Bipolar Information

This site specializes in dealing with Bipolar Disorder. I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and I'm creating this website to help others. Bipolar Disorder is a very manageable disorder as you can see by the personal stories below of successful actors and actresses.

Stripped down to basics, people with bipolar disorder have mood swings, from elation to depression, that don't necessarily have anything to do with what's going on in their lives.

Bipolar disorder is also called manic depression, and it appears to be caused by electrochemical abnormalities in the brain and is usually inherited.

TV shows like to show people with bipolar disorder as criminals, or crazies, but don't worry - only a small percentage are ever violent, and I'm not one of them!

"Mania" and "manic" don't mean "crazy" - they refer to extra high emotions, full of energy, fast-talking, not needing much sleep, crying for no reason, and being extremely irritable or (ANGRY)

I am a rapid cycler - that means I can be ultra-excited one day and deeply depressed the next, for no obvious reason. I get into what are called "mixed states" when I seem to have a lot of energy but at the same time am really down, angry or panicky. Ill start of by doing a lot of things and within an hour, I'm done and back on the couch doing nothing but yet feeling guilty.

When I'm manic, I have particular problems with talking too much (kind of stuttering), being extremely irritable, the need to have things done right away, very excitable and extremely negative (Paranoid - such as people are against me, when there really not)

Inappropriate anger can be a symptom of bipolar disorder. I might say or have said hurtful things that I really don't mean or acted in a way I really don't mean, at the time I feel its right but then when I come back around I realize gees what was that about.  Finding the right medication should help control that behavior and I'm trying my hardest to be the best I can be, getting up and pushing myself and going to work each day is the best I can do for myself, as hard as it is staying home and being bed or couch ridden would put me down completely. I have to push and push.

When I get depressed or into a mixed state, I'm not going to lie, I sometimes feel suicidal or like I want to hurt myself, but that's my illness talking, cause Id never do that, its selfish to my wife, kids, family etc. I have to be and will be around to take care of my family. When I feel that way, I do tell someone. I also get the feeling I want to punch or throw something, or go after the person that cut me off on the road, get so angry at something that's not really that important. I would never hurt anyone except for a phone, or wall or myself, this only happens when I am extremely bad. I always thought I just needed anger management. It turns out It was Bipolar. If you would like to add your personal story to this website please contact me.