Mania in Bipolar - Doctor REACTS to Footage from the 80s

Doctor reacts to video of mania from the 80s. This video is of someone who is experiencing a manic episode (not sure if it's real or acted, to be honest). You see classic signs like overfamiliarity, grandiosity, flight of ideas, pressured speech. Hope you enjoy it!
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[@kevinroy1736]

Most of these video's are actors.

[@wasiasara6977]

Hello Sir, could you please add subtitles to your videos? That would be very helpful for those who don't speak English. Thank you.

[@UpDownMichelle]

Fellow Bipolar here, I'm totally on team "this guy is acting". but to his credit, he IS doing it very well. The line "When I get fast, the world gets slow" really hit me though. 100% true

[@susanburns276]

Yeah, sums me up!

[@infamouswickedjokestar]

If they are actors, they perfectly portray the actions & symptoms of what an actual mentally ill person does

[@patriciahopkins8348]

I don't think he was acting.

[@bryanstellfox8521]

As someone with severe bipolar, I have to be honest, the start of mania feels pretty awesome. If you think about it, this makes sense...whats happening in our brains is very similar to being on amphetamines. Add to it that you're coming out of a depression, and you just feel great. After a week or so of barely sleeping, you start to become obsessed on little things, like a repeating record. Then, you start making crazy decisions, start becoming erratic, and then you become irritable. After this, things start going off the rails quick if you don't get it under control.

[@1destinySS]

You wish you could take and bottle up whatever it is you are feeling coursing through your veins because you know the feeling won't last. The crash will come along with the meds that make you feel dead inside again. Well unless you can find some kind of treatment plan that works for you.

[@phionnacleland9353]

It is very scary to be around..😢

[@angirgie729]

Appreciate your comment. How do you get it under control? Whay age do symptoms usually appear? I thing my daughter may havethis is the reason I ask though her doctor says she doesnt.

[@TheSampleSlayer]

2:00 taking you jacket off like that while still holding a cigarette! That's skill!!

[@JohnSmith-ys4nl]

Just letting you know, this guy is an actor. My understanding is that they had actors read transcripts from real patients and recite them verbatim. So the dialog is real, but is being acted for patient privacy. However, some of the videos on Pika's channel do show the real patients.

[@EddezADog]

What's the name of that channel?

[@Lure-Light]

that makes sense

[@joiedevivre7376]

Oops, you forgot to take your Haldol today

[@joiedevivre7376]

Not true, maybe you’re confusing this video with another my family was amazed to see this video because this Guy was my mother’s brother, who sadly passed in 2018

[@q-kumbah7435]

@joiedevivre7376 proof?

[@zoedark7101]

You can tell it's the 80s as he's smoking in the psychiatrists room.

[@jesselucian106]

I have to admit though, this guy is pretty fun to watch

[@TroySan1985]

I've literally just discovered it and I'm glued

[@MissiPality]

Are we sure this is not an actor? I get bad acting vibe from him

[@jesselucian106]

@@MissiPality I kinda do too, I’m guessing they just brought an actor on just to dramatize how a therapy session with somebody who’s having a manic episode would be like. Normally I’m able to get a word or two in with friends of mine who are possibly bipolar, but they definitely go into that rapid fire mode of ideas sometimes when they might be experiencing a manic episode

[@AlexandraL00]

Believe me, it’s not. I know someone with this desease, he’s my boss and gosh, it’s so hard to deal with him. In one minute he’s complimenting, the next he’s raging like a monster, scaring everyone around. Not fun at all.

[@tinenzi6245]

I feel sorry for him! It's not funny at all being manic...

[@Kennedy_77441]

I dated a guy who has bipolar and I ended up learning a lot about it throughout the relationship, mostly just my own research to be able to better support and understand him, and a little bit from what he would tell me about it from time to time but he didn't talk about it a ton because he was embarrassed about it which I felt pretty bad about but I never tried to force him to talk about it. I have my own issues when it comes to mental health but nothing quite so severe and I really feel for those who suffer from bipolar, don't be ashamed or embarrassed about it, you are wonderful people.

[@angirgie729]

How many days could he go without sleeping? Are they this busy the entire time?

[@LucasKirbyMusic]

Any chance you could do without the music? It's pretty distracting trying to pay attention to you and the other video while it's going. Great videos!

[@ayi6133]

definitely, something ambient would be fine but this pop stuff killed my chance of following along.

[@noneofyourbusiness4735]

And it's even harder when you are a non-native speaker like me.

[@verobutterfly3029]

Agree non professional to put music here. Is it an entertainment channel? I don’t take this doctor seriously

[@sierracase5515]

Reminds me exactly of my family member with bipolar disorder. He went to jail last week for drug dealing after a long manic/psychotic episode where he believed he was a prophet of god and was invincible. He was extremely reckless and violent. It’s very hard to watch, I wish he would have kept with his treatments before his life was ruined.

[@marcificht4013]

Wow. I had no idea what mania was. I thought it would be really great, allowing you to get things done, experience life in bright color, have tons of energy...this is scary. 😳😬😳

[@peterreynolds7343]

It is actually pretty great at times. I got nothing on bright colors but it felt like my brain was just oozing feel good chemicals. Was like an extra dimension of feeling good and bad. I was told was mildly psychotic but I wasn't sleeping right for multiple years. I got really fit. I managed to stay out of trouble though. Maybe I'm on the low end of bp1. I can totally understand running off a cliff for the fun of it.

[@mariekamc]

It is a good representation of mania but breaking the necklace off is a bit much, when he did that, that's when I knew for sure he was acting.

[@Aboguaboga]

I remember wen I was at the hospital I would mess with the psychiatrist that would ask me questions and put up a face wen I had to talk to him, but it still tells a lot depending on how there acting

[@kidsundance9021]

ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THESE VIDEOS: I got so sad watching these series and reading all the comments saying they're acted, so I did a little research. Found no direct evidence but I found out about a law passed in the USA, according to this american HIPAA law they "must" be acted, otherwise they would be violating that law, then again that law was enacted on august 21st 1996, so there's a chance these videos are real. I mean they look so real. But no direct conclusive evidence on the internet. But my opinion is that they're real, even more those from the 1950's and 1960's. I wish we can really know.

[@teenietiff19]

During manic episodes I have a tendency to take off my jewelry because it feels too tight. Mine aren’t as extreme as this, but all the symptoms are right on.

[@tombrown1898]

Never been bipolar, nor either half of that. But a dozen years ago I made a new friend who was bipolar. What struck me was how terribly exhausting it must be. He'd lived with it for years, and it finally became too much,. Swallowed 200 aspirin and a bottle of Tequila. Such a bright guy, three beautiful children, an ex-wife who understood that he was a good guy. So sad.

[@eymannassole6162]

These colored "sessions", from the 80's are all actors, but the older black and whites are real! (I've seen EVERY "pika grape snack" session, student debates, ect.., check em out)

[@kathleech8044]

Absolutely this is an actor. I am a MH nurse and there is no way a manic person in this state would have stayed sat talking for so long. It feels too stereotypical, getting all the symptoms in there. His acting of flight of ideas is spot on though.. The person playing the part of the therapist is not doing a good job. They are not building rapport and you certainly would be setting boundaries once the clothes start coming off!

[@markrigg6623]

Well that's dissapointing if you're right. On a second look it does seem all a bit ordered in terms of displaying symptoms.

[@rhondahennessy76]

I agree totally. I’ve been on both sides of the Meds room. Stereotypical was the word I was searching for.

[@chandracox6814]

Yes this is quite clearly acting but a good representation.

[@ChardeeMacdennis339]

My husband has bipolar and I agree it seems like acting. He just seems too “happy go lucky” with his pressured speech. My husband is always super irritable when manic or hypomanic and seems very stressed and anxious when he has pressured speech.

[@serenitythroughdiscoveryho8448]

This is most definitely acting. I'm bipolar one... you are correct, it's terrible... it's terrifying. I can deal quite well with my depressive episodes, but mania... it's a tornado that you can't stop. I hate mania. I have had psychosis as well. Can you please explain that, like schizophrenia, it's neurological and not a personality disorder. There's a video that is entitled "The Study of Bipolar is a Study in Humanity". It's an excellent video

[@user-ms1gd3xq2f]

Yes!! Finally a good reaction video to this! I love Pika Grape's channel and this was one of my favourite psychiatric interviews of all time..thank you so much for providing us with a detailed analysis on his behavior. Your channel is criminally underrated!

[@616thedevil]

Reminds me of when I was younger and hadn’t learned to speak coherently with my adhd yet.

[@candie7594]

I don’t know why people are saying he is acting, I showed the video to my mother and she told me I behaved the same way while I was manic

[@shellsnott]

Nice to meet ya from South Africa. Enjoying your content, and your compassion. I wonder if you could maybe go a little deeper into the diagnoses - as in, maybe typical treatments, general outcomes etc. I was diagnosed years ago with Bipolar 2, but I am still convinced it is CPTSD of a sort, with chronic depressive disorder. I find it interesting that almost all mental illness is linked to bad trauma, and mostly childhood trauma. I personally think that more emphasis needs to be placed on this aspect. Thanks again, Dr Syl. As someone who would have loved to study psychiatry, your vid's help scratch an itch.

[@abdoalraimi4424]

Man I really enjoyed your video, keep it up

[@CROISSS]

just discovered your channel today and watched a bunch videos about depression etc. and they were really good. I'm after 2 years of therapy because of depression and panic attacks, now i'm trying to learn/research about mental health, how things work in actual world, certain schemes in relationships between people and how we can affect people with problems etc. so i would love to see a video about books that you have read, maybe which books you would have recommed for people that want to improve their quality of life or books that explain certain topics of psychology really well

[@adew4u2enjoy]

Here is the number 1 book most ppl recommend. www.amazon.com/Stop-Walking-Eggshells-Borderline-Personality/dp/1572246901 Even though the title makes it seem the content only helps with one mental illness. It's a must have on how to negotiate others with illness. Most ppl do not like the answer. Most ppl do not have the patience, love, sympathy that's needed to do what this book suggest. I have been married to my wife that has bi-polar one for 11 years now. She totally has had catatonic times, and many schizophrenic moments on top of major depression and mania. There is no stopping the mania when it hits. One time she danced for the neighbors dog for 3 hours in the hot sun and 112 degrees outside. I simply gave her water and a big hat. Had I tried to stop her I would have been labeled a controlling Hitler, and lots of yelling and telling me she hates me, and much worse. If I'm lucky she doesn't move out to relatives for a while. In a day or two she mentally comes around and tells me I'm a great husband and how much she loves me. And ask me to forgive her. It's a constant circle. Knowing where your mate/friend/family members are in that circle will help you a lot. Learning what triggers your loved one also helps a lot. More importantly, learn what Responses your loved one reacts to best. Try to repeat it, while being flexible to mixing up best responses as each scene fits. My wife's biggest trigger is being told no. So I end up in hours long debates that try to bring her all the way around an idea until she sees it's a bad one herself.

[@susanburns276]

Omg, it's the male version of me and I was about that age in the 80,s. Got diagnosed age 50, a decade ago. It's been one hell of a rollercoaster 😮

[@kimberlyferreira8522]

gosh you should have so many more views and subscribers, this content is gold

[@DrSyl]

Wow thank you so much Kimberly!! Would deeply appreciate it if you would like share it around ❤️❤️❤️

[@user-wz5ir9jl8q]

I've had hyperthyroidism for years now. After a course of treatment that lasts a year or even two, you feel calm but a little low and slow. Time passes, the hormones rocket again and you feel this flush of energy, you are upbeat and active, want to do things. However, soon you start to suffer from the grizzly symptoms like crazy heart rate (way over 100), tremor, heat, inability to concentrate. You also lose weight, which seems a good thing at first, haha, but it is so fast that you burn the fat inside your stomach which is dangerous, because your organs go down (my kidneys dropped 7 centimetres when I just developed this condition). I had problems at work because my superior thought I prepared badly and did not pay attention (it was not true). I was overly emotional, overreacted or just cried. So absolutely, before diagnosing somebody with mental illness, full bodily check is necessary. Stay well, everybody!

[@jayfinocchiaro389]

Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful analysis. The person interviewed is actually an actor, and is performing this. But, nevertheless, it's very helpful for you to educate us on this. Thank you Dr. Syl!

[@GS-st9ns]

DR SYL, you are more amusing and amazing than the patient. You have a great attitude. The psychiatrist or the therapist seemed to be pretty laid-back and unaffected. I wonder, though if he isn't acting. I've not seen a manic depressive person for that long

[@emsdiy6857]

Love these videos

[@AudhdOllie]

Love your videos!

[@DrSyl]

Oh thanks a bunch Olivia!!! Request away for any reactions you’d like :)

[@rhondahennessy76]

New subscriber...stumbled upon you. I suspect he’s an actor though I may be wrong of course. I enjoyed the video though. I myself have bipolar affective disorder. Dx in 2010 after a year long manic phase followed by a crash into breakdown and depression. Lost everything in the process but was relieved with my diagnoses. Everything made sense over the previous 25 yrs. I became an enrolled nurse in 2013 and did my grad year in Acute Mental Health in the public system however I was unable to return to work after hitting the wall at the end of my grad year. I had never personally been a public patient as I admit myself into a private facility and have never had psychosis. I’ll look forward to seeing more of your videos. I’m In Aus too.

[@rosesippel2932]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS I WAS SCROLLING AND CAME UPON A VIDEO I WATCHED ABOUT CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA WITH YOU EXPLAINING ALOT OF BEHAVIORS BESIDES ALOT OF INFORMATION IM INTERESTED IN KNOWING NOW I AM TOTALLY INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU DOCTOR GOT A NEW FAN HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA USA

[@Angeloflight7]

Wow this was very interesting and educational.

[@hannahboucher4875]

This was really fascinating. 👍

[@MrMagzb90]

Love learning from you! Keep more i subscribe

[@moaladdin8422]

Such a great content ,, do u recommend that i could show this type of things to someone whom already had a bipolar disorder or it’s a bad idea

[@josephstaton4820]

This looks like a training video for diagnosing Histrionic Personality Disorder (or bad method acting), hyper-manic behavior is far more nuanced. Five members of my immediate family have been diagnosed with bipolar I disorder, each having had multiple psychotic episodes. It's easy to spot a fake when you've had 50+ years of first-hand experience with this disorder.

[@nicolemarlow]

I have been in the midst of mania for 6 weeks! It's been one long day and I can't stop it or sit still! The pressured speech is a REAL thing too! It can get so bad that I'm not able to say the words fast enough or complete words. They have tried tranqing me and it's not working! I need help.... I watch these to feel less alone.... I am also trying to type so much because when I just spit it all out it ends up being as long as War and Peace. Ughhh!!! I wish someone would just punch my lights out!

[@Mexicaprincess]

I could be something else. Manic attacks are more like impulsive behavior, feeling Hot 🥵 and waking up at 4ish AM and sleeping 💤 at 1 AM also involves Paranoia and very creepy thoughts. I could usually tell when my friend was going to have one, she would be OBVIOUS to it.

[@Monienijntje]

@@Mexicaprincess Manic episodes are different for everyone. Just like any other disorder/illness, there are commonalities/general things between the patients, but how it presents differs from person to person. I'm bipolar myself, I've never felt hot myself that I recall, paranoia once or twice? Not saying that it couldn't be something else, and I would definitely seek out a therapist/doctor if I presented with those things. Though it sounds/reads like they're already getting professional help (or were getting), Kudos for that, I know I haven't always had the insight that I needed help. - The point is mostly that it doesn't present the same way for everyone.

[@nicolemarlow]

I for sure have a wonderful support system and medical help. It’s just a wild ride!

[@angelacaudill453]

Thx Dr Syl

[@aspillane123]

Would love to see a video on depression. It’s what I have. Luckily on some meds that work very well.

[@adamfox7071]

Good day sir. I've come back for round two of your videos. Your drawing my interest to become a new subscriber.

[@mipsy349]

Hey! Just found your channel & had to subscribe! Awesome video. I know a few people with Bipolar 1. I've witnessed some psychotic episodes and they were really difficult to deal with. Do you have training in something like emergency psychological first aid? Would be interesting to hear some ways to support people in distress.

[@DrSyl]

Hey thanks so much for the comment Mi Psy!! I'm actually writing up a Mental Health First Aid course (unaccredited) as we speak!! Hit the alert button to know when it drops (will take a few weeks I reckon!)

[@mipsy349]

@@DrSyl Wow that's awesome! I'm looking forward to it :-)

[@l1z4rdon7]

I’ve been backeracted with people with this kind of mania. Very very accurate. Why the frick he was wearing like 10 layers of clothes tho haha

[@gewinnste]

Needed to take off MOAR SHIRTS ! !

[@tokesalotta1521]

It's obviously a demonstration for educational purposes. That whole "the world slows down..." thing was a description for the audience

[@elavarasanarasu5555]

Loved the way u decoded those scary pika grape videos.....!

[@DrSyl]

Thanks elavarasan! Really appreciate the comment. Any other vids you want me to react to?

[@elavarasanarasu5555]

@@DrSyl kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ2tZmN4rr6tfbM This one....thanks in advance ❤️ Love from India

[@elavarasanarasu5555]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHmafqWKoMiKetU And this one

[@solodolo3771]

Thank you for making these kind of videos of reacting and explaining the details...one thing to point out In my opinion I think the video would have a better vibe with just the pure sound of the original without the background music (like the one of that French girl)...but that’s just me....anyway I’m definitely subscribing 👍

[@DrSyl]

Love the feedback - thank!! I’ll try it in my next one I film and see how it goes :)

[@nastaciacrouse4289]

yeah the music was definitely making it hard for me to focus 😂😬

[@laurenmcleod6882]

My husband is bipolar and when he's having an episode he talks way faster than this. Changes topics super fast. Never takes a breath. Asks me 50 questions, gets mad when I don't answer, doesn't give me time to answer. This guy is in slow motion.

[@sandrajohnson2489]

My youngest sister who is now 59 has always had issues. When she was only a toddler she had OCD but back then, my parents didn't know what that was and probably never heard of it. I just remember the way my sister behaved back then and thought it was odd. The OCD only got worse as my sister got older because she never got help for it. My sister even as a small child would have the oddest temper tantrums and have them often. My mother spoiled my sister but not me nor my other siblings. When my sister and I started hanging around each other which was when she was in high school and after for a couple of years, her personality seemed manic to me. She was hyper and couldn't seem to be still and couldn't be quiet. My sister would get me laughing at absolutely nothing and we both would giggle until it hurt. My sister would talk constantly and literally wear me out at the end of the day. My sister could go from laughing to crying in an instant. The mention of something sad would cause her to just ball her eyes out. She would also 'fall apart' over the simplest things where any other person (like me) would deal with whatever the issue was. My sister also lived a risky life. She became sexually active at around 14 or 15 I think and never used protection of any kind. She would have more than one boyfriend at a time and always on the lookout for more. She was promiscuous. This continued throughout her first marriage and her current marriage if they are still together. I don't know. My sister cheated on both husbands many times. It's as if my sister seeks attention at all times and the way to get it is to have sex. As far as her OCD, one time I was staying with my sister and her second husband when I was separated from my then husband. I was about to go to the basement to get my laundry out of the dryer when suddenly my sister appeared. In one hand she had a large sponge and in the other a bottle of spray cleaner. She was smiling and I smiled back and asked her what was she doing. She told me she was going to clean my fingerprints off the door knob after I went downstairs. Another incident happened at her house when she and her husband brought into the kitchen the groceries they had purchased. I asked if I could help but my sister told me no, it was okay. My brother-in-law started putting the dishes away from the drainer and he put some coffee mugs in the cabinet. My sister stopped what she was doing and literally yelled at her husband because he hadn't turned all the cup handles to the same direction. I was like, huh? I didn't say anything though. This sort of thing went on the entire time I stayed with them and I thought I would lose my mind. Something I almost forgot about is that my sister never showed any signs of schizophrenia but there was a time when she and her second husband came to visit with me and my then husband. While the guys were upstairs chatting, me and my sister went to the finished basement and got caught up on things. She began telling me about things that had happened to her and it began to worry me. My sister told me that one morning after her husband had gone to work she was just laying in bed and started hearing what she said were 'angels' talking above her. She didn't know what they were saying but she was sure it was angels. She begged me to not think she was crazy. My sister also told me that a few mornings later she again was laying in bed and suddenly a priest appeared at the foot of her bed. The priest said to her, "It's not time". She and her husband had been trying to have a baby but despite all the tests and other things they went through, my sister couldn't get pregnant. She already knew this because the same thing happened when she was with her first husband. My sister had a botched appendectomy when she was ten years old and scar tissue grew where her Fallopian tube was on that side. I never understood why she thought anything would be different the second time around. Maybe the 'priest' was telling my sister that it isn't time to get pregnant and it never WILL be time. My sister and I have been estranged since 2009 so I don't know what she's doing now. Something tells me she didn't get any help for her issues. After watching the guy in the video first of all I don't understand why he's removing everything. That's odd. But the way he jumps from subject to subject I recognize this in myself and it just occurred to me that I do it. I will only do it though with someone I know. So strange isn't it.

[@PiscesSun111]

I have bipolar type 2 disorder, when I'm going through hypomania time goes very fast

[@amyfox369]

I have bipolar 1, been manic and mixed, I’ve never been in any public setting and taken off my clothes during an episode. I don’t think this is real , I’ve been involved with NAMI for 5 years and no one has acted like this.

[@JohnSmith-ys4nl]

Bipolar 1 here as well. I can assure you some manic people indeed do very bizarre things.

[@grubbilove6338]

I know a guy with bipolar 1 who ran around the neighborhood naked and got into fights.

[@FullMetalJacki]

Ha, you should meet my mom than. Just cause you're involved in something, doesnt mean you know it all.

[@wakeup1218]

I know someone who I have been very close to that would do this in public and far more... Idk if this video is FR or not but I can tell you that sometimes people from our town would absolutely think he was acting too but he was actually having his maniac episodes. The things he would do was crrraazyyyyy! Trust me. I am very happy that he has been on his meds for a couple years now and it's been far more controlled. The things he would do and say was so bad that LOTS of people wanted to.. You know... Murder him.

[@mikl3458]

I’m in a manic episode now but he seems too laid back and speaking slowly to me.

[@CUThereVirtualTravel]

Totally overcooked it in this video!

[@Oltimey_Goat]

Sweet acting

[@buggyknox]

oH iT's mY sUrGeOn'S PaNtS!

[@EyeMyke]

This made me laugh. I have bipolar, and while everyone's mania is different, this is just a lot of all of the symptoms at once. I do talk a mile a minute and have many of those symptoms throughout the episode though, just not all at once. I'm happy Lamotrigine + Seroquel + Wellbutrin have been keeping me at the point where talk therapy works and I can sleep.

[@regenerated4life]

My mother was manic depressive. This rather sums it up.

[@Reggie-The-Dog]

To the best of my knowledge this is an actor portraying someone who is bipolar. There is at least one other video here filmed in this setting, a young lady with hepephrenic schizophrenia and she is acting too. I could be wrong but I don't think I am.

[@kaceanderson3680]

The look on your face when he said "the two states in the universe" fucking sent me. Your face showed what i felt lmmfaooooooo

[@Mel-by4ur]

The patient was an actor. He had a cigarette in his hand the whole time and not once did he ever take a hit from the cigarette.

[@bryantaracena-belard7374]

Good video. It’s was quite curious that guy just smoked once at the beginning and then just only moves the cigarette all the time just forgot it. 🤭

[@EmberCrow]

I have a client who jumps from one topic to another like this and very very fast talking and I have stuff to do. It’s hard to get a word in.

[@susieq5597]

This Dr is a lovely person I can tell. He really believes in what he’s doing and has much compassion. It’s a shame psychiatry is such a terrible corrupt organisation. It’s a shame they are killing us with antipsychotics. We needed to have our gifts nurtured like we would in other cultures. A lot of us instead had abuse or no love, or mind games disguised as love… that made us unable to cope with our symptoms and made our symptoms destructive rather than a beautiful gift. Also the society we live in is superficial and sick and so people like me aren’t well adjusted to it. One of my favourite quotes ever is “ it is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society “ by guru kritshnamurthi (I might have spelt his name a h it wrong). Anyway society is very sick and most people can’t see it as it’s all we’ve ever known and we think it’s all acceptable but it’s really f**ked up. Bring on the great awakening and the golden age. Love and peace to all of you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@alderoth01]

I always feel like I cant talk correctly. Right now im in a mixed state while going through hypomania and I feel like I cant talk when I try to talk about how I feel, or what im experiencing. Its like the words dont exist. I hate it.

[@louisavevers9709]

I've seen a couple of these videos, and they seemed staged to me. It's like they've been acted out to save the identity of the actual person.... Not sure why it feels like that!

[@nicolemarlow]

I agree. I do A LOT of these things but he seems like a faker. Great for him if he is acting though. Having these issues SUCKS!!!!

[@kidsundance9021]

ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THESE VIDEOS: I got so sad watching these series and reading all the comments saying they're acted, so I did a little research. Found no direct evidence but I found out about a law passed in the USA, according to this american HIPAA law they "must" be acted, otherwise they would be violating that law, then again that law was enacted on august 21st 1996, so there's a chance these videos are real. I mean they look so real. But no direct conclusive evidence on the internet. But my opinion is that they're real, even more those from the 1950's and 1960's. I wish we can really know.

[@Havre_Chithra]

I totally follow this guy

[@chandracox6814]

This is acting for sure but good representation of mania.

[@chriscullen6949]

@@glendaniel8683 awesome

[@MissiPality]

@@glendaniel8683 I really agree with your assessment of this video.

[@marthacoomber3188]

I’ve only ever seen anger for the up side. Focused on an individual, group or work place. Very targeted. Very dangerous.

[@mkz1840]

What if that guy was bipolar, but he had front head fall injury when he was in late teens. And the mania in simple terms is excess neurotransmitters in the normal brain, and if it's in the frontal part of the brain, all sorts of things including flight of ideas would be "expressed". But what if parts of his frontal area of the brain were potentially damaged, and he was in a manic state, what would be missing from the "classical" presentation of a manic/hypomanic patient?

[@WDBsirLocksight]

Yes

[@Freyas666]

I wouldn't say he's an actor. This is how proper hypomania looks like 100%

[@countraxxula5195]

There's a strange part of me who wants this to be real. I don't know why exactly I think it's because he's very likeable.

[@thuggie1]

I must admit people around me get very exhausted around me when i am i a state of mania. I can relate to doing dangerus and stupid things like tattooing myself when i left alone for week. Not realy one of my best moments.

[@DavidCurryFilms]

Wow, this stokes a lot of memories of an old acquaintance. He would go from Nietzsche, to fashion, to religion, to sex and then some embarrassed self awareness in under 30seconds. Like a machine gun of ideas😮 Would just read and read, very sincere, never drank, occasional overly intimate Facebook message to folks he barely knew(seemed oblivious to inappropriate nature, but possibly didn't recall these). Later seeing their social media activity it was blocks and blocks of incoherent text, a lot of "subliminal messages from the psychologist".... I got the strong feeling this problem was getting worse for him. The worst part was that he was clearly VERY intelligent, and compassionate toward siblings and visited me while sick. It was like watching a powerful vehicle burn itself out with the handbrake on 😢 then again, meds may have worked eventually.

[@samsepiol6069]

Excellent video Doctor Syl, but when he spoke of his girlfriend “existential Marie Stokely”, sounds a bit like clanging, do you agree?

[@vaxxyourass3436]

I take Concerta, me half a hour later😳

[@marykirsten7773]

I've seen this one a few times on different sites and many comments that he's acting; I feel like, if he is, he's SO great. Not just because it may be a good representation, but because I can't imagine coming up with that much tangential dialogue and without laughing. If he's an actor, he should've been on SNL (and if he's not, I absolutely feel for him and am. not making fun in any way--it would be awful)

[@MissiPality]

He is an actor and this is for educational purposes.

[@FoxxyLynx96]

I have mania and I get chills so easy. He's not admitting that he was cold and now that he smokes the cigarette it's making him slightly manic (subjective observation) and he's getting warm lol I peel stuff off and dress like this but hadn't noticed why til this 😅❤

[@Consistentlycrazy]

I'm bipolar myself,not convinced that this guy is for real 😊

[@bunnyfromtheblock9987]

I need advice. My 19 year old is Manic. He won’t go to a doctor, I’ve spoken to police and they won’t take him to be evaluated unless he’s bleeding and dying apparently. Do you know any loopholes or can I go to court to get him evaluated. It’s getting bad.

[@Monienijntje]

Not a doctor or lawyer, nor do I know where you live, so I can only tell you from my perspective, direct contact with a therapist/doctor/institution is usually better in these things. Police might need to get involved, but can also be traumatic for the patient (though understandable where needed!) Though unless he poses a danger to himself and/or others it's unlikely they'll forcibly take him. Still, it might be a good idea for you to contact them directly yourself, you might be able to get a house call, depending on how things are regulated wherever you are. I'm sorry you're going through this and I hope everything is going to be okay for you and your son

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

did he ever take a hit from that cigarette? i dont think so

[@andrewgrow5711]

are the patients from these videos actors?

[@robertr.4044]

I believe the background music takes away from getting into watching the video.

[@aethylwulfeiii6502]

Talk about overselling it.

[@WilliamCrandell]

When the world gets fast I get slow I understand as a bipolar 1 individual as in with a panic situation where everybody scrambles I am level headed ... but it is also almost as if time slows and I have more opportunity to think than others .... being in a panicked mood when there is no call can just be as simple as residual from the event I was so level headed for ... now everyone is calm and I am freaking out .... this is because by the time normal people settle down I have just spiked into what is going on and all is chill now but I get stuck in past events regardless of actual current events the slowness is like when a fighter get adrenaline rushing and it feels like time slows down for them ... idk maybe you can understand maybe you cant

[@Spencer.M.]

Can you explain how/why putting clothes on the floor is a stereotype for manic depression? Just curious

[@MultiSenhor]

0:26 Kinda nitpicking here, as I get what you mean, but Depression in Bipolar II tends to be both more severe and last longer, so it kinds "evens out" between TAB I and II

[@isl4nd3r97]

Some people with Bipolar get more frequent manic episodes than depression.

[@jdaydubbfrm19th96]

My mania lasts longer than my depression

[@NikiDrozdowski]

For me the strongest indicator of it being fake is the lighting. This is classical TV lighting with the highlight lamps for his hair coming from really up high. For this setup there are at least 4 lamps and 3 cameras involved. Also the office looks rather built. Look at the strange angles of the walls and the total absence of any ambient light. Everything is only lit by hard lights, not by any window or other soft lights (all the shadows are very harsh). So it must have been shot in a studio. Maybe they brought a real patient into a TV studio, but then he would probably have referenced it (seeing all the lights and 3 camera people ...).

[@jadejago7664]

I take my shoes off.... always have. 😂

[@boredshrimp9425]

Why don't you post the link to the video?

[@johnnyhaiku8521]

I am nothing like this guy

[@Oltimey_Goat]

I will say. finding out at 44 that is what has been wrong with me my whole life is mind blowing.

[@melindamurillo4680]

I’ve also watched this full video in the past and I was under the impression that this was an actor portraying someone with Bipolar disorder ?

[@kidsundance9021]

ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THESE VIDEOS: I got so sad watching these series and reading all the comments saying they're acted, so I did a little research. Found no direct evidence but I found out about a law passed in the USA, according to this american HIPAA law they "must" be acted, otherwise they would be violating that law, then again that law was enacted on august 21st 1996, so there's a chance these videos are real. I mean they look so real. But no direct conclusive evidence on the internet. But my opinion is that they're real, even more those from the 1950's and 1960's. I wish we can really know.

[@muushro0m]

anyone know where the pika grape channel went??

[@DrSyl]

No!!? Let me know if you hear of anything!!

[@FullMetalJacki]

My mom is a manic bipolar, she would black out and beat the fuck out of me when I was a kid, call me names, tell me I was stupid and ugly. She got committed after trying to kill herself when I was in high school and is on meds now but Its left ME an emotionally stunted depressed anxiety filled mess.

[@blasem903]

Not even one single puff of cigarette he bummed.... That's definitely no an acting or drama

[@tylerbrown4171]

I was interested in watching this, but I found the background music too much - what with the split screen, and trying to focus on what the guy being interviewed was saying and how he was displaying his mania, the background music seemed out of place.

[@kathyromo8373]

This sounds like my first conversation with my psychiatrist then after she diagnosed me with schizophrenia bipolar and borderline I started being careful with how much I shared it didn’t feel safe anymore

[@AiiRv]

Please playlist your react series.

[@warlockboyburns]

I'm making a Member of the general public reacts to Dr Reacting to mania in bipolar video.

[@churbumgirl]

He is not acting that is literally meeeeee in a manic episode. Be here now

[@69ingpandas76529]

I swear I have this in some kind of way but no doctor agrees they just say I'm depressed 😕 I did think I had borderline personality disorder