Actress Jenifer Lewis Opens up about Bipolar Disorder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Star of stage and screen, Jenifer Lewis -- who authored “The Mother of Black Hollywood” -- opens up about living with bipolar disorder.
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Thanks for bringing awareness to mental illness and being so inspiring!! What a ray of sunshine ❤️🌞
I have bipolar disorder. The maniac stage is entertaining and fun at times. After a while of being boisterous and the life of the party, you just begin to annoy people with the constant high energy and loud voice. Lol. I admit it feels good, but after weeks or months being manic it takes it toll on you and the people around you.
She’s so awesome
Thank you Jen for helping me open n speak my truth about many of the same issues in your book. You’re my role model.
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder that causes periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood.
The elevated mood is significant and is known as mania or hypomania, depending on its severity, or whether symptoms of psychosis are present.
During mania, an individual behaves or feels abnormally energetic, happy, or irritable.
Individuals often make poorly thought out decisions with little regard to the consequences.
The need for sleep is usually reduced during manic phases.
During periods of depression, there may be crying, a negative outlook on life, and poor eye contact with others.
The risk of suicide among those with the illness is high, at greater than 6 percent over 20 years, while self-harm occurs in 30-40 percent.
Other mental health issues such as anxiety disorders and substance use disorder are commonly associated with bipolar disorder.
The causes are not clearly understood, but both environmental and genetic factors play a role.
Many genes of small effect contribute to risk.
Environmental risk factors include a history of childhood abuse and long-term stress.
About 85% of the risk is attributed to genetics.
The condition is classified as bipolar I disorder if there has been at least one manic episode, with or without depressive episodes, and as bipolar II disorder if there has been at least one hypomanic episode (but no manic episodes) and one major depressive episode.
In those with less severe symptoms of a prolonged duration, the condition cyclothymic disorder may be diagnosed.
If the symptoms are due to drugs or medical problems, it is classified separately.
Other conditions that may present similarly include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, personality disorders, schizophrenia and substance use disorders, as well as a number of medical conditions.
Medical testing is not required for a diagnosis, though blood tests or medical imaging can be done to rule out other problems.
Treatment commonly includes psychotherapy, as well as medications such as mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.
Examples of mood stabilizers that are commonly used include lithium and various anticonvulsants.
Involuntary treatment in a hospital may be needed if a person is a risk to themselves or others but refuses treatment.
Severe behavioral problems, such as agitation or combativeness, may be managed with short term antipsychotics or benzodiazepines.
In periods of mania, it is recommended that antidepressants be stopped.
If antidepressants are used for periods of depression, they should be used with a mood stabilizer.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), while not very well studied, may be tried for those who do not respond to other treatments.
If treatments are stopped, it is recommended that this be done slowly.
Many individuals have financial, social or work-related problems due to the illness.
These difficulties occur a quarter to a third of the time, on average.
Due to poor lifestyle choices and side effects from medications, the risk of death from natural causes (such as heart disease) is twice that of the general population.
Bipolar disorder affects approximately 1% of the global population.
In the United States, about 3% are estimated to be affected at some point in their life; rates appear to be similar in females and males.
The most common age at which symptoms begin is 25.
The economic cost of the disorder has been estimated at $45 billion for the United States in 1991.
A large proportion of this was related to a higher number of missed work days, estimated at 50 per year.
People with bipolar disorder often face problems with social stigma.
This was so helpful. Thanks for the explanation
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Never seen professor Granville so Excited!
Wow what a beautiful woman and great actress. So vibrant. I love her. I love watching her on movies xxx. Keep kicking you beautiful awesome lady! Thanks for being a spikes woman for people with bipolar. Xx
Wow...bright lady
She keeps shit so real .
Love Jennifer Lewis!
girl you are in mania
I think so to...
Meant to say spokes woman. Ha ha
Good advice from Miss JL.. God strengthen you.
Love her memoir.Jenifer is amazing!
I'm bipolar too...
💕💕
I luv her but gurl why u screaming
She's used to the stage where she has to project to reach the people in the back of the theatre. They actually have her on a (mini) "stage" that's up off the floor. So I think it's just her instinct to do that when she's on any stage (big or small).
Because... you need to hear her
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Yeah. she explained it in one of her Interviews.
Or because she’s clearly hypomanic or manic here.
I have bipolar disorder. It is common in the manic stage to talk loudly and be high energy. I know after weeks and months of this I get to be a pain in the ass. Lol. But people think you're the life of the party at first. Lol