I’m 16 and was diagnosed with bipolar 2 about a year ago. At first, everyone thought it was ADHD because about 80% of my family on my moms side have ADHD/OCD. So that’s what I was diagnosed with. Then I got into a SEVERE depressive episode that lasted for about two months. I was on the verge of committing suicide. So then they diagnosed me with clinical depression. THEN, I had a manic episode that lasted for two weeks. I was in school acting a fool, being impulsive and disrespectful, I was a completely different person. And the crazy thing was, I didn’t remember half of it when the episode finally subsided. That’s when the doctors finally diagnosed me with bipolar 2. I was institutionalized for two months and missed almost a whole semester of school because of the outrageous episodes I was having. Everyone was worried about my safety. I was put on lithium at first but told the docs I absolutely hated the medicine and want to stop taking it. They tried me on about three other meds before settling on one. I now take about 10 pills every morning for BP, ADHD, IED, and vitamin supplements. I am now doing well and haven’t had an episode for about three months. I’m still learning on how to cope and deal with my emotions and stupid things people do or say to me, but I’m hopeful for the future:)
glad ur better but im sorry you have to take that much medication just to reach a point of stability, ive been on so many different drug groups and i know how much it can change you as a person
I hope you're well I was comparing myself that I have bipolar 2 but it seems like i don't have it because I have only intrusive thoughts which major cause be anxiety that why I am here to confirm but this thing never happened to me I hope God will heal you soon
In the early 2000s I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It seemed to be a big time for everyone to be diagnosed with it... it was a packed lobby and I talked to the psychiatrist for about 10 minutes. I mentioned that my brother had a diagnosis of bipolar and so I was given it ... which screwed up a lot of things for years and years. Only recently was I correctly diagnosed with C-PTSD from an abusive childhood, and the depression and anxiety is linked to that.
I was diagnosed unspecified bipolar in the 2000s as a teenager around the time Britney was so I had people be pretty dismissive and I was even to myself. My dad was also diagnosed. Because I didn’t really believe it and had heard so many people saying things like “oh everyone thinks they’re bipolar now” I never stayed on meds long term. My life has not gone well since then boom about 6 months ago at age 30 I’m hospitalized and diagnosed bipolar 1. I just wish I could’ve been sure of this years ago, I would’ve stayed on my meds. It’s really hurt my life a lot
@@mikl3458 Wishing you the best in your journey. I have also suffered a lot because of the incorrect diagnosis. Mental health is truly a crisis where I am in the USA ... the plus is that people are starting to learn much more about the brain and psychology.
Adhd is overdiagnosed. You're most likely not adhd. I too have all the symptoms of adhd but if you look the symptoms up, they are almost the same as pmdd or bipolar or ptsd. I mean most of those so called diseases share the exact same symptoms If you have been misdiagnosed, don't believe in your current diagnosis.
@@sofitocyn100 Almost every mental health diagnosis have almost the same symptoms. Adhd is nothing like pmdd or bipolar. If you're only looking the criteria on diagnostic manuals, then you don't know what adhd is. People who look neurodivergent people from the outside never get the full picture of what it's like.
Diagnosis and labelling Is not the most important, getting better Is the most important. Also adhd, depression and bipolar disorder can all look the same and Can also Come together!
I was 15. I will never forget the black outlook and the weight that came over me for two weeks. After two weeks I went into a hypomanic phase for two weeks. This cycle went on for two years until I was diagnosed at 17.
My daughter was diagnosed at 13 with Bipolar after exactly 15 minutes with a psychiatrist. She had NONE of behaviors associated with Bipolar. Rush to judgement..felt like she was labeled with the flavor of the month diagnosis. We declined meds and now she's fine.
It's known to show late teens earlie twenties altho later on it can happen. I was having depression with slight undetectable hypomania from 15/16 but was given a anti depressant and it caused me to have psychosis with mania at 18 in hospital then diagnosed. Its so scary that a doctor was willing to give such. A young child very powerful brain altering drugs with serious side effects and even when it was unnecessary needed. He needs to be stripped of his licence.
From what I can tell, being 22 and experiencing the same thing I have been for almost 12 years, it's easier to tell someone truly has bipolar disorder once the individual becomes an adult.
I know someone who told me he was diagnosed with bipolar and depression. No, he's a covert narcissist. He's a thief, no conscience, he's into love bombing, he's abusive and controlling and is often depressed. He's in his 60's. He's a narcissist who uses bipolar disorder and depression as his excuse for being who he is.
I do not have bipolar disorder and just dropped in for information however what this doc said was astounding. I am a victim of misdiagnosis . If only the doctors I saw had the same caution mindset Dr.Dom did. Damn.
Bro im damages as heck nowadays from what i consider a misdiagnosis. 2nd pscyhatrist already told me that i am not, but its still weighing on me. Now i just went out for a drive because i was hungry and i was feeling too happy. I almost crashed with someone. Now back to thinking, im doing risky behaviors because i really am bipolar
I think at some point sometimes we thought we have bipolar but basically it's all because of anxiety I would recommend guys who think they have bipolar ho to shaan kassam
Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here
@Kyle Russell Last year, I took shrooms at Las Vegas thinking it was going to hit like an edible or something. Shit was scary at first but amazing once you start getting deeper into your thoughts
Yikes! I had severe depression all throughout 5th grade, and again, throughout 8th grade. Glad I wasn’t diagnosed as bipolar and put on antipsychotics. I haven’t had depression in close to 20 years now. My cousin was diagnosed bipolar at around 14, which is super young. But he thought he was god, so I think it was an accurate diagnosis. My sister was diagnosed at 21. She thought she was god too. And because she’s never been med compliant, she’s had multiple manic/psychotic episodes since then. Diagnosis of pre teens with bipolar disorder is absolutely nuts, no pun intended.
Yess when I was in 1st 2nd 3rd grade up until now I’ve noticed for no reason even if nothing depressing was going on in my life I had depressive episodes, and also noticed insane energy mood and state of mind and never really pieced together that it changed a lot
Yes. Parents please please listen carefully to and observe your babies. Up until i was diagnosed last year my life had been peppered with manic symptoms that i did not know or realise were unusual (for most people) and long periods of depression that happened usually around the same time each year (late autumn being the worst) i dread those months. I was first misdiagnosed with clinical depression and thats only because i didnt know what a “manic” episode even was, and i’d had many but never said anything to the psychiatrist, i was sent to her after i told the doctor i was depressed and beem having suicidal thoughts. I got a whole hour free with a psychiatrist, and ten free sessions with a psychologist. I had cbt which sometimes was worked for my anxiety but if im honest bc i was diagnosed clinical depression there was no advice or guidance to manage manic symptoms. Dont get me wrong im 1000% grateful that i have access to free healthcare in my country but tbh a person can be admitted to mental health clinic only if they are suicidal or become a danger to others which may be partly why nz has highest suicide rates in the world 😥). But since being diagnosed 11 months after being on zoloft and seroquel, the zoloft sent me into space, i went on a three month shopping spree and ran up a huge bill on my afterpay account 🥴🤦🏻♀️ i only stopped after my doctor realised i have bipolar and took me off zoloft seroquel and tried epilim which was horrible. Then we tried lamotrigine and wow. I look back on all my out there periods and down there periods and almost cannot believe i how up and down i was but never questioned any of it. Thats just “how i was” and i stole 20 years from me. Its hard sometimes to not feel angry that it took so long to be found out but im not the only one whos had to start over i guess. Hope it works out 🙌👍🏼
This sounds way too familiar Except I was dianogsed with a peusdo bipolar thing (Persistent Depression/Depressive Disorder with Anxiousness) at this current stage and need to see my therapist for more
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@@catherinepraus8635 same here, lady. What resonated with me most was the sleeplessness. I’ve had severe insomnia since I was a baby really. And so many doctors over the years go back to that with me. Some of my children have the same issue. 😕
From my personal experience, Bi Polar can only be created from the meds or in this case drugs that create it.. so if someone grows up with Bi Polar .. then the mother or father would have more than likely been taking drugs like Tegretol.. More so the mother having a higher chance of affecting the child. th-cam.com/video/YnzOGRmkNEA/w-d-xo.html
I was diagnosed with depression at 15 and they switched it to bipolar after I filled out this questionnaire. I never really knew what the symptoms for bipolar were, just the very generic explanation of them. I was irritable, moody, emotional, hyper, depressed, and couldn't sleep since I was probably about 3. When I was a little older I realized that there were different kinds of bipolar and I was "unspecified" so I tried to figure out if I was type 1 or 2. I came to the conclusion that I must be having mixed episodes and I was rapid cycling. I must of been since that's the closest that sounded like me and considering all the meds made me feel so much worse. I convinced myself that I was so fucked up that there was almost nothing I could do to feel better. About a year ago, I was having issues with my neighbors where I called the cops but they didn't care to show up so I called the next day and told them I was bipolar and I couldn't put up with my neighbors, more or less, harassing me and I was going to snap. They were convinced that I was manic and was hallucinating and made everything up. This cop treated me so badly and was annoyed at me and didn't believe anything I said and wouldn't even take the evidence I had or anything. I had no idea that was a symptom of bipolar so since they recommend I should go back to counseling, I wrote down all the things I have struggled with since I was young and all the weird things my mom said I did when I was little and read them off to my new counselor. ADHD and Asperger's.... I'm 31 and just got diagnosed with ADHD a couple months ago and am having such a hard time getting the autism diagnosis, probably since I have other mental health issues now among other things, which I feel like I really need because the accommodations and treatment could be a life changer. I've struggled so bad my whole life because of this misdiagnosis and have not been able to accomplish pretty much anything because I was getting no help from my parents as a child and had no idea that I could be autistic or that sensory issues were real an not just me being dramatic and all these things I did/ do scream are characteristics of ASD and ADHD. Like what normal kid cant go to girl scouts because it's too loud and the girls screaming and playing give her a migraine. Being labeled bipolar is really hard and people are quick to judge. I almost got my kids taken away when I had a bad reaction to the cocktail of antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers (I was on all 3 and highest dose at the same time) and ended up in the ER. The meds caused a false positive drug test for PCP and amphetamines and because they thought I was bipolar, they didn't believe me and treated me worse. I also was convicted of 2 felonies because of me having what I think might have been meltdowns. I barely finished highschool, couldn't keep a job, dropped out of college and am currently getting disability. I struggled with depression and suicidal behavior, felt so alone, became an addict and almost threw my life away. And all I needed was some Adderall and some different skills and my life could of been better. It's insane that these mental health professionals aren't good at what they do and don't really care about the patient. No one told me that you had to be depressed or manic constantly for a whole 2 weeks or that bipolar moods are not situational. Or that you can't sleep during mania because you are so amped up and aren't tired and wouldn't be tired for days. I just couldn't turn my brain off or was extremely uncomfortable. It makes me feel a little better knowing that I'm not the only one that this has happened to but at the same time it makes me sick. No one deserves to go through this.
@mush_treat on INSTAGRAM Please don't go there. My son tried these, probably to treat whatever he had and couldn't cope with. It sent him to the ER with suspected heart attack...and then he took his life 2 years ago. Psychodelics did not help. Don't go there! He was only 23.
i feel so bad for u, its making me feel like i dont need to be diagnosed and i can self-dagnose as i know myself very well. After i told my mother i had bipolar she didnt believe me either and told me that i was using it as an excuse and didnt treat me any better.
@@SeifeldinKhaled-yt1oo of you think you are bipolar you should see a doctor. I don't know how old you are but I'm 33 and I did get diagnosed with with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder so I am able to get a little help now. Maybe you can too. I'm sorry parents suck sometimes but if you need help, you need to get it from somewhere.
I was diagnosed after my dad died, but they labeled me type 1, unknown. I personally think they were incorrect. They also put me on old fashioned drugs that didn’t help, same as when I was diagnosed with depression. I have friends and God in my life. I’m not discounting meds, I just don’t need them.
First diagnosed with Bipolar disorder at age 33 after a family member committed suicide. But, I never told anyone I had symptoms at age 19 that I covered up and my family covered up because it was that angry. Some would define the way I was fondled at church qualified as sexual assault. But, somehow I suppressed it so much after it happened that I forced myself to forget it until I was revictimized by random strangers through my 20s. Pretty sure it was contained enough until my family member decided to end it all. Half of what I said when first diagnosed revealed only half of the truth. I suppressed the rest and still pretend it didn't happen.
In 2015 I had the defining rapid-cycling roller-coaster ride of a person with bipolar type 1. I know that it has been with me all my life because I do remember events from my childhood and the anger disorder that has utterly ruined my life. I sought some kind of care from a psychiatric facility and they gave me Lamotrigine. I tried that stuff for a few weeks, increasing the dosage as the doctor prescribed. Let me tell you this: before I started that medication, I felt like I was treading water at the bottom of the deepest, darkest well imaginable. After taking the meds, I felt like they had tossed me an anvil. It made me feel a million times worse. I stopped taking that stuff and am still untreated. There has to be a better way. Giving sedatives to hopelessly depressed people seems incredibly stupid.
There are other medications out there as well, lamotrogine tends to be the first one doctors go to (there’s a list of medications that they try in a certain order usually). I was not diagnosed bipolar until I was 37, but I’ve had these symptoms since I was a child (as early as 10 years old, at least). I had to go to my psychiatrist and say that I thought I might have bipolar disorder and that’s when they screened me for it. Up to that point, I had sought treatment for depression and ADHD. I have type 2 so mine was under the radar for longer. I know I went through at least 5 medications (that I remember) that didn’t work before we found one that worked. Unfortunately, the Dr. can’t predict how you’re going to respond to each medication. Also, that DNA analysis that some places want you to do to see how each medication will affect you doesn’t really work as well as doctors hoped it would and insurance doesn’t pay for it. My kids Dr and my Dr told me that. My long rambling point is, please don’t give up just because the first medication didn’t work. A different one might work better. Find a good psychiatrist to work with until you find the right medication or combination of medications. It really is worth the hassle to feel even-keeled all the time. I didn’t even know I could feel like this since I had never experienced it. It is so bazaar to not have those intense mood fluctuations that I had this uneasy feeling for the first few months of my current treatment (like waiting for the other shoe to drop or something). I had to adjust to this new normal for me and it’s such a relief. Working with a good therapist is also very helpful in combination with medication and sometimes the first therapist you try is not the right fit either and you need to try a different one. I hope that this helps you or someone else out there. Please take care of yourself. 🦋
I remember being 12-16 and never sleeping. like ever. I would stay up all night every night. then wake up and work out excessively. I’d go for runs, make my own breakfast, watch inspirational videos. Excessively clean my room. My parents idolized it. They still reference it. That I had my life together, was so into working out, was always so inspired. I was miserable. It’s 3am right now and here I am still, at 23. Finally on medication and waiting for it to work. I’ve been diagnosed bipolar 2 by 5 different psychiatrists. I’ve ran from the diagnosis all my life. I’ve impulsively quit jobs, school, relationships, friendships. I’ve drained bank accounts. Gone on shopping sprees. Had delusions, hallucinations, lied, been manipulative. I impulsively walked out of high school when I was 16. I’ve impulsively done drugs. I feel so much rage when I’m in an episode…Just angry. Irritable. I’m just now making peace with this. It’s like I’ve lived a double life. It’s exhausting. I wish more people took it seriously.
misdiagnosed until 49. I'm certain it started at 23 while I was in college. I was diagnosed with depression. My official diagnosis- Bipolar 2 mixed presentation rapid cycling. I'm 52 now. My Maternal grandfather, his daughter my aunt, both were bipolar (he was undiagnosed- he just had dark moods or was spending money like crazy- took my Gramma on lavish vacations around the world) My aunt ended up having electroshock therapy. It didn't work, and she lost so much long term and way too much short term memory.
@@KW-kr9gh Now that I know what's going on I'm much better at working with it. Still sucks having it, but I better understand why and how to TRY and keep the hypomania and depression at bay. Having a 'period' every three months for a month doesn't help, I go all over the board with that, but sleep and enough of it is a tremendous help. Eating the right foods, being outside as much as I can, doing the things that bring me satisfaction and joy, all go a long way to help.
@Bernard I've thought of having the gene testing for medication done. I've read that is an amazing help. Obviously ins would never cover it, so maybe in the future I might.
@Bernard I've got the exercise and keto/bariatric diet down, with the bariatric I MUST take most all those supplements already (most I take higher doses) and a few more. I can't do the lithium or tumeric - both will send me into full blown mania. I took Gemfibrozil before I had the gastric bypass, now all my levels are normal and health ranges. I sit 20 minutes a day in front of a full spectrum verilux light as I can't be in direct sun while still on the psych meds I'm weaning off of. Not sure if that is of interest to you or not.
i was prescribed anti depressants and benzodiazepines at the age of 15-16 for anxiety, depression and anger. After 20 years of trial and error with medications, my psych finally nailed it. I am bipolar. He prescribed the meds and my life changed. I lost weight. I think much more clear. Yes, I still get my manic episodes and depression episodes but I am able to identify and manage. I encourage everyone that struggles to find the right diagnosis to keep trying and don't ever give up.
Was diagnosed with bipolar ll, 6 years ago. (My freshman year of college)….. Just last week, my therapist told me i have BPD and PTSD🙃I’m grateful i don’t suffer w mood disorder (not saying another diagnosis is better to have, i jus kno bipolar disorder can get pretty severe) Sucks i was so young thinking i had mood disorder.. when In actuality it’s a personality disorder. (Been struggling with acceptance and it’s been hard looking into these diagnosis’s ) BUT, with my experience.. & by the looks of others in the comments, we won’t b the first or last to b mis diagnosed and i pray we all learned from it & can be patient, empathetic & compassionate towards clients to figure out their real issues. (If u decide to go into the field of course 😊) This video reminds me again why i absolutely cannot stand ppl who casually say they’re “bipolar” &/or therapist who throw that on everybody! Although i don’t have it, i have family members who do, that I’ve lived with.. and it’s nothing to be taken lightly. Love the video!!!!💚💚💚
My ex-wife & I saw a psychologist for 2 1/2 years trying to fix our marriage. The psychologist concluded that my wife was acting out because I was a jerk. A few years after I filed for divorce I learned she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder & on medication. All the signs were there but no one assembled the pieces of the puzzle.
So glad you cleared that up. You might feel like a jerk, but you know something is definitely wrong with the picture - but you just can't put your finger on it.
I remember being severely depressed in Kindergarten at age 4 and it never went away. Ever. I am 48 now and only now is this being addressed. What could it mean when a child grows up almost always depressed?
Did you have an unhappy childhood, abusive / neglectful / emotionally distant parents? Doctors love to say depression has no cause but it usually does.
This makes me so sad for you 😭. I can't imagine a tiny human-being feeling so overwhelmed with such intense negative emotion without knowing how to deal with it.
I have a daughter who always had a lot of mood swings as a child. She was diagnosed in college with Bi-polar and ADHD. However, she came home to live during the pandemic and both she and I started suspecting that her real issue was OCD. It seems like OCD is severely under-diagnosed when there is more "O" and the "C" aspect of OCD is less present.
I have pure O OCD, and when you don't have many (or any) visible compulsions for people to actually see, it's really easy to miss. It took many years until I got diagnosed with it (alongside with some other shit), and had been constantly asked (even after getting diagnosed) questions suggesting I have Bipolar disorder.
@@Juxsu yeah I reallt identify with this. I think people confuse obsessive rumination or overthinking with a “mania.” But it really isn’t the same at all. Obviously no everyone manic presents the same, but the overspending snd elation and delusions of grandeur and hypersexuality that can come from mania doesn’t apply to me. The only thing that people seem to lack the correct terminology for and want to call “mania” is like overtaking and overthinking. But even my “talking a lot,” it isn’t the same as when I’ve seen it with someone in mania. It’s very much a rumination and desperation to get answers. And I did have compulsive behaviors when I was younger, and somehow people didn’t realize it. They just saw me checking the contents of my purse at the end of every block as….. I don’t even know what. They saw me needing to open a mirror to look at myself every half hour as “vanity.” But it wasn’t. It was a compulsion to check my face was ok.
My question is should I speak to my mental health providers about my diagnosis? I have been diagnosed with bipolar 1, BPD anxiety/ autism level 1. Yet I do not get depressed for weeks I dont even get even get depressed for days at a time. But I do have impulse control struggles along with ADD ADHD. My anger and stress are my biggest down falls. I feel as if I am plateauing in my therapy.
I wasn't officially diagnosed until I was 23. Which I am grateful for, because I also was dealing with bad PTSD so my doctor treated that first. She was treating me for suspected bipolar type 1, which is definitely what I have, but I don't think I would make the progress I have in emotion management if I had not dealt with treating the PTSD first
My first bipolar episode happened when I was 20, and the last one when I was 32 Years before my first episode, I experienced some type of depression where I would stay in my room hiding from visitors and from my brothers, and wouldnt talk to anyone. Hopefully my book "I Came Tomorrow and Leave Yesterday: A Memoir of an Ex Bipolar Woman" helps to look a this disorder from a different perspective. I love your channel, thanks!
@@crescendo2441 It was a process that included changes in my eating habits, my beliefs and thoughts. I stay away from sugar, caffeine and any substance of that kind. Nutritional supplements helped me stabilize my mood and sleep naturally, while psychological therapy and my Christian faith helped me heal my soul. Also, exercising regularly and having a supportive family and husband were crucial for my healing. Thanks!
That’s what they did to my daughter sent her home on meds for bipolar but she’s depressed and anxiety. She’s on Zoloft but doesn’t seem to work she seems irritable
I know many people with so called mental issues such as a bipolar disorder, anxiety and / or depression. Not one of them has truly gotten any help from pharmaceuticals. They all have done worse on medication.
Zoloft wasn't the med for me as a bipolar teen. If she's up for it, she could try another med, but with hormones and development being what they are at that age, trying different meds may feel too unstable. Her body, her call.
The way he described a child with bipolar disorder was completely me as a kid. But I have adhd and I didn’t even know I was depressed at 8 because I didn’t know what it was. So I didn’t talk about it. My parents and teachers kept going back and forth on typical childhood disorders. Adhd, autism, oppositional defiant disorder. I didn’t get diagnosed with bipolar 2 until 23 when I should’ve started meds at 8.
In the sixty's and an a teenager, when I acted out my Mom said she knew my period was coming. In the early 70's I knew I was depressed but didn't get help. My boss knew I needed it but the hospital didn't give it. So I went all through life until I was 50 years old to find out I am Bipolar and I have been since I was a kid and I'm not going to to change my mind.
My Dad has had bipolar rapid-cycling since he was 40 years old and he still has it at age 94. Also OCD. He spends money when manic and he is very agitated and angry when manic.
At 27 my daughter was diagnosed with bipolar. It was after alcoholism and brain damage from alcohol. Apparently I lived with her for twenty seven years and never saw any signs if bipolar One. The medicine is for that, so we're stuck with it and the new horrific behavior.
SOME of the symptoms can mimic each other but there are definite differentiators. There's also a very large percentage of people that have both. This often causes misdiagnosis at times. That is why it is so very important to seek out a psychiatrist that is very experienced in specific disorders and get second opinion s. Especially for chilxren. It's imperative to find an adolescent psychiatrist that has a good track record and lots of experience treating these disorderz. Bipolar for example presents slot different in kids than it does in adults
Well ADHD aka retardism can lead to depression cause this person or child keeps Fooking up or is a failure in life. I got a PhD in the dip$hit brain. :) so being focused and successful by default gets rid of the depression . Jk I don’t have a PhD, it’s a Gargantuan Brain. And everyone is wondering why depression is at a all time high. Shout out The O’Jays “for the love of money “
Bipolar disorder runs in my family and im beginning to show signs(appreantly signs arise around my age) and some symptoms have been massive parts of my personality and journey. I now am scared that im not even me... that all i am is Bipolar. Like the things i wanted were all guided by my illness. Who am i if my bipolar has affected everything ive done.
Not rlly, ive had hypomanic episodes where i start a huge unreasonable fight with my 2 best friend, run into a quarantine room (where a covid patient was living), splurge my pocket money on super overpriced unnecessary things, stay up all night for 4 day straight obsessively writing a fiction that makes no sense, dancing screaming nonsense because i feel like i can never run out of energy, that the universe is guiding me, skipping classes, believing i have superpowers, everything is racing so fast to the point i almost faint. And i only have hypomania, ppl with mania will experience even more severe symptoms. Ur only considering the bright side, no mental illness is fun, just stop
The down sides can be mitigated with therapy. Please don't overlook the good parts of a hypomanic episode. There can be lasting plus sides to this personality component also.
I still don't know what is up with me at 28. I have an overbearing mom w/ BPD and narc traits so I know I have CPTSD thanks to her. I was dxed w/ bipolar 2 when I was put in inpatient for two weeks at 15. I believe I was dxed by a psych before that time with depression/anxiety and given Lexapro. I disliked school since 5th grade but when I turned 14 I met a boy online and he was my entire life and all I wanted to do was skip school to talk to him online so I'd sit on the top floor of my apartment building just waiting for him to sign on (he'd skip school too, in Canada). I then began meeting up with men in their 20s off Craigslist just to stay away from truancy officers because the porter found me and didn't allow me to stay up there anymore. Still unsure why I went that route. I began cutting my arm initially after seeing people on Tumblr do it but it proceeded to every time I was overwhelmed, wanted to punish myself, or even punish others for hurting me and I only stopped last year at 28. I was put on Lithium that first hospital stay at 15 and it made me a zombie and made me pee a lot. I've been on Lexapro, Lithium, Celexa, Cymbalta, Buspirone, Trazadone, Mirtazapine, Lamictal, Prozac and Zoloft. I've also been told I have PMDD. BC helped a bit but made me bloated and increased hunger (most of those drugs did that to me). All those drugs had some side effect whether it made me act out or made me increase the surface area of where I cut (one of them set me off to cut both arms, legs, and sides of neck) or made me isolate which I tend to do anyway... I've been hospitalized four times in the last 10 years whether it was for swallowing pills after someone made me sad and I needed to punish us both or because I cut too much for others taste and they tattled on me. I suppose my core issue really is CPTSD. Idk, sometimes I feel like there is something else but I did get a BA in psych so it could just be my obsession w/ looking up various disorders... My last inpatient I got the dxs BPD/attachment disorder after talking to someone for 25 minutes so I don't think anyone really knows.
It’s not so much about the duration as it is the intensity. Some people (especially teenagers) are especially prone to very short episodes and psychiatrists of old recognised that (Kraepelin in particular). A severe delirious mania or mixed-mania (which teenagers seem especially prone to) is what it is whether it lasts eight months or eight hours. Otherwise the doc. hit the nail on the head.
This doc seems to really be sticking to the DSM criteria, which is fine and probably all he could cover in such a short video. You are correct though - there are other sections of the bipolar spectrum that are severe, however under the DSM-5 criteria they just don't meet it for BDI or BDII. Very often these teens and children are diagnosed with dysthymia or cyclothymia until they present with episodes that meet criteria for type 1 or 2. This doesn't mean they aren't severe though, and a good psychiatrist will certainly recognize this. There's also the good ole bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BD-NOS). In my experience, it's used for people who are juuuust barely missing criteria for type 1 or 2. The real unfortunate problem with our DSM diagnosis methods is that there's a misperception that anything under type 1 and type 2 (really sometimes only under BDI) are not severe mental illness.
@@katiescott3354 and what a lot of psychiatrists fail to realise is that mild episodes can eventually become severe. BD-II is essentially a provisional diagnosis given to people who are yet to experience a full-blown manic episode but what most modern psychiatrists fail to realise is that it’s not so much the intensity of the mania per se that determines how severe the illness is but the purity of the episodes themselves (or lack thereof). Someone whose episodes tend more towards mixed-mania is going to have a more chronic and treatment-refractory course of illness than someone who only has straight, clearly-separated episodes of mania and depression (who’ll respond very well to lithium and probably be perfectly fine so long as they keep taking it). The distinction between mania and hypomania is absolutely irrelevant as far as the grand scheme of the illness is concerned and modern shrinks don’t seem to get that. They just see BD-I as the archetypal rough and severe manic-depressive illness and BD-II as the softer, more ‘feminine’ version.
@@Anonymous_Anon882 100%. It's truly unfortunate. I work in psychiatric research, specifically in bipolar disorder. In many cases, the "hypomania" may not have certain symptoms of mania, like full-blown psychosis. However, persons that are traditionally diagnosed with BDII are MORE likely to complete suicide, aka the main cause of mortality in BD. My group is studying ways of assessing BD outside of simple DSM diagnosis, and how we can use this to improve treatment. Ex. Lithium works better for people with certain symptoms, and overall it works better for BDI rather than BDII. It's a big field and problem, but there are many groups internationally that are focusing on this.
I think sone tines I act as if I could be bipolar Ihave tendency to keep certain ppl locked away in my heart an I'm good some times weeks months. Never years an I can start thinking of him. An onedsy the heart an mind just sync an I get way down depressed missing an longing for him pick self up an repeat until next time. I've done this for so many years I don't think I'd even know how tp stop an let hin go.
Mental illness especially mood disorders were not known about when I was a kid. But we can go back and see it was there. I have bipolar.2 and was diagnosed when I was about 32. I have a lot of depression and always have and I am 60 now. I thought the bipolar was gone but I was wrong.
69%? I doubt this. There is a lot that is suspect about this video. What about differentiating between Bipolar I and II? How are they defining a manic or depressive episode? Why is the word "normal" used at all when that is rarely used by psychologists since it is so subjective? Would definitely recommend viewing other videos if you're also watching this.
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I highly question vacuum forcep births. When babies are born through the birth canal, their little heads are incredibly soft and are formed to pass through. Their little brains are proven to move abit too and so the top of their heads have that 'soft' spot where the head is abit squashed to come out. Vaccum forceps were used when my son was born due to the fact he was my biggest baby, I was pushing for hours and my hips were narrow. When he finally came out, I was literally upset on the shape of his upper head and the amount of bruising he had for over a week. He has bipolar 2 disorder and suffers terribly from anxiety attacks and paranoia. I was a vacuum forcep baby, and guess what, I suffer from the same thing! Could their be a possibility that during the birth when we were being sucked out with this mighty powerful forcep attached to out very tender head, the chances of the babies new tender brain COULD'VE been moved and caused damage to the point of future mental illness liability? It's a thought!
I heard that, if person is diagnosed Bipolar incorrectly, and are medicated, that person can actually become bipolar. Is there any voracity to that statement?
For some that is true about the lack of presents an more of memory's but in my case no it is about the gifts never had any as a kid extra cause of bday never happened then had kids about kids an then abusive relationship wouldn't do shjt for me so next partner better be 110%devoted to me with it I have an entire check list an if he falls short an has to be reminded more than 3 times then divorce or break up. Not wasting time being miserable ever again
Nemz that sounds like my story :) i had a lung inflammation when I was 6, and when i went through a heartbreak last year, i felt like i had a lungs inflammation again and it was like a movie where nobody wanted to help me, a relapse of my childhood trauma … i was in a lung clinic but there was nothing to be found so they sent me to see a psychiatrist. But it felt so real and i absolutely wanted to find out what’s wrong with me. Now I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but i am not sure whether this is true. Does anyone know similar symptoms?
Could it be PTSD instead? Psychosomatic illnesses feel so real. I have had those and I could swear something was wrong. I checked myself after having tests and it went away.
The Dr. mentioned kids in a psychiatric unit were improperly diagnosed as bipolar, due to acting out and being depressed. What kid wouldn’t be upset, act out and depressed if they were locked up in a psychiatric unit? Could the environment create behavior that throws an accurate diagnosis out the window.
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I'm transgender and have been since I was 12. I was seeing medical doctors to try get on hormones (almost 20 years ago now) so wasn't the easiest. I was bullied and had abusive upbringing, I had depression from that and anxiety on off most the time. By the time I was 17 I was self harming and getting into crisis. I was hypomania I think undetectable but the low side was do pure. The GP gave me a anti depressant and it triggered a pure manic epaidoe where I was sectioned and diagnosed with BPD and BIPOLAR 1. What a horrific exspeices that was. I never knew I was bipolar at the time. Never noticed the "highs" jsuy the low moods and self district
im going to see a professional in the next few days and im nervous. Probably coz ive hidden this side of me for a long time (but struggling to mask it now) i know i'll struggle to articulate how my brain works to the brain doctor so i cant help but write down some notes to help me with the translation lol. Im having a manic episode right now and so, i did a thing i aint gonna be happy about in the next few days and i cant wait lol
Mental health is complex. Brief analysis in short treatment periods is not likely to be accurate from what I've seen and many doctors I've spoken with. Humans behavior is just too dynamic.
Yes but no. Sometimes it appears more clearly the diagnosis. Although, that is not always the case. Insurance companies try to make practitioners give a diagnosis on first visit. But that’s not ideal. Clinically, it can take several visits to properly assess a client. And realistically, there will be ongoing assessment during treatment of diagnosis.
Just remember that when he’s charging $1200 a week just to tell you “ well it’s out of your control good luck “ I want a doctor who has the same conditions this guy learned from a book not experience
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You genuinely think you know everything but don’t at all. Their are people who are happy and the happier you are the happier you are. Their are people who are happy but still have problems in life it’s not bipolar there’s a huge difference that you are so blind to and can Not See.
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I’m 16 and was diagnosed with bipolar 2 about a year ago. At first, everyone thought it was ADHD because about 80% of my family on my moms side have ADHD/OCD. So that’s what I was diagnosed with. Then I got into a SEVERE depressive episode that lasted for about two months. I was on the verge of committing suicide. So then they diagnosed me with clinical depression. THEN, I had a manic episode that lasted for two weeks. I was in school acting a fool, being impulsive and disrespectful, I was a completely different person. And the crazy thing was, I didn’t remember half of it when the episode finally subsided. That’s when the doctors finally diagnosed me with bipolar 2. I was institutionalized for two months and missed almost a whole semester of school because of the outrageous episodes I was having. Everyone was worried about my safety. I was put on lithium at first but told the docs I absolutely hated the medicine and want to stop taking it. They tried me on about three other meds before settling on one. I now take about 10 pills every morning for BP, ADHD, IED, and vitamin supplements. I am now doing well and haven’t had an episode for about three months. I’m still learning on how to cope and deal with my emotions and stupid things people do or say to me, but I’m hopeful for the future:)
I hope you’re doing well. All of this is very scary.
glad ur better but im sorry you have to take that much medication just to reach a point of stability, ive been on so many different drug groups and i know how much it can change you as a person
How are you now?
I hope you're well I was comparing myself that I have bipolar 2 but it seems like i don't have it because I have only intrusive thoughts which major cause be anxiety that why I am here to confirm but this thing never happened to me I hope God will heal you soon
This is actually a bipolar disorder. I think other people just grow such a mindset with anxiety
In the early 2000s I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It seemed to be a big time for everyone to be diagnosed with it... it was a packed lobby and I talked to the psychiatrist for about 10 minutes. I mentioned that my brother had a diagnosis of bipolar and so I was given it ... which screwed up a lot of things for years and years. Only recently was I correctly diagnosed with C-PTSD from an abusive childhood, and the depression and anxiety is linked to that.
A great message. The speedy diagnosis gives me the creeps, too.
I was diagnosed unspecified bipolar in the 2000s as a teenager around the time Britney was so I had people be pretty dismissive and I was even to myself. My dad was also diagnosed. Because I didn’t really believe it and had heard so many people saying things like “oh everyone thinks they’re bipolar now” I never stayed on meds long term. My life has not gone well since then boom about 6 months ago at age 30 I’m hospitalized and diagnosed bipolar 1. I just wish I could’ve been sure of this years ago, I would’ve stayed on my meds. It’s really hurt my life a lot
I’m glad you’ve finally got a correct diagnosis, that’s so important
@@mikl3458 Wishing you the best in your journey. I have also suffered a lot because of the incorrect diagnosis. Mental health is truly a crisis where I am in the USA ... the plus is that people are starting to learn much more about the brain and psychology.
Yep...flavor of the month diagnosis then
Misdiagnosed with borderline personality
Misdiagnosed with bipolar
Recently diagnosed with ADHD and PMDD at 33
Adhd is overdiagnosed. You're most likely not adhd. I too have all the symptoms of adhd but if you look the symptoms up, they are almost the same as pmdd or bipolar or ptsd. I mean most of those so called diseases share the exact same symptoms
If you have been misdiagnosed, don't believe in your current diagnosis.
@@sofitocyn100 Almost every mental health diagnosis have almost the same symptoms. Adhd is nothing like pmdd or bipolar. If you're only looking the criteria on diagnostic manuals, then you don't know what adhd is. People who look neurodivergent people from the outside never get the full picture of what it's like.
Diagnosis and labelling Is not the most important, getting better Is the most important. Also adhd, depression and bipolar disorder can all look the same and Can also Come together!
I was 15. I will never forget the black outlook and the weight that came over me for two weeks. After two weeks I went into a hypomanic phase for two weeks. This cycle went on for two years until I was diagnosed at 17.
My daughter was diagnosed at 13 with Bipolar after exactly 15 minutes with a psychiatrist. She had NONE of behaviors associated with Bipolar. Rush to judgement..felt like she was labeled with the flavor of the month diagnosis. We declined meds and now she's fine.
Good on you for pushing back on a hasty diagnosis. So many are eager to TRUST a doctor.
Mania
Can’t that doctor tell between teen angst and serious mental health, that’s actually kinda scary
It's known to show late teens earlie twenties altho later on it can happen. I was having depression with slight undetectable hypomania from 15/16 but was given a anti depressant and it caused me to have psychosis with mania at 18 in hospital then diagnosed. Its so scary that a doctor was willing to give such. A young child very powerful brain altering drugs with serious side effects and even when it was unnecessary needed. He needs to be stripped of his licence.
From what I can tell, being 22 and experiencing the same thing I have been for almost 12 years, it's easier to tell someone truly has bipolar disorder once the individual becomes an adult.
Thought it was Clark Kent from the thumbnail
If i sat down with this man for 5 minutes i guess i will be the better version of myself that I've always imagined
I know someone who told me he was diagnosed with bipolar and depression. No, he's a covert narcissist. He's a thief, no conscience, he's into love bombing, he's abusive and controlling and is often depressed. He's in his 60's. He's a narcissist who uses bipolar disorder and depression as his excuse for being who he is.
They always do that. They LOVE diagnoses where they can victim play
Hmm... that someone seems like the 45th. LOL.
Sounds more like a sociopath actually
I do not have bipolar disorder and just dropped in for information however what this doc said was astounding. I am a victim of misdiagnosis . If only the doctors I saw had the same caution mindset Dr.Dom did. Damn.
Bro im damages as heck nowadays from what i consider a misdiagnosis.
2nd pscyhatrist already told me that i am not, but its still weighing on me.
Now i just went out for a drive because i was hungry and i was feeling too happy.
I almost crashed with someone.
Now back to thinking, im doing risky behaviors because i really am bipolar
I think at some point sometimes we thought we have bipolar but basically it's all because of anxiety I would recommend guys who think they have bipolar ho to shaan kassam
Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here
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@@Jerryberger9235 Yes
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Yikes! I had severe depression all throughout 5th grade, and again, throughout 8th grade. Glad I wasn’t diagnosed as bipolar and put on antipsychotics. I haven’t had depression in close to 20 years now. My cousin was diagnosed bipolar at around 14, which is super young. But he thought he was god, so I think it was an accurate diagnosis. My sister was diagnosed at 21. She thought she was god too. And because she’s never been med compliant, she’s had multiple manic/psychotic episodes since then. Diagnosis of pre teens with bipolar disorder is absolutely nuts, no pun intended.
Yess when I was in 1st 2nd 3rd grade up until now I’ve noticed for no reason even if nothing depressing was going on in my life I had depressive episodes, and also noticed insane energy mood and state of mind and never really pieced together that it changed a lot
I can't understand guys how you feel like I am here to just collect information I don't have this behaviour I hope you guys cop soon
Yes. Parents please please listen carefully to and observe your babies. Up until i was diagnosed last year my life had been peppered with manic symptoms that i did not know or realise were unusual (for most people) and long periods of depression that happened usually around the same time each year (late autumn being the worst) i dread those months. I was first misdiagnosed with clinical depression and thats only because i didnt know what a “manic” episode even was, and i’d had many but never said anything to the psychiatrist, i was sent to her after i told the doctor i was depressed and beem having suicidal thoughts. I got a whole hour free with a psychiatrist, and ten free sessions with a psychologist. I had cbt which sometimes was worked for my anxiety but if im honest bc i was diagnosed clinical depression there was no advice or guidance to manage manic symptoms. Dont get me wrong im 1000% grateful that i have access to free healthcare in my country but tbh a person can be admitted to mental health clinic only if they are suicidal or become a danger to others which may be partly why nz has highest suicide rates in the world 😥). But since being diagnosed 11 months after being on zoloft and seroquel, the zoloft sent me into space, i went on a three month shopping spree and ran up a huge bill on my afterpay account 🥴🤦🏻♀️ i only stopped after my doctor realised i have bipolar and took me off zoloft seroquel and tried epilim which was horrible. Then we tried lamotrigine and wow. I look back on all my out there periods and down there periods and almost cannot believe i how up and down i was but never questioned any of it. Thats just “how i was” and i stole 20 years from me. Its hard sometimes to not feel angry that it took so long to be found out but im not the only one whos had to start over i guess. Hope it works out 🙌👍🏼
This sounds way too familiar
Except I was dianogsed with a peusdo bipolar thing (Persistent Depression/Depressive Disorder with Anxiousness) at this current stage and need to see my therapist for more
R u ok now
I think you have anxiety
Which of these signs resonated with you and why?
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I was diagnosed for both but I didn't get a correct diagnosis untell I was in my 50's years of suffering 😢
@@catherinepraus8635 same here, lady. What resonated with me most was the sleeplessness. I’ve had severe insomnia since I was a baby really. And so many doctors over the years go back to that with me. Some of my children have the same issue. 😕
I was just diagnosed with bipolar II at 39 years old but I’m pretty sure I’ve had it since childhood.
From my personal experience, Bi Polar can only be created from the meds or in this case drugs that create it.. so if someone grows up with Bi Polar .. then the mother or father would have more than likely been taking drugs like Tegretol.. More so the mother having a higher chance of affecting the child. th-cam.com/video/YnzOGRmkNEA/w-d-xo.html
Why I thought these men were the same person? This is my first time seeing only them together.
I was diagnosed with depression at 15 and they switched it to bipolar after I filled out this questionnaire. I never really knew what the symptoms for bipolar were, just the very generic explanation of them. I was irritable, moody, emotional, hyper, depressed, and couldn't sleep since I was probably about 3. When I was a little older I realized that there were different kinds of bipolar and I was "unspecified" so I tried to figure out if I was type 1 or 2. I came to the conclusion that I must be having mixed episodes and I was rapid cycling. I must of been since that's the closest that sounded like me and considering all the meds made me feel so much worse. I convinced myself that I was so fucked up that there was almost nothing I could do to feel better. About a year ago, I was having issues with my neighbors where I called the cops but they didn't care to show up so I called the next day and told them I was bipolar and I couldn't put up with my neighbors, more or less, harassing me and I was going to snap. They were convinced that I was manic and was hallucinating and made everything up. This cop treated me so badly and was annoyed at me and didn't believe anything I said and wouldn't even take the evidence I had or anything. I had no idea that was a symptom of bipolar so since they recommend I should go back to counseling, I wrote down all the things I have struggled with since I was young and all the weird things my mom said I did when I was little and read them off to my new counselor. ADHD and Asperger's.... I'm 31 and just got diagnosed with ADHD a couple months ago and am having such a hard time getting the autism diagnosis, probably since I have other mental health issues now among other things, which I feel like I really need because the accommodations and treatment could be a life changer. I've struggled so bad my whole life because of this misdiagnosis and have not been able to accomplish pretty much anything because I was getting no help from my parents as a child and had no idea that I could be autistic or that sensory issues were real an not just me being dramatic and all these things I did/ do scream are characteristics of ASD and ADHD. Like what normal kid cant go to girl scouts because it's too loud and the girls screaming and playing give her a migraine.
Being labeled bipolar is really hard and people are quick to judge. I almost got my kids taken away when I had a bad reaction to the cocktail of antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers (I was on all 3 and highest dose at the same time) and ended up in the ER. The meds caused a false positive drug test for PCP and amphetamines and because they thought I was bipolar, they didn't believe me and treated me worse. I also was convicted of 2 felonies because of me having what I think might have been meltdowns.
I barely finished highschool, couldn't keep a job, dropped out of college and am currently getting disability. I struggled with depression and suicidal behavior, felt so alone, became an addict and almost threw my life away. And all I needed was some Adderall and some different skills and my life could of been better.
It's insane that these mental health professionals aren't good at what they do and don't really care about the patient. No one told me that you had to be depressed or manic constantly for a whole 2 weeks or that bipolar moods are not situational. Or that you can't sleep during mania because you are so amped up and aren't tired and wouldn't be tired for days. I just couldn't turn my brain off or was extremely uncomfortable. It makes me feel a little better knowing that I'm not the only one that this has happened to but at the same time it makes me sick. No one deserves to go through this.
@mush_treat on INSTAGRAM Please don't go there. My son tried these, probably to treat whatever he had and couldn't cope with. It sent him to the ER with suspected heart attack...and then he took his life 2 years ago. Psychodelics did not help. Don't go there!
He was only 23.
i feel so bad for u, its making me feel like i dont need to be diagnosed and i can self-dagnose as i know myself very well. After i told my mother i had bipolar she didnt believe me either and told me that i was using it as an excuse and didnt treat me any better.
@@SeifeldinKhaled-yt1oo of you think you are bipolar you should see a doctor. I don't know how old you are but I'm 33 and I did get diagnosed with with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder so I am able to get a little help now. Maybe you can too. I'm sorry parents suck sometimes but if you need help, you need to get it from somewhere.
That was very well said doc
I was diagnosed after my dad died, but they labeled me type 1, unknown. I personally think they were incorrect. They also put me on old fashioned drugs that didn’t help, same as when I was diagnosed with depression. I have friends and God in my life. I’m not discounting meds, I just don’t need them.
First diagnosed with Bipolar disorder at age 33 after a family member committed suicide. But, I never told anyone I had symptoms at age 19 that I covered up and my family covered up because it was that angry. Some would define the way I was fondled at church qualified as sexual assault. But, somehow I suppressed it so much after it happened that I forced myself to forget it until I was revictimized by random strangers through my 20s.
Pretty sure it was contained enough until my family member decided to end it all. Half of what I said when first diagnosed revealed only half of the truth. I suppressed the rest and still pretend it didn't happen.
In 2015 I had the defining rapid-cycling roller-coaster ride of a person with bipolar type 1. I know that it has been with me all my life because I do remember events from my childhood and the anger disorder that has utterly ruined my life. I sought some kind of care from a psychiatric facility and they gave me Lamotrigine. I tried that stuff for a few weeks, increasing the dosage as the doctor prescribed. Let me tell you this: before I started that medication, I felt like I was treading water at the bottom of the deepest, darkest well imaginable. After taking the meds, I felt like they had tossed me an anvil. It made me feel a million times worse. I stopped taking that stuff and am still untreated. There has to be a better way. Giving sedatives to hopelessly depressed people seems incredibly stupid.
There are other medications out there as well, lamotrogine tends to be the first one doctors go to (there’s a list of medications that they try in a certain order usually). I was not diagnosed bipolar until I was 37, but I’ve had these symptoms since I was a child (as early as 10 years old, at least). I had to go to my psychiatrist and say that I thought I might have bipolar disorder and that’s when they screened me for it. Up to that point, I had sought treatment for depression and ADHD. I have type 2 so mine was under the radar for longer. I know I went through at least 5 medications (that I remember) that didn’t work before we found one that worked. Unfortunately, the Dr. can’t predict how you’re going to respond to each medication. Also, that DNA analysis that some places want you to do to see how each medication will affect you doesn’t really work as well as doctors hoped it would and insurance doesn’t pay for it. My kids Dr and my Dr told me that. My long rambling point is, please don’t give up just because the first medication didn’t work. A different one might work better. Find a good psychiatrist to work with until you find the right medication or combination of medications. It really is worth the hassle to feel even-keeled all the time. I didn’t even know I could feel like this since I had never experienced it. It is so bazaar to not have those intense mood fluctuations that I had this uneasy feeling for the first few months of my current treatment (like waiting for the other shoe to drop or something). I had to adjust to this new normal for me and it’s such a relief. Working with a good therapist is also very helpful in combination with medication and sometimes the first therapist you try is not the right fit either and you need to try a different one. I hope that this helps you or someone else out there. Please take care of yourself. 🦋
I remember being 12-16 and never sleeping. like ever. I would stay up all night every night. then wake up and work out excessively. I’d go for runs, make my own breakfast, watch inspirational videos. Excessively clean my room. My parents idolized it. They still reference it. That I had my life together, was so into working out, was always so inspired. I was miserable. It’s 3am right now and here I am still, at 23. Finally on medication and waiting for it to work. I’ve been diagnosed bipolar 2 by 5 different psychiatrists. I’ve ran from the diagnosis all my life. I’ve impulsively quit jobs, school, relationships, friendships. I’ve drained bank accounts. Gone on shopping sprees. Had delusions, hallucinations, lied, been manipulative. I impulsively walked out of high school when I was 16. I’ve impulsively done drugs. I feel so much rage when I’m in an episode…Just angry. Irritable. I’m just now making peace with this. It’s like I’ve lived a double life. It’s exhausting. I wish more people took it seriously.
misdiagnosed until 49. I'm certain it started at 23 while I was in college. I was diagnosed with depression. My official diagnosis- Bipolar 2 mixed presentation rapid cycling. I'm 52 now.
My Maternal grandfather, his daughter my aunt, both were bipolar (he was undiagnosed- he just had dark moods or was spending money like crazy- took my Gramma on lavish vacations around the world) My aunt ended up having electroshock therapy. It didn't work, and she lost so much long term and way too much short term memory.
Wow that’s a lot of heavy family history there, I’m so sorry. Hope you’re doing good. 😊
@@KW-kr9gh Now that I know what's going on I'm much better at working with it. Still sucks having it, but I better understand why and how to TRY and keep the hypomania and depression at bay. Having a 'period' every three months for a month doesn't help, I go all over the board with that, but sleep and enough of it is a tremendous help. Eating the right foods, being outside as much as I can, doing the things that bring me satisfaction and joy, all go a long way to help.
@Bernard I've thought of having the gene testing for medication done. I've read that is an amazing help. Obviously ins would never cover it, so maybe in the future I might.
@Bernard I've got the exercise and keto/bariatric diet down, with the bariatric I MUST take most all those supplements already (most I take higher doses) and a few more. I can't do the lithium or tumeric - both will send me into full blown mania. I took Gemfibrozil before I had the gastric bypass, now all my levels are normal and health ranges. I sit 20 minutes a day in front of a full spectrum verilux light as I can't be in direct sun while still on the psych meds I'm weaning off of. Not sure if that is of interest to you or not.
Please cover autism in adults and more on different kinds of OCD.... your series on OCD didn't seem to go beyond contamination OCD
i was prescribed anti depressants and benzodiazepines at the age of 15-16 for anxiety, depression and anger. After 20 years of trial and error with medications, my psych finally nailed it. I am bipolar. He prescribed the meds and my life changed. I lost weight. I think much more clear. Yes, I still get my manic episodes and depression episodes but I am able to identify and manage. I encourage everyone that struggles to find the right diagnosis to keep trying and don't ever give up.
I think you have anxiety
Was diagnosed with bipolar ll, 6 years ago. (My freshman year of college)….. Just last week, my therapist told me i have BPD and PTSD🙃I’m grateful i don’t suffer w mood disorder (not saying another diagnosis is better to have, i jus kno bipolar disorder can get pretty severe)
Sucks i was so young thinking i had mood disorder.. when In actuality it’s a personality disorder. (Been struggling with acceptance and it’s been hard looking into these diagnosis’s ) BUT, with my experience.. & by the looks of others in the comments, we won’t b the first or last to b mis diagnosed and i pray we all learned from it & can be patient, empathetic & compassionate towards clients to figure out their real issues. (If u decide to go into the field of course 😊)
This video reminds me again why i absolutely cannot stand ppl who casually say they’re “bipolar” &/or therapist who throw that on everybody! Although i don’t have it, i have family members who do, that I’ve lived with.. and it’s nothing to be taken lightly.
Love the video!!!!💚💚💚
My ex-wife & I saw a psychologist for 2 1/2 years trying to fix our marriage. The psychologist concluded that my wife was acting out because I was a jerk. A few years after I filed for divorce I learned she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder & on medication. All the signs were there but no one assembled the pieces of the puzzle.
So glad you cleared that up. You might feel like a jerk, but you know something is definitely wrong with the picture - but you just can't put your finger on it.
I remember being severely depressed in Kindergarten at age 4 and it never went away. Ever. I am 48 now and only now is this being addressed. What could it mean when a child grows up almost always depressed?
Did you have an unhappy childhood, abusive / neglectful / emotionally distant parents? Doctors love to say depression has no cause but it usually does.
This makes me so sad for you 😭. I can't imagine a tiny human-being feeling so overwhelmed with such intense negative emotion without knowing how to deal with it.
I have a daughter who always had a lot of mood swings as a child. She was diagnosed in college with Bi-polar and ADHD. However, she came home to live during the pandemic and both she and I started suspecting that her real issue was OCD. It seems like OCD is severely under-diagnosed when there is more "O" and the "C" aspect of OCD is less present.
Correct
I have pure O OCD, and when you don't have many (or any) visible compulsions for people to actually see, it's really easy to miss. It took many years until I got diagnosed with it (alongside with some other shit), and had been constantly asked (even after getting diagnosed) questions suggesting I have Bipolar disorder.
@@Juxsu yeah I reallt identify with this. I think people confuse obsessive rumination or overthinking with a “mania.” But it really isn’t the same at all. Obviously no everyone manic presents the same, but the overspending snd elation and delusions of grandeur and hypersexuality that can come from mania doesn’t apply to me.
The only thing that people seem to lack the correct terminology for and want to call “mania” is like overtaking and overthinking. But even my “talking a lot,” it isn’t the same as when I’ve seen it with someone in mania.
It’s very much a rumination and desperation to get answers. And I did have compulsive behaviors when I was younger, and somehow people didn’t realize it. They just saw me checking the contents of my purse at the end of every block as….. I don’t even know what. They saw me needing to open a mirror to look at myself every half hour as “vanity.” But it wasn’t. It was a compulsion to check my face was ok.
Follow your gut
My question is should I speak to my mental health providers about my diagnosis? I have been diagnosed with bipolar 1, BPD anxiety/ autism level 1. Yet I do not get depressed for weeks I dont even get even get depressed for days at a time. But I do have impulse control struggles along with ADD ADHD. My anger and stress are my biggest down falls. I feel as if I am plateauing in my therapy.
So glad he addressed that mania is not always euphoric.
I wasn't officially diagnosed until I was 23. Which I am grateful for, because I also was dealing with bad PTSD so my doctor treated that first. She was treating me for suspected bipolar type 1, which is definitely what I have, but I don't think I would make the progress I have in emotion management if I had not dealt with treating the PTSD first
I went the same road
My first bipolar episode happened when I was 20, and the last one when I was 32 Years before my first episode, I experienced some type of depression where I would stay in my room hiding from visitors and from my brothers, and wouldnt talk to anyone. Hopefully my book "I Came Tomorrow and Leave Yesterday: A Memoir of an Ex Bipolar Woman" helps to look a this disorder from a different perspective. I love your channel, thanks!
How did your bipolar get cured?
@@crescendo2441 It was a process that included changes in my eating habits, my beliefs and thoughts. I stay away from sugar, caffeine and any substance of that kind. Nutritional supplements helped me stabilize my mood and sleep naturally, while psychological therapy and my Christian faith helped me heal my soul. Also, exercising regularly and having a supportive family and husband were crucial for my healing. Thanks!
Definitely me as a child. I was diagnosed at 14. I was misdiagnosed adhd at first
That’s what they did to my daughter sent her home on meds for bipolar but she’s depressed and anxiety.
She’s on Zoloft but doesn’t seem to work she seems irritable
Get off of meds. Eat healthy and exercise.
I know many people with so called mental issues such as a bipolar disorder, anxiety and / or depression. Not one of them has truly gotten any help from pharmaceuticals. They all have done worse on medication.
Zoloft wasn't the med for me as a bipolar teen. If she's up for it, she could try another med, but with hormones and development being what they are at that age, trying different meds may feel too unstable. Her body, her call.
She shouldn’t be on Zoloft if she’s bipolar. SSRIs can trigger manic episodes in those with bipolar, maybe try depakote or lithium.
Let doc kno symptoms keep a daily journal of feelings and symptoms
Misdiagnosed with borderline ..and now finally at 32 i hope they will believe me now I'm bipolar type 2 ..
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The way he described a child with bipolar disorder was completely me as a kid. But I have adhd and I didn’t even know I was depressed at 8 because I didn’t know what it was. So I didn’t talk about it. My parents and teachers kept going back and forth on typical childhood disorders. Adhd, autism, oppositional defiant disorder. I didn’t get diagnosed with bipolar 2 until 23 when I should’ve started meds at 8.
What he said its like my childhood life.
In the sixty's and an a teenager, when I acted out my Mom said she knew my period was coming. In the early 70's I knew I was depressed but didn't get help. My boss knew I needed it but the hospital didn't give it. So I went all through life until I was 50 years old to find out I am Bipolar and I have been since I was a kid and I'm not going to to change my mind.
Very informative. Thanks!
This shrink is good. A little TOO good.
been depressed since 10 years
Life is hard
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My Dad has had bipolar rapid-cycling since he was 40 years old and he still has it at age 94. Also OCD. He spends money when manic and he is very agitated and angry when manic.
My dad is the same, spending a lot of money on foolish ventures and failed business and getting agitated and ngry
I was diagnosed with this rapid cycling bipolar disorder when I was 39. I'm 43 now. I also spend money and get agitated when I'm manic.
This guy is clearly Superman, he's not fooling anyone with those glasses.
Sounds like me but got diagnosed at 30 after a 5150 hold. I was super smart and thats all anyone could see.
Very useful. Thanks sir
At 27 my daughter was diagnosed with bipolar. It was after alcoholism and brain damage from alcohol. Apparently I lived with her for twenty seven years and never saw any signs if bipolar One. The medicine is for that, so we're stuck with it and the new horrific behavior.
What is it if the mood changes very often within a day?
Doesn't ADHD MIMIC bipolar?
It can but a lot of us have both
It can be apart of it.
SOME of the symptoms can mimic each other but there are definite differentiators. There's also a very large percentage of people that have both. This often causes misdiagnosis at times. That is why it is so very important to seek out a psychiatrist that is very experienced in specific disorders and get second opinion s. Especially for chilxren. It's imperative to find an adolescent psychiatrist that has a good track record and lots of experience treating these disorderz. Bipolar for example presents slot different in kids than it does in adults
Well ADHD aka retardism can lead to depression cause this person or child keeps Fooking up or is a failure in life. I got a PhD in the dip$hit brain. :) so being focused and successful by default gets rid of the depression . Jk I don’t have a PhD, it’s a Gargantuan Brain. And everyone is wondering why depression is at a all time high. Shout out The O’Jays “for the love of money “
Welp... I learned something about myself today...
Bipolar disorder runs in my family and im beginning to show signs(appreantly signs arise around my age) and some symptoms have been massive parts of my personality and journey. I now am scared that im not even me... that all i am is Bipolar. Like the things i wanted were all guided by my illness. Who am i if my bipolar has affected everything ive done.
What a beautiful experience it must be to just have a hypomanic component to one's personality
@@lartisteautravail dude for real the shame spirals that can come after suck
And the damage we do while manic.
…No??? Are you being sarcastic..?
Not rlly, ive had hypomanic episodes where i start a huge unreasonable fight with my 2 best friend, run into a quarantine room (where a covid patient was living), splurge my pocket money on super overpriced unnecessary things, stay up all night for 4 day straight obsessively writing a fiction that makes no sense, dancing screaming nonsense because i feel like i can never run out of energy, that the universe is guiding me, skipping classes, believing i have superpowers, everything is racing so fast to the point i almost faint. And i only have hypomania, ppl with mania will experience even more severe symptoms. Ur only considering the bright side, no mental illness is fun, just stop
The down sides can be mitigated with therapy. Please don't overlook the good parts of a hypomanic episode. There can be lasting plus sides to this personality component also.
I still don't know what is up with me at 28. I have an overbearing mom w/ BPD and narc traits so I know I have CPTSD thanks to her. I was dxed w/ bipolar 2 when I was put in inpatient for two weeks at 15. I believe I was dxed by a psych before that time with depression/anxiety and given Lexapro. I disliked school since 5th grade but when I turned 14 I met a boy online and he was my entire life and all I wanted to do was skip school to talk to him online so I'd sit on the top floor of my apartment building just waiting for him to sign on (he'd skip school too, in Canada).
I then began meeting up with men in their 20s off Craigslist just to stay away from truancy officers because the porter found me and didn't allow me to stay up there anymore. Still unsure why I went that route. I began cutting my arm initially after seeing people on Tumblr do it but it proceeded to every time I was overwhelmed, wanted to punish myself, or even punish others for hurting me and I only stopped last year at 28. I was put on Lithium that first hospital stay at 15 and it made me a zombie and made me pee a lot. I've been on Lexapro, Lithium, Celexa, Cymbalta, Buspirone, Trazadone, Mirtazapine, Lamictal, Prozac and Zoloft. I've also been told I have PMDD. BC helped a bit but made me bloated and increased hunger (most of those drugs did that to me). All those drugs had some side effect whether it made me act out or made me increase the surface area of where I cut (one of them set me off to cut both arms, legs, and sides of neck) or made me isolate which I tend to do anyway... I've been hospitalized four times in the last 10 years whether it was for swallowing pills after someone made me sad and I needed to punish us both or because I cut too much for others taste and they tattled on me. I suppose my core issue really is CPTSD. Idk, sometimes I feel like there is something else but I did get a BA in psych so it could just be my obsession w/ looking up various disorders... My last inpatient I got the dxs BPD/attachment disorder after talking to someone for 25 minutes so I don't think anyone really knows.
It’s not so much about the duration as it is the intensity. Some people (especially teenagers) are especially prone to very short episodes and psychiatrists of old recognised that (Kraepelin in particular). A severe delirious mania or mixed-mania (which teenagers seem especially prone to) is what it is whether it lasts eight months or eight hours. Otherwise the doc. hit the nail on the head.
This doc seems to really be sticking to the DSM criteria, which is fine and probably all he could cover in such a short video. You are correct though - there are other sections of the bipolar spectrum that are severe, however under the DSM-5 criteria they just don't meet it for BDI or BDII. Very often these teens and children are diagnosed with dysthymia or cyclothymia until they present with episodes that meet criteria for type 1 or 2. This doesn't mean they aren't severe though, and a good psychiatrist will certainly recognize this. There's also the good ole bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BD-NOS). In my experience, it's used for people who are juuuust barely missing criteria for type 1 or 2. The real unfortunate problem with our DSM diagnosis methods is that there's a misperception that anything under type 1 and type 2 (really sometimes only under BDI) are not severe mental illness.
@@katiescott3354 and what a lot of psychiatrists fail to realise is that mild episodes can eventually become severe. BD-II is essentially a provisional diagnosis given to people who are yet to experience a full-blown manic episode but what most modern psychiatrists fail to realise is that it’s not so much the intensity of the mania per se that determines how severe the illness is but the purity of the episodes themselves (or lack thereof). Someone whose episodes tend more towards mixed-mania is going to have a more chronic and treatment-refractory course of illness than someone who only has straight, clearly-separated episodes of mania and depression (who’ll respond very well to lithium and probably be perfectly fine so long as they keep taking it). The distinction between mania and hypomania is absolutely irrelevant as far as the grand scheme of the illness is concerned and modern shrinks don’t seem to get that. They just see BD-I as the archetypal rough and severe manic-depressive illness and BD-II as the softer, more ‘feminine’ version.
@@Anonymous_Anon882 100%. It's truly unfortunate. I work in psychiatric research, specifically in bipolar disorder. In many cases, the "hypomania" may not have certain symptoms of mania, like full-blown psychosis. However, persons that are traditionally diagnosed with BDII are MORE likely to complete suicide, aka the main cause of mortality in BD. My group is studying ways of assessing BD outside of simple DSM diagnosis, and how we can use this to improve treatment. Ex. Lithium works better for people with certain symptoms, and overall it works better for BDI rather than BDII. It's a big field and problem, but there are many groups internationally that are focusing on this.
there are more bipolars misdiagnosed with unipolar depression than the opposite.
I think sone tines I act as if I could be bipolar Ihave tendency to keep certain ppl locked away in my heart an I'm good some times weeks months. Never years an I can start thinking of him. An onedsy the heart an mind just sync an I get way down depressed missing an longing for him pick self up an repeat until next time. I've done this for so many years I don't think I'd even know how tp stop an let hin go.
If theese 2 are not related in any way, i need stronger medication...
Mental illness especially mood disorders were not known about when I was a kid. But we can go back and see it was there. I have bipolar.2 and was diagnosed when I was about 32.
I have a lot of depression and always have and I am 60 now. I thought the bipolar was gone but I was wrong.
I did have a memory with sone one I loved with all my heart when kids with meth an acid very fun time together he is gone now I think about him alot
69%? I doubt this. There is a lot that is suspect about this video. What about differentiating between Bipolar I and II? How are they defining a manic or depressive episode? Why is the word "normal" used at all when that is rarely used by psychologists since it is so subjective? Would definitely recommend viewing other videos if you're also watching this.
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I highly question vacuum forcep births. When babies are born through the birth canal, their little heads are incredibly soft and are formed to pass through. Their little brains are proven to move abit too and so the top of their heads have that 'soft' spot where the head is abit squashed to come out. Vaccum forceps were used when my son was born due to the fact he was my biggest baby, I was pushing for hours and my hips were narrow. When he finally came out, I was literally upset on the shape of his upper head and the amount of bruising he had for over a week. He has bipolar 2 disorder and suffers terribly from anxiety attacks and paranoia. I was a vacuum forcep baby, and guess what, I suffer from the same thing! Could their be a possibility that during the birth when we were being sucked out with this mighty powerful forcep attached to out very tender head, the chances of the babies new tender brain COULD'VE been moved and caused damage to the point of future mental illness liability? It's a thought!
Thank you for sharing, i too was born via vacuum forcep birth. Also currently getting help for bipolar.
Haha ppl who speak with their hands crack me up! 😆 Good video though.
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This interview and the exchanges of these two people wa so funny and awkward lol
Well explained, most helpful 🌼
I heard that, if person is diagnosed Bipolar incorrectly, and are medicated, that person can actually become bipolar. Is there any voracity to that statement?
For some that is true about the lack of presents an more of memory's but in my case no it is about the gifts never had any as a kid extra cause of bday never happened then had kids about kids an then abusive relationship wouldn't do shjt for me so next partner better be 110%devoted to me with it I have an entire check list an if he falls short an has to be reminded more than 3 times then divorce or break up. Not wasting time being miserable ever again
Nemz that sounds like my story :) i had a lung inflammation when I was 6, and when i went through a heartbreak last year, i felt like i had a lungs inflammation again and it was like a movie where nobody wanted to help me, a relapse of my childhood trauma … i was in a lung clinic but there was nothing to be found so they sent me to see a psychiatrist. But it felt so real and i absolutely wanted to find out what’s wrong with me. Now I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but i am not sure whether this is true. Does anyone know similar symptoms?
Could it be PTSD instead? Psychosomatic illnesses feel so real. I have had those and I could swear something was wrong. I checked myself after having tests and it went away.
The Dr. mentioned kids in a psychiatric unit were improperly diagnosed as bipolar, due to acting out and being depressed. What kid wouldn’t be upset, act out and depressed if they were locked up in a psychiatric unit?
Could the environment create behavior that throws an accurate diagnosis out the window.
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I'm transgender and have been since I was 12. I was seeing medical doctors to try get on hormones (almost 20 years ago now) so wasn't the easiest. I was bullied and had abusive upbringing, I had depression from that and anxiety on off most the time. By the time I was 17 I was self harming and getting into crisis. I was hypomania I think undetectable but the low side was do pure. The GP gave me a anti depressant and it triggered a pure manic epaidoe where I was sectioned and diagnosed with BPD and BIPOLAR 1. What a horrific exspeices that was. I never knew I was bipolar at the time. Never noticed the "highs" jsuy the low moods and self district
So with children that are depressed are hypomanic are Cyclothymia
Im just gonna say yep.
That doc reminds me of Clark Kent🤓
I just got diagnosed at agr 30
im going to see a professional in the next few days and im nervous. Probably coz ive hidden this side of me for a long time (but struggling to mask it now) i know i'll struggle to articulate how my brain works to the brain doctor so i cant help but write down some notes to help me with the translation lol. Im having a manic episode right now and so, i did a thing i aint gonna be happy about in the next few days and i cant wait lol
Mental health is complex. Brief analysis in short treatment periods is not likely to be accurate from what I've seen and many doctors I've spoken with. Humans behavior is just too dynamic.
Haven’t watched it yet but gives me a great video topic for my channel
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Enlightening
Is it possible/appropriate to be diagnosed in the first visit with the practitioner?
Yes but no. Sometimes it appears more clearly the diagnosis. Although, that is not always the case. Insurance companies try to make practitioners give a diagnosis on first visit. But that’s not ideal. Clinically, it can take several visits to properly assess a client. And realistically, there will be ongoing assessment during treatment of diagnosis.
The question was WHAT IS BIPOLAR DISORDER?
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Can he be any more handsome Omg - makes it both easier and harder to hear
Just remember that when he’s charging $1200 a week just to tell you “ well it’s out of your control good luck “ I want a doctor who has the same conditions this guy learned from a book not experience
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Gifted people are misdiagnose with bipolar often
Badly named video. Should be along the lines of adolescent misdiagnosis of bipolar and symptoms to show true bipolar.
Normal?
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THICK HAIR GEL WOAH BUDDY. I WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ADULT BIPOLAR 1. WASNT LIKE THIS AS A KID AT ALL.
Thanks for showing me cheaters win.
This doctor is Superman?
Okay this is random but this guy speaks just like Darren criss and looks like an older version of Darren cirsd
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What they call the manic phase can also be a kundalini awakening..
You genuinely think you know everything but don’t at all. Their are people who are happy and the happier you are the happier you are. Their are people who are happy but still have problems in life it’s not bipolar there’s a huge difference that you are so blind to and can Not See.
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This doctor doesn't have to be that hot
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I feel you are incorrect by singling out just kids. It is all people with these problems. This was good except for that one ERROR.
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