Manic Episode in Bipolar Disorder | Case Study

[@chantehr5748]

Anyone else binge watching those old interviews? It's fascinating

[@juli3836]

Me too.

[@amandabessey4631]

Yesd

[@amandabessey4631]

@@juli3836 yes lool

[@khushiparekh3819]

yessssss, same.

[@pritisworld1556]

Yes 👍

[@eyesseeall9844]

I understand exactly everything this man is saying he’s answering the questions but feeling at the same time that he has to get everything he has on his mind out of it because it’s all coming to him at once. He’s had trades in professional fields and is full of information and while trying to share this information about those trades and tie it into his everyday life he’s being diagnosed as having acute mania.

[@elizvlhxx2896]

Sad truth

[@lolguytiger45]

He seems fine to me, impossible to tell from an 8 minute video though.

[@lolguytiger45]

@Hope I have my own issues haha I understand to some degree i hope. I hope all is well with you at the moment. The mind is one hell of a tricky beast.

[@lolguytiger45]

@Hope “The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.”

[@ewelinaminda6107]

I thought some people were like him, those who like to talk and talk and tell you some stories alongside to the answer. But are they all bipolar and in acute mania? Don’t think so.

[@rcbaker95]

This reminds me of myself during episodes. Rapid speech and going off in all different directions, unable to answer basic questions without derailing the conversation. Very happy - perhaps too happy. It feels great when it's going but the crashes are inevitable and painful.

[@meltheartist1147]

Can you describe what the crashes can really feel like? My daughter in law is in a manic phase and headed for a crash. We all want to understand better. 💕

[@rcbaker95]

​@@meltheartist1147 When I crash, I start to realize and remember how I behaved during mania. I am usually reserved, so it's pretty obvious when I'm talking too fast, talking more than normal, oversharing, or even laughing inappropriately. It can be embarrassing knowing that my co workers and even boss saw me in such an unnaturally high state. It made me want to just quit my job after the last episode honestly. Recovering from exhaustion is difficult. My last episode I was awake for 7 days straight, unable to sleep more than 2 hours a night. When I got my meds adjusted I slept for like 16 hours the first night, but it took a week or two to overcome lingering fatigue. So, lots of sleep is normal and welcome during a crash. It's a key component to recovery. The most debilitating aspect of my crashes is depression. It makes me feel stuck, as if I have a weight on my chest that I can't get off. It's as if I am glued to my bed and I can't stop crying. The sadness feels like the deepest sorrow a person could imagine. Almost like grief. It is hard to lack perspective in that state of mind and I have experienced suicidal ideation (no plan, no intent). Sometimes in the immediate aftermath, the emotions just need to come out and the best our loved ones can do is just be there. Even if you have no idea what to do or how to help. Your seeking a better understanding of bipolar is an incredible contribution to your daughter-in-law's support system. I'll sum it up with, avoid her being isolated and encourage her to seek professional help if she has not already. :)

[@pauljohnson3851]

@@meltheartist1147 it varies from person to person. some people don't have a hard crash at all, and others will go into a mixed episode and then a depression right after. it all depends on their specific form of the illness, the decisions they made while manic, and the effectiveness of their current medication regimen. hope for the best, prepare for the worst

[@lperea21]

​@@meltheartist1147 the crash can be very similar to depression. Repetitive thoughts (ruminations) taking up most of your waking hours, lack of interest in things once thought interesting (anhedonia), sad mood (more days than not), lack of energy, slow moving, disturbance in sleep (sleeping too much or too little), etc.

[@PoM-MoM]

I dont understand because to me he seems calm and happy to be discussing his life.... I was under the impression that MANIC episodes show erratic movements and unfinished sentences. Not seeing that here.

[@lumiepop5049]

He reminds me of my grandfather, also french and bipolar. I love him very much but it's hard to see him during his periods of mania and depression.

[@Eirinen_E34]

My mum had Bipolar 1 ... it was awful for her.

[@spleengrrrl]

I really enjoyed his good mood. I am having a mixed episode but right now I feel lively and happy and seeing him smile and talk about the menstrual thingy was what I needed to get me back on the happy train

[@mimibee626]

so a simple "How are you," brings a discussion of life.

[@giovannamoro8564]

Ahahahah

[@gibbogle]

Life at the beach.

[@FlowerPowerWV]

Not all of us are so sweet during our mania. I really love this kind man!

[@blairsterling6141]

Absolutely..he isn't ill. He is fine. Nothing wrong with feeling on top of the world with many ideas in the head. He seems better than the so called doctor.

[@javierfuentes515]

@@blairsterling6141 that's one part of being bipolar but when the mania stops it's a disaster almost like you switch personalities, if you dont suffer from it you wouldnt understand

[@blairsterling6141]

@@javierfuentes515 ..with determination, and training, most bipolar people can eliminate 80% of the ups and down. For example, I had severe insomnia. A doctor told me, " you must train yourself to sleep !" ... that told me i could sleep much better. That i should teach myself to sleep. After that, in 2 to 3 months, i was sleeping 80% better. !

[@javierfuentes515]

@@blairsterling6141 yeah i know i actually has the same going on with my sleep!!

[@marcelasoto152]

Esta medicado en el hospital

[@johngibson.youhavesuchachi3084]

Even though at times he is rambling, he makes a very valid point in that people only listen to your problems out of politeness. Also, people still ridicule mental health, thats why people keep issues within.

[@davidlee6720]

Manic depression is fairly common among writers and artists too. A lot of them have outbursts of free expression just like this - but at a price - often suicidal. He is very congenial though - Although he must have exhibited extremes of behavior that made his family concerned for his welfare. If he can manage to cope with with his more blacker periods, his symptoms might desist with time.

[@aie_aie_]

Intéressant. Il évite le centre du sujet (son problème, son comportement...) + il suit toutes ses pensées sans faire de tri et sans se rendre compte qu’il change de sujet ou qu’il ne répond absolument pas à la question qui lui est posée.

[@hannahl.6410]

Ouais puis des fois ses idées sont un peu délirantes : il te parle d'amener le soleil mais pas au figuré.

[@sandraadao634]

Salta os temas das conversas.

[@ZeranZeran]

This is literally just my uncle when he's drunk, lmao. He seems like a very kind man. I don't see the "MANIC" behavior, perhaps just a man who is focused on too many things at once, but with great passion and intelligence for them

[@andrewellard7254]

Almost 'clang association' in his thoughts being connected. Fascinating. Hope he was cared for in his low period.

[@shottwice]

All of y'all are saying "he's just happy!!!" but if you even read the description he's been hospitalized. He would OBVIOUSLY have a record. Doctors can tell the difference between joy and an episode. Also, he's experiencing all symptoms of manic episodes, so are you suggesting all people with bipolar disorder are just happy? Please think before y'all talk. Thank you.

[@emmier2160]

You can see in his eyes how dazed he appears. Feeling for my late uncle.

[@Lorine.30]

Maniaco-dépressive est l'ancien mot pour parler de bipolarité. Le souci est qu'il existe 3 types de bipolarité qu'à l'époque nous ne savions pas. Type 1 ( accès maniaque ) type 2 ( accès dépression) type 3 psychotique. On peut être bipolaire ( comme moi ) et paraître et être même tout a fait normale. Ça me fait mal au cœur de voir qu'en 1970 la psychologie concernant les bipolaires étaient au balbutiements...

[@Lunalove42]

It would be amazing an in dept psychiatric analysis! Just so we know how to differentiate.

[@Lunarbutterflytarot]

Damn this hits different seeing it from another's perspective

[@elfamosoyee]

as a native french i like alot these footages👏🏽👏🏽

[@emanuelefreitas7815]

I would like to watch an interview with the same man in a depressive episode.

[@randomcomment6068]

He's in his euphoria state, the depression will hit hard. Bipolar is heavy....

[@sandraadao634]

Tem razão

[@giovannamoro8564]

When asked about depression he responded that yes sometimes he was depressed like everyone else . He didn't seem too concerned or preoccupied about it . Maybe this man fits another diagnosis. His thoughts escape him eventhough he's sedated , imagine without sedation!

[@sofiakatelyn]

It appears that an unbalanced, excessive amount of glutamine/glutamate in the brain can cause this type of state and reduce capacity for sleeping. I've recently been learning more about it, after I experienced an overdose of benzodiazepine at the hands of an unprofessional doctor many years ago as a child. I have the opposite problem, meaning the excessive benzodiazepine reinforced the GABA receptors to become dormant. I can feel really sleepy throughout the day as a chronic feature, a bit depressed due to the lack of balance. I will start taking glutamine in an effort to balance those chronic aspects of it. And in doing research on it I learned that those who have excessive glutamine/glutamate in their system will experience mania, hallucinations, schizophrenia, seizures, etc. Really interesting stuff!

[@twelvetenth8580]

I have unipolar depression and anxiety, not BAR. But I have managed to medicaly induce maniacalish states by Modafinil for roughtly 1 year. And is much better than depression. I suspect normal is better but I do not know since my problems started just before puberty and so many years have gone, but I have never reached full remission. Whatever it was with my maniacalish state was away from satisfactory, but still was probably my beast year(2021) since the beggining(let say 2006) of the illness. Or maybe the first 3 years were better, whatever. Surely mania is much better than a depression.

[@volume2517]

He honestly just seems to be a happy, congenial man. I've met thousands of people just like him, talkative and cheerful. That's not mental illness. When combined with lack of sleep it is worrisome but this? This is the way millions of people talk and behave in the company of people with whom they are comfortable.

[@atidiaX]

As a native French speaker I can assure you, he sounds pretty high. And he doesn't answer questions right away he's all over the place

[@miap6844]

@@atidiaX I agree. There’s a difference between merely being cheerful and a manic episode, the question answering being an indicator here.

[@Poetic_Madness2]

He is avoiding the question about why he’s there. He doesn’t understand why he is there because he’s in such a “good mood”. This is the symptom of euphoria and grandeur. He doesn’t believe anything is wrong but he isn’t sleeping or not getting restful sleep. His words are sort of slurred. Normally people don’t smile that much, especially when talking about depression and being “nervous” (anxiety). He admitted to having depression and being nervous. He has been there a couple days probably and they’ve also probably medicated him. I have this so I would recognize something is off with this man.

[@blairsterling6141]

Volume..I agree. The man is ok. Not ill.. he is content and full of ideas. The doctor seems stiff and depressed.

[@freehugs8670]

my thoughts exactly

[@blairsterling6141]

1. It would be correct to publish what year these films were done. 2. The man seems fine, alert, and hopeful. Content. 3. The doctor actually seems stiff, rigid, and trying to use his power. 4. Psychiatry is mostly about power, and that brings in money. In the late 40's and early 50's Psychiatry was looking to find drugs that would keep patients coming in for years, to harvest more and more money and business. They invented many drugs in France and Germany that were hooking people. Psychiatry never looked back, for the repeat client/ business was set in motion. The doctors stopped caring and analyzing, and began counting their fortunes.

[@jikty891]

go somewhere else with your delusions. PLEASE!

[@vladvlog9677]

Nonsense.

[@jak3589]

Arm chair doctor.

[@streaming5332]

Paranoid observation

[@gibbogle]

That is simply bs, my friend.

[@elly929]

My brother bipolar it's horrible to treat them or taking the medicine n that's common in bipolar, when they r in Maniac it's very very hard to even to to them

[@wozuihaodeshenghuo1132]

“Sure… To sleep is to rest. An animal that walks on four legs will sleep standing up, on four legs.” If I heard that I’d think it was a quote from an Indian Sage.

[@baiideka9238]

Ce que j'ai compris et que ce gars , convaincu d'etre un marin confirmé , dans un excès de confiance a embarqué sa famille en voilier et ça a mal tourné. Sa maladie lui a fait prendre des risques inconsidérés

[@elizabethhurtado2829]

Theres a difference between being drugged and being manic, my daughter mental health was fine until she went to the psyche doctor and then got doped

[@Yksogrencisimf]

a great interview

[@2020Bookworm]

I'd hate to go back in time medically.

[@Eirinen_E34]

I have BPD and I have manic episodes. This bloke seems quite composed, compared to my manic episodes. I'm not downplaying his mania, but I'm a night mare in a manic episode.

[@alexsandra5452]

Ficaria muito grata se colocar legenda português do Brasil

[@cassianebrito399]

Estou vendo legendado. Vai em configurações > legendas > traduçoes automáticas e escolhe português

[@ylmazbuyukersen9631]

Can someone help me to understand. I can't recognize anything wrong about him's behaviour. Why they called him bipolar?

[@tahura5941]

He's going through a manic episode

[@TheBluesman511]

He talking too much, he also talks the things that i doubt very much. I feel he lies but is not aware or he is showing off. He smiling all the time. I do not like persons who talk too much idle and empty talks.

[@churchofsatanalbania1468]

​@@TheBluesman511 What does that have to do you liking these types of persons with the question asked?

[@sandraadao634]

Ótimo

[@sandraadao634]

​@@TheBluesman511 talvez

[@RainsWorldVegasSlots]

I wish the interviewer would have given this guy some water 💦 his mouth is pasty dry🤦‍♀️

[@giovannamoro8564]

It's the medicine that it's doing it .

[@gmailcorreo8951]

Sin subtítulos.POR FAVOR PONGAN SUBTITULOS

[@luisuribe9254]

Pon los subtítulos en inglés y luego "traducir automáticamente al español". La traducción está perfecta.

[@simondoran9682]

What year was this please?

[@frenchgoldenboyfan]

1971

[@kajl_lu]

Hey, it's me sometimes! I ramble. A lot. (I do have bipolar disorder though.)

[@MrTruckerf]

I don't understand what is wrong with this man. He seems perfectly fine to me. The doctors think he is too happy or something? He said he has been happy for years; what in the hell is wrong with that?

[@kerrybarrera3410]

His eyes are so tired. He is trying to hold on to the beautiful, because he knows the unbeautiful is not well received.

[@giovannamoro8564]

If he was in the mental ward something must have been wrong with him . His family called in for help and it's not the first time either. He's strongly sedated .

[@gibbogle]

He's not perfectly fine. Instead of answering the doctor's question he starts talking about the sun, the beach, sailing, totally unrelated subjects.

[@MrTruckerf]

I thought he made sense. He was telling about the things which made him happy.@@gibbogle

[@mat3763]

@@gibbogleoui logorrhée typique de l’accès maniaque avec passage du coq à l’âne

[@jamesguiberteau6607]

I ajbe this when im sleep deprived or if im high on caafeine

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

He is avoiding answering what got him admitted to hospital.

[@DeadAwake-os5wi]

Manic has come a long way….. this guy seems normal to me…

[@greatminds1017]

To the un trained eye, yes they can come across as clever and brilliant by their speech. People who know them personally would spot the mania more easily.

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

@@greatminds1017 What's the problem with it?

[@greatminds1017]

@@Ryan-mq2mi they tend to ramble on and on and on. It is hard to keep up or even contribute in a conversation with them unlike a person who is not manic. It can also manifest when their topics of discussion jump from one thing to another in no time. It is like their minds just hit the gas pedal and keep running so they keep talking. It is all a part of a problem that needs addressing. Manic Bipolar disorder is not very fun to live with. Vivien Leigh had BD, and she unfortunately suffered.

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

@@greatminds1017 thanks

[@javierfuentes515]

I know he's manic bc I can see myself in him when i had a hard day but somehow feel energetic thankful for life euphoric and like i have never felt this good...and i have depressive bipolar borderline disorders. It's horrible when you leave that state thought

[@Gilafax]

Turn on closed captions

[@2nostromo]

Which meds was he on?

[@jackgalmitz]

It seems to me he is ascending into a more pronounced state of mania as he talks. His speech is fast and doesn't stop. His thoughts are somewhat disconnected, associative in nature. It is a sad sight to see.

[@anaciuperciuc5296]

Ehh...are they sure that he has bipolar issues? It could also be a D3 issue. I mean he’s all energy and go when the suns out and then when the weather changes, boom a complete opposite. Many people have this deficiency. My daughter was misdiagnosed until a physician did a test and then found out her depression, fatigue and anxiety was do to an unusually low level of D3.

[@colettemartin4824]

Binge watching in June 2024.

[@Amelia-s8t1o]

This is depressing…this is real right?

[@ahmedmoneeb4884]

I don't think he was bipolar i think he suffered depression with anxiety and stress

[@maryduhon9769]

Yup on a binge

[@allynenderlyn1164]

yes

[@gibbogle]

He talks a lot to avoid answering the question about his state of mind before he was admitted.

[@imabelle]

Moi j aime les dingues, ils me font rire, mème si je sais que sur leurs joues les larmes ne parviennent pas a couler, ils trouvent de drôles d échappatoires, ils sont humainement très sensibles, ils ont besoin d amour plus encore. Bises aux fous.

[@gregoryhamblett9071]

Even back then.. this guy know vitamin D via the sun is good for you 😊

[@paulmeredith4515]

Man doesn’t seem unbalanced to me. He said Life doesn’t make sense and people will only listen to your problems for the sake of being polite. Ain’t that the truth.

[@thomasbuchenauer7600]

Iam bi polar valproate helps

[@tskcthulhu]

that guy seems very normal to me.

[@gibbogle]

That is not very perceptive. Try to relate what he talks about to the doctor's questions.

[@VegAngel.]

What if his family are sad people and can't stand this man joy of life? What is to be normal? Most people that consider themselves normal tomorrow will be depressed, so if you aren't happy and satisfied today take care ;)

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

Man, what a "problem" this guy has! 😑

[@sandraadao634]

Bipolaridade

[@Poetic_Madness2]

This man has not slept. He’s all over the place. He’s saying he hasn’t gotten restful sleep. I doubt he has 800-900 employees. He is under a lot of stress. His brother and father work 2 jobs as well.

[@greatminds1017]

Ego boosting is a sign of his mania

[@giovannamoro8564]

He said that he works for a company that employs all those people not that the company is his.

[@Inanamiyorum]

I just cant seem to understand how that inaudible speech is a…language. French is ridiculous.

[@beanzbeanz]

He is so high

[@Felicia-bg4zo]

Not high. Over worked.

[@akashsunil7464]

Dude, there is literally nothing wrong with this guy. Most people, including myself, thinks the same way this guy does

[@kurkulidze]

True Frеnch with European features as not as today

[@hannahl.6410]

ew

[@georgea.3176]

Hahahahaha

[@LolLolMary]

Stfu ruski.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Yeah. Very f’d up how drastically the replacement is happening to us.

[@leakypussy9813]

​@@anti-ethniccleansing465 shut your stupid mouth

[@panatypical]

He's insufferably empty and boring.

[@Shythalia]

What do you mean by that? He has bipolar disorder. He can't help it.

[@nichollle]

@@Shythalia bipolar isn't a personality disorder... coming from a bipolar person

[@Shythalia]

@@nichollle Oh, ok. Edited my reply. 👍

[@pinco40]

He is not empty or boring! He's a person going through a bipolar manic episode! He's not rational and cannot stop his train of thoughts. It sounds as if you have no experience of the condition at all!

[@humanentity2214]

@@pinco40 can you please elaborate on "can't stop his train of thoughts"? I thought bipolar was about extreme joy and extreme depression but I don't understand it fully.