What therapist have worked for you?
I hope I make it that long
@@Sharongw3n No therapist will cure it, it makes them to much money. That's why they invented it.
@@musicandpoetry_8 IDK about you, but I miss the days before being human was a mental illness. Ya know, when kids were allowed to be yard apes, and not told they had adhd, and if your parents trained you to be clean, it was a good thing, not ocd....ect...ect...
I’ve lived with bipolar 1 for about 40 years now. It took a lot of destruction in my life to finally accept the diagnosis and reach out for help. With the right meds and therapy, I’m in a much better place now.
Of all the youtube videos I’ve watched on bipolar, Polar Warriors is the only channel that’s actually helped me.
Psilocybin containing mushrooms saved my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit. It has also helped me survive depression.
I have researched and found out that shrooms are very helpful , it has really helps to reduce anxiety and depression . I would love to try magic mushrooms but I can't easily get some , Is there any realiable source I can purchase one
@@patriaciasmith3499 I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety because of university stress. Not until I came across dr.sporess, a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly
@@elizabethwilliams6651 Please how do I contact him?
@@patriaciasmith3499 @dr.sporess
@@patriaciasmith3499 He’s on Insta
Me *is bipolar*
Me *watches this video like i have no idea bipolar existed*
Same!😂
Haha same.
Sameeee
Man do me a favour, stfu
@@you_dont_know_who_this_is6345 Bruh what. Let them vibe lmao. I'm doing the same exact thing. It's fucking funny you're just mad for no reason.
His voice is so calming.
yes, right away I noticed.
So is his face 😜
He looks like an actor too...lol
Yes ! Love him very much !
All around pleasant and intelligent.... 😑
I went almost 6 months in mania. I bought 2 new cars, married with 2 kids and I moved out , switched jobs twice, slept maybe 2 hours per night, and the list goes on…. I got onto mood stabilizers and it was a light switch that turned my manic phase off. I liked being in mania but my life around me was a constant train wreck. My life is mostly back to normal with my family and friends support.
Amen IceTrain
Yes, I know what u mean
Me too
Please, I need help - which mood stabiliser did you take?
"Being upset doesn't mean you have bipolar disorder." No one should make a diagnose without a careful research. Psyciatrists in Argentina would say you are depressed when you just need money to eat and be treated like a human. You cannot judge somone after being one day with them. Mental health needs better awareness. Also, having insomnia doesn't mean you are bipolar. It means you are living with high levels of stress
1. Distractability - cannot sit still or finish any task
2. Imulsovity - doing things without thinking, rash thinking
3. Grandiosity - inflated sense of self
4. Flight of ideas - deas coming out one after the other very quickly
5. Agitation or activity level increase
6. Tending to not need sleep
7. Rapid and pressured speech
Thats narcisism. A lot people with depression are really suffering from personality disorder
The symptoms you cite are characteristically Bipolar Type I, not Bipolar Type II.
@@signe8321 Your statement is vastly vague. Moreover, symptoms the commenter cites definitely can not be pigeonholed as personality disorder.
@@mab7175 I know more than one narcisist who was wrongly diagnosed with depression. Depression often come with narcism ore sociopathy since there is not much to live for, if you see the world and life as a game of chess.
@@signe8321
How many different clinician was this person diagnosed. Most diagnoses are arbitrary not written in stone.
I have bipolar 1. I started at 20 yrs old & am now 65. In my 40's, I actually thought I was much more beautiful than all the super models. I am 5'2" & had given birth to 3 children :/ Because of the tings I did during that full blown mania that hurt my family so bad, is when I crashed, I did DIE by suicide because of the guilt. I was in a coma. It is hell, & there is no cure, BUT I keep working on this, "ONE DAY AT A TIME."
♡♡♡♡ Sending love
@@SuzanneDeniseB thank U so much lovely lady. HA! when they say 7 days or more. I have been in this for 45 yrs. But I keep on keeping on :/
@@donnastitz1497 good for you ♡♡♡
@@SuzanneDeniseB thank U ! I really appreciate your reply :)
@@donnastitz1497 ♡♡♡
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 16. But what I do realize now that I'm older, lots of my lashing out & personality changes were definitely caused by my family in how the way they treated me.
Now that I'm older & have separated myself from the negativity I see how much happiness has came into my life, I love it. Most of the time you don't need to take medication, all you have to do is separate yourself from all the negative energy.
Definitely helps not bring around negative people who make things worse, I've turned into a unsocial recluse and finally feel better
By negativity do you mean to say thoughts?
@@AndreyaWryght how do you determine if a person is negative or not?
@@less2worryabout do they make you feel like trash? then they're probably negative
@@jerry-jx1rw I really don't know if trash feels anything or not so I will just assume you means thoughts? Thoughts can feel strange I guess.
His description of bipolar 1 is a 100% accurate representation of mania. My manic episodes historically have lasted for 3-6 months. It’s so exhilarating & I feel like I am capable of unlimited potential. Yes I have believed I need to save the world. I start new businesses & I take on simultaneous projects that I have no track record in completing.
Then the mania ends.
The magical neuro-chemical superpowers have depleted.
The absolute terror now becomes realised that the original inspiration & motivation has actually been mostly delusional & grandiosity.
It’s a living nightmare every time to experience the embarrassment & public humiliation that I create when having an episode.
But the reality for me has been probably 20% mania versus 80% depression.
Haunted by the destruction of a life in chaos.
It’s a loneliness I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
A vacuum & a void I can’t even describe.
The depressive aspect of bipolarity is hard to survive.
Thank you for the clarity in this video.
I have stories to tell that can blow peoples minds with respect to my experiences in mania.
Beautiful & magical, certainly not all bad or all delusional.
But the most honest assessment is that this illness has devastated my life in every area possible over time.
Medications are very effective for some people, but not for everyone, including myself.
Sending my love to anyone else that suffers with bipolar disorder & also to the families & loved ones that have to carry the burden of a baffling reality they will never fully understand….❤️
Well said ♥️
Thanks, I feel like you described my life!
I am reading this in tears, as you have somehow eloquently summed up my 27 years on this planet. GOD SPEED
Same but mine is religious delusions and some might be true
thats Bipolar 2 but yeah
Research has shown psilocybin to have potential to treat a range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders.
Taking shrooms was 100% one of the most important experiences in my life. Everything has changed since my trip - I perceive - things differently.
Been looking to try shrooms
how do you get yours ?
I'm down to try shrooms, i see lots of good reviews on it
How do I get him up please?
Doc.toddshrooms has nice shrooms, and he trucks swiftly too.
I'm 23 today and was diagnosed when I was 16 I have bipolar type 2. I tried to commit suicide when I was 17. I also have ocd and GAD sometimes it's still so hard and I really struggle sometimes but I have good medcines for my bipolar disorder I workout and eat good and sleep okey depending on how I feel but it's a lot better then it used to be. I have really good people around me that really cares about me so i feel safe. But damn. Bipolar disorder is ROUGH! I never thought I would live to see 20 but I'm 23 today and still here so i'm proud that i keep on fighting for myself.
Happy for you even I don’t know you 👍👍👍 stay strong positive and stable. Good luck on your life ☘️
@@nataliagoyster9489 hi. Thank you so much for your beautiful comment good luck on your life to I wish you well! ❤️
@@magdalenafredriksson6134 Try taking a GABA supplement. I also have type 2 and it has helped me a lot. Take one with only GABA in it not one that has other things mixed in with it I think pure GABA works best.
Girl I am the same! I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 when I was 16 and now I am 23. I also have ocd, GAD and eating disorder. I am taking three medications and I am doing much better than before. It’s tough but I am glad I made it through with the help of my support people and medications
@@helenwang8719 Hi wow we have a lot in common I want to say that i’m really happy for you that the medications you are taking is helping and that you have made it through and that you have people around you for support that’s so important I wish you well and for you to continue feeling better. It’s a lot to deal with but you seem to have a safe net with good people around you and good medc good luck with everything❤️
My husband has bipolar disorder and the last 2 years have been rough. Attempted suicide and hospitalization. I feel like I have to be hyper vigilant watching his moods and looking for warning signs of an oncoming episode. It's exhausting for everyone involved. I'm thankful for these videos.
👆👆👆 got you covered🍫🍄💊
Bipolar 2 here, and it’s so exhausting. The depressive periods are the worst vs the mania. But going to enough counseling and understanding what your warning signs are of your mania AND depression about to spike can make huge differences for yourself and the people around you
bipolar 2 here
my hats to your for seeking help for you and youra
Stop feeling sorry for yourself, pharmaceutical companies and the government created mental illness to sell drugs and control the population
I have been a victim of being abused by my bipolar father since I was a kid (20 years)
it is sucks..
God bless everyone who's suffering with bipolar, depression & anxiety 🙏
Thank you
Thank you 🙏🏼
@@beautybaby4660 Thank You
Dr. Sportelli comes across as such a gentleman, his voice, appearance, dress and ability to describe the illness, much like a Mr. Rogers. This is a compliment. How many of us felt such a peace and hope when we visited Mr. Rogers as children. Especially those whose family life was less than stable or safe.
nah it feels like a trap to me. like he's hiding something and compensating with this persona.
@@Floridamangaming729 = Maybe he's deliberately hiding his pleasant personality, extreme intelligence, and amazingly handsome appearance !? hmmmmm!
@@carolmartin2503 you don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.
I like him too! I have bipolar!
He is handsome.
I've lived with bipolar depression for about 15 years, everyday seems like a challenge but I've learned to deal with my faults
They aren't faults it's not our fault its trauma and the evil people who hurt children I e myself x
Are you on medication?
*Dr. Sportelli speaks so compassionately for the people & intelligently about the condition, it shows true dedication on his side of things; using simplified terms & examples to inform. I learned a lot*
My mother is Bipolar, she recently broke into my home by breaking the window saying that I don't love her even though I'm the only one that is there for her. I am glad I understand this more now because I really don't want to judge her because I know something is wrong. I just moved away because she is very dangerous when she doesn't take her medicine.
Dangerous ?
I'm a psychiatrist, and I thank you SO much for using this platform to explain the difference between mood lability (so often seen with character pathology) and true bipolar disorder.
🙏🕊️🕯️🌈
Classified as an illness, changes your attitude towards life, irritable mood, symptoms of depression, distracted from the task at hand, trouble potentially, psychosis and agitation and sleep issues, pressured speech, mania means your bipolar, caused by medical issues or medicines, illicit drugs like cocaine, suicidal thoughts🚩✅
When do yuo deside yuor perfect normal
So ever body doesn't have mental issues yuor phychristic are responsible for us going crazy
I a mental case for being my own soverenty self proclaimed anty society don't follow the society espectations
All of my life I've struggled with depression and anxiety. I also experience episodes of mania. I've always known that there was something going on with my mental health, but I never had the courage to reach out for help. Once I did, I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, and everything made sense. I was actually relieved to know that I was right all along, but also, I felt ashamed because the stigma attached to mental health disorders. Working with my BHC has helped a lot. She helps me walk through the process of managing Bipolar disorder. She also is very open and understanding to my emotions of transitioning into this state of mind that accepts that I do have Bipolar Disorder. That, more than anything, helped me feel comfortable enough to continue reaching out for help. I can't stress enough, if you know there is something off with your mental health, find the courage within you to reach out for help. It may be hard and scary to do so, but it is a necessary step towards progress. I heard a lot of people make fun of Bipolar Disorder, and that needs to stop. Don't be ashamed of having a mental health disordered, instead, take the necessary steps toward managing them, and teach people who have narrow minds about the topic along the way.
Well said. Glad youre taking charge. No shame.
I have injuries from a Cadillac Escalade smacking into me. cracked my head open. long boring ugly story short. Im still injured. Thats what happens when you're on medical. Can't just pick up the phone and all "your family doctor"! So... don't believe those ins. commercials about getting 1.8 million. You get what you're given, based on the people who ran u over. I'm F'd for life and yes I got 43k. whoopee fucking ding! I want my life back. DOES INJURY and depression because of what I said above mean I can dip into bi-polar.? I smoke weed and help people alot - as its in my nature, I saw a doctor yesterday - waster of time I saw spine doc today.. useless time of 5 hrs,
Lovely message, I'm with you to. 7 years now of good living, due to finally getting the correct diagnosis.
Just letting you know I read everything you wrote. Thank you.
You are quiet right about the stigma associated with mental patients. As soon as one mentions that one suffers from such illness, they immediately use it to attack you. I am Bipolar-I.
As someone w Bipolar I, it is near impossible to sustain a "normal" life. I've ruined my life over a dozen times during manic episodes. I take my meds every day but there are certain triggers that set me off. I've tried so hard to stay stable (meds, therapy, treatment) but it's terrifying that I can go into a manic episode and not really know it until I come out of it. It's so heavy. And then there comes the depression...
God bless you sister hope god starting healing you from your pain and sister i do not now you but rember that some part of world there is person who payer for you begin strong sister
I have bi polar 1 am married have a child and have been working for 25 years I have had several hospital admissions but over all able to pick myself up love the highs at the moment steady have my depressing days
Bipolar 2 here. Good on you for keeping consistent with the meds and treatment. If you aren't already exercising, become addicted to exercise. It has helped me so much. Start journaling. What are the mania triggers? Do they happen randomly or is there some correlation you can find? Could be eating unhealthy for a week gets you into an episode the next week (random example). When I have a manic episode, try to take advantage of the small "benefits"! Clean the house, go on a walk, and get together those clothes you've been meaning to donate to goodwill. Embrace the suck! All jokes aside, I hope you are doing well, I feel your pain, and just keep chugging along. Lost many friends, jobs, addiction issues, etc... myself but now use it as motivation to say Fu*k you to this illness by living a better life. Need to stop watching so much youtube though haha.
Edit. Eat healthily and get quality sleep. Invest in your health. You got this
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I get hypomanic. My mother is full blown bipolar & my daughter is bipolar. I spent so much energy not acknowledging my issues because of the stigma but encouraged my daughter to get professional help. I’ve screwed up a lot of things & lost touch with reality - that’s scary. Damn
Normal People -the majority - supported the Holocaust and chased witches. They are proofen to be racist and they ignore the homeless and the sick on the street. They kill this whole planet because all they are interested in is money and power and themselves. Since when it is desirable to be normal like that and is it a good thing to be good with money when capitalism is a force of universal destruction?
i was diagnosed with bipolar 1 this month and this video made me feel so safe and validated. thank you❤️
👆👆👆 got you covered🍫🍄💊
Me too. ✌ Just got diagnosed today so the journey begins
This is great video on Bipolar Disorder and thanks for your genuine comment. If you want to know more about the the topic including lived-experiences , personal stories and coping up mechanisms applied by different people, you can visit this spot and stay educated bipolardisorderwarriortips.blogspot.com
This Doctor made me forget about my ex in a second😍
i'm bipolar and have stopped taking meds for a long time now i've learned to control it
i call it a gift
How plz share...
TEACH ME I HATE MY DRUGS
How is it possible
Same omg
This person is probably absolutely insane but they think they're normal
So honestly I’m happy that I’ve found this discussion seriously. I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder I and I’ve been so in denial as of the doctors misdiagnosed me. As I listened to Dr. Sportelli go over the examples I couldn’t help but see myself doing similar things.
Thank you so much for this educational video! The distinction between 1 and 2 is SO IMPORTANT, simply because the treatment method and approach will be completely different. Kudos!
I wasn’t diagnosed with bipolar disorder until I was 63.
I lived and worked my life without knowing why I had manic and depressive symptoms.
I went through two marriages unsuccessfully, I was dismissed from EVERY JOB I had. I hoarded a whole house full faced eviction
Shunned by family and friends including church
I now have meds to help even me out.
My retirement, lonely. However, I spent most of my life alone, now I cannot go without meds
I'm sending you lots of love. You'll find redemption!!!
I love how Kyle always asks the questions we are thinking!!
when i was about 16 i started absolutely losing it. weeks and weeks of missing school just sleeping. then when i wasnt sleeping or very low energy i was violent and mean and irritable. i ended up starting my senior year of high school with 5 credits. both my manic and depressive states make me very suicidal. the one thing that has helped me more than anything is knowledge and self awareness. i have been managing my bipolar 1 for a year and a half and i can safely say that i no longer feel like a danger to myself or others. im a good mom, i keep a semi regular schedule, and things have finally started to go right me. thank to you anyone trying to spread mental health information.
Getting evaluated & diagnosed is everything…getting on the right med’s & staying on them changes everything… don’t wait to ask for help that’s available🙏
It's sad that this isn't extremely common knowledge by now. Bipolar isn't a difficult illness to understand and yet casually drop the word mania in convo and people look at you like they're a new born baby deer. It takes all of 10 minutes of reading or watching a video to put two and two together and figure out what its about, people just want it out of sight and out of mind like they do with the homeless. It's going to be a long road for society to come to terms with mental illnesses while not blatantly discriminating and stigmatizing. I was diagnosed in 99 and can honestly tell you in many ways the psych field and general public have gone backward since then.
I know some people experiencing a similar thing with their therapy options. Can you share what options you are considering next?
THANK YOU!
It definitely feels like we’re going backwards
Joe Sayward, thank you for sharing your experience.
I agree. And it’s becoming more common for people to throw around the term ‘bipolar’ in an insulting fashion. I hear it used in my workplace - for stupid things.. like if someone changes their mind they’re ‘being bipolar’ - it’s irks me no end.
Ummmm. This doctor is gorgeous. I can't stop looking at his eyes
Did you learn anything scientific/medical about BiPolar disorders?
I saw him first 😉❤❤
Right!! Omg gorgeous
I find his ability to speak knowledgeably about this subject more attractive than his admittedly good looks.
@@terrilynch7845 yeah.
Just got diagnosed Bipolar I today. Trying to learn as much as I can. ✌ This is one of the best I've found. It's so perfect.
Finally, someone that makes it easy to understand what bipolar disorder is! Love his explanations.
Once I got diagnosed as Bipolar 2 by a psychiatrist and another one diagnosed me as having ADHD. Psychiatrists are totally subjective when it comes to diagnosing.
YES. If there is a ever a critter whose judgemental subjectivity I'd never want to be on the other side of again, (after only one horror experience) it would be a psychiatrists. Ignorant pill pushers for whatever pharma gang is in charge of them. Try and find a psychologist or therapist who you like and who likes you.
Because Mental illness is not real, it's fake, pharmaceutical companies and the government created mental illness to sell drugs and control the population
Do ADHD & BPD have any similarities? How to differentiate?
There's no such thing as ADHD or Bi-polar, please stop being brainwashed by the pharmaceutical companies and the government
There are always comic.bid disorders. For research purposes and for more detailed studies on these subjects such labels are essential. Then don't call diabetes as diabetes , just call " High blood sugar." Remember ICD 10 or whatever number now. Labels are essential like one's own name.
I just learned that my aunt had bipolar disorder and no one had ever told me about it. I think she would be embarrassed to talk about it. I had noticed a few times where she was just in a hard place, and now I see where this disorder may have affected her. I never knew or suspected that she had bipolar disorder, but now I feel better that I know more about it.
Great explanation and analogies. I'm sharing this. I was diagnosed with BP1 at 19. I'm 39 now. It's been a long journey.
That just helped me understand this issue much better. I had a incomplete interpretation of this until now. Thank you
This was sooooooo informational. God bless the entire team for putting this up so brilliantly -:))
This video has helped me raise the awareness of my bipolar disorder, thanks for sharing!
It's difficult to talk about social issues sometimes. I'm not comfortable when people have different opinions on those issues.
You guys did such an amazing job. Very informative and enjoyable to listen to.
I want to say thank you for providing this, and after reading the story of who created this/owns it/runs it I am impressed with the information shared here on TH-cam and your website{s). I am just a civilian advocate and since 2008 been sharing what information I could about my mental illnesses as info only as well as living with severe chronic pain that medical science can't do anything for. I shared and show your TH-cam channel and Website on my live broadcast on Twitch to help reach more people. And show them that they have someplace to look up good information. Thank you again to the 2 person team that started this. :) As well as any other team members working to make this all happen.
Finally a decent Bipolar Disorder video. THANK YOU!
My prayers for those people experiencing bipolarity. I am glad we´ve raised awareness about this disorder which I faced for 12 years. I almost jumped off a bridge one time, but didn´t think I was going to die. I learned to watch my sleep and stress, and my diet. I simplified my life and became very appreciative of what the Lord gave me. My journal helped me to keep track of my feelings, thoughts, and emotions. There are more things we can do to improve our mental health. It´s not easy, but is possible to overcome it and lead a healthy life. My last episode was in 1999 and sometimes I miss my manic episodes. I only was 20 years old when I thought I could be the president of my country or do so many things. God bless all the psychiatrist and psychologists!
@@thenutritionalhealer7233 There are awareness campaigns for cancer, autism, and diabetes, so I hope we continue doing one for bipolarity. Knowledge is power!
@@thenutritionalhealer7233 can I talk to u pls???
@@thenutritionalhealer7233 sure... Your contact please
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I feel when I am happy someone comes in and mess up my day.
Hi just came across this very helpful channel I just need to say I could listen to this guy speak all night 🥰
He’s very easy on the eyes 👀 and very good at explaining this disorder and the way he is presenting the information is so easy to completely understand and he has such a great voice for teaching !!
I just extol him because he debunks the myth of the pulchritude being conceited. Beautiful people can have unconditional heart for any being.
So you fell for this bullshit?
I have lived with BP for 24 ish years. It has been a roller coaster. This Covid and working form home has reeked havoc on my mind and soul to say the least. Glad I cam across this video tho. Thank you
Me also with covid. 3o years with bp1 mixed episodes
Also if you can check out Polar Worriers Trey is awesome with BP issues.
U got this
Yes, this is so true. I have stories of my husband exactly like this. It is very scary for him and me. I worry about this everyday of our lives. The close watch with medication is key!
I have learned a lot from this, I didn't know exactly what pibolar disease was until I watched this video. This is one of the greatest videos I have watched.
I have finally recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and I’ll tell you this is one of the best descriptions of it I’ve seen in along time.
May b v can discuss
Take GABA supplements, omega oils and eat a healthy diet. Try and not consume too much caffeine or artificial sugars. No nicotine especially cigarettes. Ice cold water on the nerves that run behind your ears and down your neck will stop a manic episode. I can give you more info with stuff I’ve done to give me way more stability. I’ve done a lot of studying and I live without the use of Meds and am doing much better all around.
Research more. It's not.
@@ft-sd6ux tell me all about it? At first were you on medication At any point?
@@Nancy-ow9wy Yes I was very briefly on them but wasn’t consistent over the two month period I took them. The one I took worked very well but I was kind of afraid of potential side effects like it slowing me down in running or losing my hair. I have type 2 bipolar and I knew that a lot of my depression stemmed from a physical injury that I had for many years but was able to fix once I saved up the money. Brain structure even down to a cellular level is different in bipolar people. I think it can be managed with the right knowledge and many young people with the illness can avoid life changing mistakes if the stigma wasn’t there and people without the illness were also educated about it.
Thank you so much for this, my dad is JUST like this and it was such an eye opener. As a young child and even now, he would promise all these things to me but would never fulfill them. He would create these businesses too (i think like three or four) to the point where he would put so much money into a “business” that when he gives up, he would fall into the depression stage and wouldn’t provide for my brother and I. He would also (and still does) tell me that God spoke to him. For instance, once he was dating this one girl from a different country and when he went to meet her in person for the first time, he proposed to her (they only knew each other for two months) on a mountain (according to him) and claimed that God spoke to him in that moment. They never ended up getting married which is what i expected though. I love my dad of course but i just wanted to share my personal experiences and thank Medcircle for making this video.
I’m just like your dad. I have a 7 year old daughter. I hope that she understands like you do. We love you but there’s a lot of things we can’t help doing.
I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 approximately 13 years ago and it’s one of the worst mental illnesses you can suffer with. It’s destroyed relationships in my life. It’s horrible no matter if you take meds to help.
Dude purple is looking at him like...hmmmm he's describing me! 🤣 All jokes aside... i'm really sick of people running around saying they are bipolar and many don't even know what it is. Its nice that he is explaining the difference between the two and how they function.
That's sounds like Kanye West. And he wants to be a president. His wife Kim was talking about his bi polar condition.
I don't know he's bipolar. I'm having some thoughts on politics too. It's hard to get support in this area.
@A. B. I'm feeling political thoughts are escaping from stressful situations in real life.
@Reality Ireland 2020 amen!
@Tiggers Are a wonderful thing
He's a Genius !
@@xl0001 he said he was diagnosed with it.
Describing my husband. Suddenly his behaviors make sense. He described going days without sleep in elementary school! He had no idea this wasn't normal until I told him. He also thinks he is operating at his best during that time so he likes to kick it up a notch by drinking a pot of espresso strength coffee and using a can of dip per day. It is exhausting and brings me to the verge of divorce when he gets really bad.
Mental health isn't always about how we, ourselves feel. It's more often how we make others feel.
If empathy is practiced, then it's not unreasonable to assure you're being your best self for one another.
I'd break the ice and see a doctor, drag him along after you've established your situation.
Your life is too short to play psychology with your husband. Get divorced and live your life to the fullest!
@@gammalight1312 normally I would agree with you but we are talking about his acting like a child with access to the bank account. Like buying tires too big for his truck and cutting out the wheel wells so that when you are riding in it, you can see the pavement at your feet. Then getting hundreds of dollars in fines when he insists on driving it. And then painting it with turquoise house paint. He refuses to accept that there is anything wrong with him and absolutely will not go see a Dr.
@@miavodopija believe me, I've got one foot out the door!
I feel sorry for him. He's gonna struggle in the future. Hope he will eventually recover
Great description, I've never heard of it that way before, very informative, thankyou
That's the best video out here explaining Bipolar
This is so damn relatable. I confused being a maniac with the symptoms of falling in love dor the first time. I didn’t feel the need to sleep, felt like a superhuman, wouldn’t sit even once in the entire day. I felt sooo much so that I wanted to talk to some Doctor for being so high and so happy. At times, I wont be able to read even a single paragraph from any book.
Did u have depression after that???
This was explained so well. I’ve always struggled with understanding all the dx requirements. Thank you!
The voice was so calming. This video was fascinating to me and I got so much out of it. It was extremely helpful to me as well as I thought I may have bipolar disorder before watching and this video has made it extremely clear to me that I have Bipolar Disorder and I have experienced and have almost all of the symptoms. Thankyou for posting these videos . I'm never get into trouble or anything that extreme at all though. I have a Degree in Major Psychology
Hello Dear
How are you doing today/
as a person who has bipolar 1 disorder it’s so hard for me to understand my own mental illness, this video worded how i feel/think perfectly.
Please do more on this topic. Thank you so much for this information.
Thank you so much for posting this, please do more on mania and psychosis and please perhaps touch on mixed episodes, thank you!
5 minutes listening to this Dr. Is the first step of healing.
You can really sense the intense love and interest he has for his profession. He's young enough still that he hasn't gotten jaded from all the craziness he witnessed in his job. My hat's off to this doc! He absolutely seems to LOVE what he does!!😎😎
I love this channel. Thank you so much for the variety of content and the professionals who make it so easy to understand for those not in the field 🙏💜🙏
Me too.
I have never heard anyone explain it so well.very clear explanations.thank
God I came across this video.
I’m have bipolar disorder I w/psychosis. I would go around to movie venues telling them I was a movie critic to get in free, wardrobe coordinator for a reality show going into luxury stores to try stuff on, screenwriter to make a movie about my fabulous life, and the Guinness books worlds fastest typist thinking I had crashed network computers. I was also a superhero sent to stop people from driving drunk feeling I could pounce on speeding cars to stop them marching up and down the freeway 12 hours at a time without no sleep. I took off to West Hollywood, CA; stayed at the chateau marmont thinking I was a celebrity. Picked up a homeless man and drove 100 mph on sunset blvd. I flew back home wondering why nobody wanted to party with me anymore? That’s when I called 911 for help. I was undiagnosed 😢
Sounds pretty creative.
Wow Erica I identify with your story.
I hope you’re doing ok.
It’s a crazy ride on the bipolar 1 train.
Well scripted.
@@dipiti8739 My manic episode definitely felt like it but not something to play around about
@@heko7777 I’m doing way better. Hope you are well ... 😇
He is so informative!!
You explained that really well doc. I have been diagnosed with bipolar I in my younger years, but now I’m more bipolar II because of more depressive episodes.
Sportelli is amazing....worked with him at the hospital
I have watches this video about 10x
The doc explains Bi polar disorder perfectly . It’s a lovely discussion about a very serious mental Illness
I got this. At least today i do. Thank you MedCircle
I shared this with my fellow AMFT's and clinical supervisor. I think this is the best explanation for bipolar d/o I've seen or heard in a while.
We live in very dangerous time of the World. All around mentally challenging issues .
This was very enriching. I have a clearer understanding of this mental disorder and its variants.
thank you for explaining these type of levels of bipolar I've never known that and now I'm more aware of what it is because I was diagnosed with it but no one ever told me what level I was on and this helps me a lot to understand what this is
If this was my doctor I wouldn’t be able to function. He looks like Clark Kent 😍
Stfu gay boy
@@ising1111 lmao
@@ising1111 do you have schizophrenia
@zzac1an lol ye
You have no idea what you are talking about
He's right about the differences between 1 and 2. I'm 2, there's times when I'm having mania and depression at the same time.
Hit the nail on the head. Spot on.
Thanks you for sharing about this.
Give me new knowledge and perspective .
Thanks you
THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS!!!!!! All others are out of date and dreadful! Sincerely, someone studying for LCSW
Thank you so much for this information! I'm doing a research study on Bipolar Disorder and I was having trouble distinguishing between Bipolar I and II, this helped me so much!!
Thanks a million for the explanation of this mental disorder! My 51 years old daughter is suffering from this disease for the past 11 years, almost every year she has to go back to the psychiatric wing at the hospital because she quits taking her meds and every year the hospital has to adjust her meds! This is all so frustrating because of her poor choice of decision but I still don’t know what to do to avoid her return to the hospital 😢
That extensive high/euphoria and then the crash afterwards is like a binge alcoholic/addict and then the depressive crash/withdrawal afterwards. Very insightful on how the mind works.🤔
This is so informative. Thank you.
Why are all the doctors on this show so suspiciously gorgeous. How am I supposed to focus on anything he saaaays xD
Maybe they’re actors
Lol
Lol. Seriously.
Riiight
Mybe some one is a little bit speedy now and think of sex moore then they should, take your meds just sayin hehe...i tend to do that when i'm getting hypo and skipped my medicin for sometime
Thanks for helping me understand my diagnosis
Thanks so much for sharing this valuable information.
Diagnosed BP2 in my late teens. Have tried countless meds, treatments..ect for 30 years with very little relief. You just come to a point where you live with it
Side note...every med I tried put me right into mania. Out of control behavior and thoughts with ZERO thought or care of the consequences. Completely opposite of my normal personality.
Yes. Same age, same crazy pill pushing. Same narrowly missed horrific consequences of crazy behaviour I'd never have done otherwise. Some very dangerous drugs around, legally! You just live and endure it, stay out of trouble. Every day starts with the battle.
Same I just deal with it there meds make you where y cant think and fill high
Thank you so much for this!
Omg this was so educational thank you I have a family member going through this and this video is going to help me understand 😢
Same
So many things have been handed down in generations that were once not taught, or ignored. And still at some locals are, that when you go to obtain help, thy tell you, “you don’t need it”. And you are stunned and numbed.