What is Bipolar Disorder? (Bipolar #1)

Bipolar disorder, which was once called manic depression, is often misunderstood and frequently misrepresented in the popular media. In this video, Dr. Erdelyi explains what Bipolar disorder really is.
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[@jkolendra]

I am 25 years old and was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar 1 when I was 15. This is such a difficult thing to live with day to day, but don't give up hope. The main reason that bipolar depression can drive a person to suicide is because they feel alone. trust me, I know that feeling. But, remember one thing, u are NOT alone. message me if u want to talk more about it

[@How2LoseW8tInAWeek]

Thank you for sharing this video. Bipolar disorder needs more awareness.

[@sdean281081]

That means so much, thank you. I have a deep respect for the fact you don't judge people with mental illness. I wrote what I did, because that particular user I think does have something going on, but it's not bipolar, in my view anyway.

[@TheSnakeWisperer]

Charalambos, you're asking all the right questions... Was diagnosed with bi polar 1 and I definitely wasn't or hadn't undergone any reliable test, all the assessments were behavioral.

[@geeter68]

I was 38 before being diagnosed properly and another 2 years from that time before I started taking it seriously. I am stable now thanks to a supportive wife and awesome Doctor & therapist. Wished I'd taken therapeutic steps earlier. would've staved off alot of needless suffering for myself & others

[@mysoulhaunts]

i really begin to enjoy talking to people like you that aren't ignorant its very hard to find many people like you, i like how you believe in and worship god thanks for being smart

[@daydreambeliever93]

i am 16 and bipolar. some people think i'm just bad. but i've been to all sorts of doctors and my neurologist says my brain is literally different from most people's and i have a chemical imbalance. it's something i must live with and try to make the best of. sometimes i mess up but i try to be strong. fortunately, i have supportive parents who understand.

[@divymn]

A new friend of 2 weeks who has bipolar disorder is how I ended up on the internet and came across your comment. My advice is get help yourself. You dont need your parents at this stage. Is there a counciler at your school or some hotline that can put you in the right direction? I suffer from postnatal depression and the only way I got help was to get it myself. I talked to my closest friend who made all the appointments for me at my doctor etc, do something before your into deep.

[@windfreak33]

My psychiatrist said I was bipolar because of my severe anxiety. I have never experienced any unexplained "mood swings" or anything like that. When I look at bipolar testimonies they are completely foreign to me. All I have ever experienced is unipolar depression and severe anxiety (I'm actually agoraphobic currently). So far every "mood stabilizer" has been a tremendous disaster and has made my anxiety worse, leading me to believe that I am not bipolar at all. I JUST WANT RELIEF!!! :'(

[@defminerva13]

@chiriquiTV If you're suggesting what I think you are, I'm sorry to hear that. The hardest part of Bipolar type 2 for me is the "mind noise" where my thoughts seem to never slow down. It'd suck the most when my body would say time to go to sleep but my thoughts were still having a war. Just keep trying different meds and follow your therapist's instructions. Things will improve. I'm on Lithium and it's a godsend. The shaky knees & peeing a lot suck but it's better than the alternative GL

[@NosferatusLair]

i used to have bipolar, i never want to go through it again.

[@kmcst8]

I have no idea what you are talking about anymore man. all the best with everything.

[@Numba1SouthParkFan]

Any bipolar friends out there don't be ashamed just live your life and for those who are at a depressive state that u feel like taking your own life DONT! Your life will get better!!!

[@seedililbarf]

my friend has this. my other friend is paranoid of mirrors in dark places. i have adhd. were a train wreak, and that's why we stick together so much.

[@auburncutie86]

I can totally relate. I don't have bipolar disorder, but i was told i might have it mildly. my main diagnosis is OCD and people who don't have it can never truely understand what its like to live with

[@SonoLamae]

I love how you say "Bipolar disorder is treatable" and list off Beethoven (died of liver damage and possible hepatic infection due to excessive drinking and screwing, typical of mania), Sylvia Plath (suicide), and Virginia Woolf (also suicide). I'd have found better examples if I were you.

[@andybrownson4127]

I had to laugh, .......................won;t go into details............bipolar1

[@hsttraindriver]

It is a true story. In fact, it's the story of my wife and I wrote it. I promise you, it's an eye opener for somone who hasn't suffered from a metal illness, and it will help people who have. At least it shows they're not alone.

[@mangabutter]

nice. now I understand which BP disease my mom has. Thanks.

[@CanadiaNecro1]

I think you might be right. I was bipolar when I was a teenager and I grew out of it. Also after turning 18 they could no longer force the pills down my throat so I quit taking them and got better on my own. You'd be suprised how the body can heal itself once you quit putting foreign substances in.

[@Research0digo]

I've seen that wallpaper before. It was on one wall of a hallway to a master bedroom and freaked me out for a second. :) Is there anyway to watch these videos without the annoying google ads, anyone know? Thank you again for uploading this (these) Research Odigo

[@AbiliTV]

Increased sharing among cases of two-marker haplotypes were suggested at D12S1614-D12S342 (P-values using CLUMP below 0.01), and D12S2075-D12S1675 (P-values using CLUMP around 0.001). The region of most interest is around 6 cM and bounded by markers D12S1614 and D12S1675 as suggested by the interesting two-marker haplotypes.

[@K1NGDOMCRASHER]

using this video for a personal wellness project. Personal wellness=Gym+Health.(alternates two weeks at a time)

[@fortminor85]

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder since I was 10. At 12, i tried to commit suicide due to constant bullying. It has been 13 yrs since it happened. But I fear it may resurface due to the fact i was laid off from my job after only 2 weeks of work. It's enough to drive even a normal man to the edge. that's why I know that I have to be an individual and not a statistic is willpower and knowing that I am not alone with having bipolar. I just wish that the world would find its way again. I hope.

[@darrenpage2]

she was my first luv, and she tore my heart, and life sucks.

[@mrsmcisaac]

I am always thinking, every minute of everyday. I am thinking about whats next, what will we be like in so many years. Forced on us was a life of images, sounds, smell and time. All of which can be good or bad. People are slaves with no choice but to fear the expectations. Devils eyes watching in every eye. My life didnt start when i was born. It started when i explored, when i left the house. When I use the tools to learn, i remember things from my past life and change it into something new

[@tyniehawk]

I was diagnosed with this disorder but I think I am more schizophrenic.. though the little sleep and excessive sleep works for me, I am always content!

[@LunaNovaStar]

I know somebody who's been diognosed with this. It's a scary desiese to witness if somebody is in one of those states, espesially mania, what can cause not only damage to themselfs, but other people.

[@otchere1305]

i still dont get it is it when you feel sad at 1 point then you turn happy in few minutes

[@RabbitXoo]

it pisses me off so badly when someone says bipolar is a fake dissorder. How can you say its a fake disorder like the man said in the video millions of people have to experence the hell everyday.

[@JawadSoomro]

I have EXTREME Depression since years, really tired of pretending to be happy!!

[@rforbes1]

nice video One of my books lists a method that parents can use for themselves and their kids for posterior pituitary gland deficiency which has been implicated in hypomania and classic manic depression.

[@kenyasquest]

I know a lot of people that are Bipolar but don't take meds . There are some that don't want to admit they have it or try to pretend there is nothing wrong with them.

[@AbiliTV]

This area contains the minimum interesting region between D12S342 and D12S1658 suggested by the previously reported haplotypes in the two Danish families with bipolar affective disorder. Molecular Psychiatry (2001) 6, 450-455. It's called Medical Science for a reason.

[@Roseshirazie]

I know a Bishop who claims to be a counselor who literally on the 2nd day told me he has bipolar and that's not what a counselor should do on revealing personal information to the client. I had to end the contact with him and I was sure seeing shifts in his moods. He also told me lie about his practice & he is not licensed.

[@Kiefer89]

@MrsPrudenceToYou I know. I'm bipolar and I feel that I've got to be grateful to those who don't back off when I mention the old name manic-depressive (because they don't know what bipolar disorder is). Some people do, of course. But you can't blame them. I don't think they know how to react in a respectful way.

[@CaptChadd]

Thanks for the video.

[@mysoulhaunts]

i got bipolar disorder and it does suck at times because one minute i'll be happy and 1 tiny thing im pissed raging around like a mad bull it sucks

[@MsChrispy]

My meds don't make me feel like a zombie... they just keep me from getting manic and THAT I can't stand. I LOVE being manic. I do everything I can to try to induce or push myself into a manic episode.

[@cherylhiltzik]

Let's here it for ECT! I watched my beautiful and beloved cousin recover from a chronic depression. This is not Cucoo's Nest, this is an effective and LIFESAVING TOOL!!

[@PimpMatt0]

@PimpMatt0 Also I'm really happy right now for some odd reason and I was pretty depressed this morning. Is this a sign?

[@morgana006]

They say in the video that it's only around 6 million people... so if you think about the population of America (around 300 million, right?). Well, that's not actually that many. I also don't think you can tell right off the bat if someone is bipolar, or else they'd be diagnosed a lot sooner. It is often mistaken as ADHD or depression at first. The only time you'd be able to tell (right off the bat)is if they were completely manic to the point of psychosis.

[@NTHZAH]

Good On You!

[@PimpMatt0]

I think I might have it... I have almost all the symtoms and my mood swings super fast for no reason and thoughts go rapidly. When I say super fast I mean every few hours or every few days. I also get really bored and lose interest in life then a few hours later I'm like OMG WOW my life feels so great now and my self-esteem sky rockets. I'm thinking it's just hormones because I'm a teenager (16) a little late bloomer.

[@themooddisorders]

they say i am bipolar type 2...it feels like happy only briefly in a week. The rest is hopeless

[@xxAfflictionxx85]

If YOUR ANGRY all the time or most of the time, IS THAT a form of bipolar????

[@Nelalipe]

@tkathryyn are you sure it´s bipolar disorder? If it was already diagnosed, what about the treatment?

[@MsChrispy]

B-l is MANIA and severe depression and B-2 is a mild mania called hypomania and severe depression. It's basiacally the same thing except people with B-2 don't get AS manic. B-2 is not as severe as B-1, but B-2 has more risk of suicide.

[@kylabotting]

@chiriquiTV i am also on Lithium and Seroquil plus zoplicone and an anti-depressant...hopefully,i will stick to the meds and it will help. i wish you all the best.

[@madmillervlogs]

good stuff!

[@defminerva13]

@chiriquiTV I'm also on Lithium and was on Seroquil XR for sometime, but I stopped and switched to Risperidone, and Propranolol ( I'm not zombified like I was on Seroquil). Medications and Therapy are parts of the equation. You still have to exercise at least a couple days a week and eat a little bit better (Stay away from a lot of junk food and watch WHEN and HOW MUCH you eat-stuff even 'normal' people should be doing). If you're looking for a cure for life, sorry they haven't made that yet.

[@kyaanjanee9120]

Im 14. I have bipolar disorder, anxiety, and depression...it started when i was 6

[@Exceptional6u6]

Kya Anjanee u can't have bipolar disorder and depression at the same time ....u either have bipolar disorder (with depressive episodes)or depression and it isn't something diagnosed at 14

[@akpret]

Basically if you're not schizophrenic, not on the Mental Retardation scale, not autistic, don't have ADHD (another very generic diagnosis), not depressed (i.e. you almost never have moments of high intensity excitement and/or happiness), and probably some I'm not thinking of, you get labeled as bi-polar. It's sort of the temporary catch-all until more specific diagnoses are put into practice.

[@weechampion]

the symptoms are so vague tho. Bipolar must be so hard to diagnose.

[@dunxalot]

putting a label on a condition like this can be a blessing and a curse, when you first find out it feels great to be able to in a way justify the whole spectrum of your personality, but like anything it can be exploited by yourself and by others, i hope the opinion that pharmaceutics and psychiatry are just big business is not entirely accurate, as paranoia is already an issue :)

[@RainiPhoenix]

I was diagnossed when I was very very young. about 5 years old. and im 15 now.

[@geeter68]

@MyDude1991 my world collapsed. because I wasn't taking my meds correctly and was drinking. I was hospitalized july 2009 to be monitored and have my meds adjusted. not to write a short bio, but eventually we've found a a combination of meds that keeps me stable ( without being a zombie ) and the quality of my life is so much better.

[@rod2467]

I always feel like my life is worthless ALL THE TIME. I feel like i'm lonely have no friends and sometimes think about attempting suicide. Do i have some sort of "Depression Disorder"?

[@jebus0000000]

It's a really complicated thing. I've actually been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but I don't know if I reall have it.Sometimes I get very hyper sometimes I feel down and can't do anything. I don't kow if it's actually bipolar of it's some other things that are affecing me. One thing is for sure, I drink like a fish!

[@IFFYx3]

i need a therapist for my depression. i don't know which bipolar disorder i have though...

[@ashleigh_marrrie]

my mother has bipolar disorder.....but this is not exactly how she acts...and i also might have THIS type of bipolar disorder..

[@Numba1SouthParkFan]

@smahieu321 i got bipolar 1 aswell and take seriquel and Zoloft. Mental hospital can be scary when u have bizzar thoughts of people being after u and thinking any pill they give u will make u die. How was your Experience?

[@MsChrispy]

I didn't know that about the twins. Cause I'm a twin and I have bipolar 1, but my twin sis doesn't have mood swings or anxiety at all like me, it's weird. She's not even on meds and I'm on 5 diff meds just to help my mood swings and GAD, but I don't take them for a reason. That's why my bipolar video is about. Check it out if you feel like it.

[@sdean281081]

You are attacking me, I never said it didn't exist!!! But 9 doctors just to seek out one diagnosis, c'mon. I know this because I have bipolar too. I was diagnosed 6 years ago and just like you my life is good now, but for 3 years it was a living hell. I know it exists, my mind is far too open to it.

[@blackkat77]

i dont understand what illness i have. i had psychosis when i was 17, mania in my 20's and depression now. i kinda think mental illness cant be categorized

[@Jwmoss76]

i have bipolor II and it get bad sometimes where i don't even want to go ut of the house. but my family has been right there for me,so i quess i could say im blesses

[@shaki8]

OMG i'm surprised of how many people have this disorder....this makes me sad. And I thought my ADD was hard to live with...

[@RavenAmongDoves]

@stylo361 I agree entirely. I love the feeling of those manic highs, and am willing to endure manic depression for them (even though it is absolutely hell). I feel like I get so much accomplished when I'm manic. Anything seems possible.

[@HaHa-ny8qq]

Is BP1 disability?

[@bdcp]

every few weeks i start to think of comiting suicide sometimes it gets triggerd sometimes it dont, when i dont have it i sometimes find my self dancing or singing or even laughing with my self... are these signs of bipolar?

[@cyclenut]

Treatable? - being locked up for a week at a time or drugged to where I can't speak or walk very well just for trying to get help is NOT being treated... I'll NEVER seek help again! I was diagnosed as bipolar type 1... and I guess I'm rapid shift.. it can cycle with in a week or even a day at its worst... Treatment - lots of exercise and heating healthy... I'm still piplor, but I can deal with it...

[@Pawndurr]

According to this channel, I am Bipolar and Schizophrenic. What do I do now?

[@jebriggs1]

I'm Bipolar 2. I'm on Quetiapine. Hate it, makes me sleep for 14 hours. What med are you on?

[@MyDude1991]

Can someone explain to me please what this illness is about?

[@Videoarsfulll]

I hate having bipolar disorder, it's awesome!

[@bvssvni]

@bdcp What I ment was that a manic person does not believe he do miracles, but yet have problem with seeing the difference between a god and himself, because manic thinking are less concentrated on doing but more on being. Being is easy and therefore life seem easy. A depressed person is likely to think of doing. Doing is hard and therefore life seem hard. Thumb rule "Be as god, act like ant" is good to remember if you are bipolar.

[@jkolendra]

@elinheartstristin to really kind of sum it up without the medical mumbo jumbo, 1 is the more severe form, with more radical mood swings. 2 is the milder form that can usually be corrected quickly with the right medications. both, however, are a chemical embalance in the brain, and whether severe or mild, it can be very difficult to live with.

[@hsttraindriver]

Oh, I see. Well, I still highly recommend "Explaining colours to a blind man", not just because it's about my wife, but because it's down to earth and it's about a real person with real problems that many people could identify with. If you google it, you will find out more.

[@csifriendsscrubsfan]

If you think you might have bipolar and are under 16 are you allow to go to a mental health professional and have the treatment without your parents knowing? and where would you find them? x

[@babybreadcrumb]

i tried to report him, but it wouldn't let me. i also asked a few of my friends to try, but it still wouldn't work. i have bipolar and the guy tried to belittle me for it. he needs to grow up. it's pathetic cause every bipolar video i've come across on youtube basically has him preaching about how bipolar is a made-up illness. he's the type of person that is the whole reason for the stigma attached to bipolar.

[@daisypoojo100]

i dont want to take drugs to stop it, but i do want it to stop.

[@AbiliTV]

Abstract A number of studies have strongly suggested a susceptibility locus for bipolar affective disorder on chromosome 12q24. The present study investigates for a shared chromosomal segment among distantly related patients with bipolar affective disorder from the Faroe Islands, using 17 microsatellite markers covering 24 cM in the previously suggested region on chromosome 12q24. D12S342 showed possible allelic association to bipolar affective disorder (P-value using CLUMP below 0.01).

[@cachaslokas]

sorry for sounding dumb but I actually have a friend whom I endear, and I wander how and on which level could I help him....can a cyclotomic disorder be fatal on for a relation ship on the long term?

[@adamrocks2006]

Some times I feel like dieing :(. But then the next day I feel better.. :(

[@neonberry512]

I'm 12, and I believe I have bipolar disorder. And I lost a friend because of it. :(

[@JacksonvilleFLgirl]

I suffer from Bipolar :( It started when I was 15

[@dolina91]

this bipolar shit in my head is gonna kill me :/ For you people who have friends or family that from your perspective are irresponsible or immature. Try listening instead of judging !! :'(

[@MarcV_IndieGameDev]

Iv'e been diagnosed with Bi-polar, I do excessive spending(when ever i get money lol), excessive sleeping. sadness and happiness do clash with each other but at the moment I'm a happy man. I'm fucked when the time comes when a close family member passes away like my mum or dad etc. then I'm fucked lol... guess my tip would be to anyone with it. do thing you love doing, playing games, art, music etc and most of all try to avoid arguments, walk away from someone that is shouting.

[@imagineers0]

There are new techniques: Keep taking your meds. If they aren't just right, if you have side effects, keep nudging them with your Psychiatrist. Now, after exhaustive research, in addition to cognitive behavioural counseling, music therapy, art therapy, yoga, aroma therapy, there is now EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization Reprossesing. Your trained Psychologist helps untangle your thoughts by focusing with your right brain, then left brain, then right, then left brain, repeat.

[@riklyn6769]

what does abilify do for you, your symptoms sound like mine?

[@maureen01230]

@darrenpage2 i understand you, i'm bipolar and probably i behaved the same way like your girlfriend with my boyfriend, it was really complicated, i loved him but i never could control myself to be a little normal and have a good relationship, is something that goes beyond you, so we broke up...it hurt so much, but it was the best for both of us, it wouldn't have been healthy for him, and in your case, for you

[@darrenpage2]

@maureen01230 thank u so much, u were very helpful. she recons she was a diferent person, like she ad a split personality, like it was a dream 2 her, is dis a part of bipolar?

[@fergyalex]

What is the definition of suffering. Semantics tire me. Reality is personal.

[@manixander]

I was diagnosed almost two years when I just turned 18, I have been hospitalised twice and been through some pretty dark shit. I feel I am finally coming to terms with it and using some of the positive aspects to help me in my life. Check out my videos and site if you want to know more Alex

[@MrsSurrealista]

Sometimes i have some kind of attacks in wich i feel very angry. I start injurying myself and my family, I have tried to kill myself, but someone is always there to stop me. I had a severe depression from 2007 to 2009 and i also had a specific phobia of eating. After these attacks i feel with a more confident about myself and happier for about a week or so. I take antipsychotic medications but i don't have a current diagnostic. Am i bipolar?

[@maureen01230]

@darrenpage2 yes, definitly, you become in other person is crazy, you change your mood in a very dramatic way is terrible, the negative thought is soo much stronger but in my case i realized that, i always be concious about that, the difference is that you can't control it or like i said is so much stronger that you don't know how to get out of that... but you learn how to live with it, the sad part is that always have the chance to fall down again

[@RainiPhoenix]

they never specified what type i have but they said it causes me to black out. to what im seeing in the video my Bipolar Disorder is between a few of the types they said.

[@estephana16]

look i think i am... well not excatly me but my friends think i have it, because my moods change so fast i cant even control myself sometimes in the midle of class i just wanna astart crying and screaming and run out idk why. and more han once i tryed to suicide my self when im really depressed but when i become happy i cant even explain why i tryed to... i have never been to a psychologist and right yesterday i cut all my wrist and armns and idk whats happening next. can someone help me? please

[@stylo361]

@ari66889922 - I was diagnosed Bipolar about three months ago and was told to look in taking medications...I would attempt to do so if i saw a good cause...As you explain, I love the mania! and it provides me with the energy and drive to accomplish what others seem to not even attempt to try. And i succeed!!! I love it! I have my hard falls of course, but thats just part of life, and with that alone i control my bouts with the depression side of it...yet i wont block the mania with meds! hell no

[@Omnivoe]

@confessionsist my mom also is bipolar, i love her so much

[@mosdan914]

o_O I seem a lot like Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder... I change from manic to depressed and back a lot more than 4 times a year...

[@Nirmalite1]

@Scotty3663 You're right, I'm simply stating my opinion. You're free to do whatever works for you. With meditation you get a natural high and there's nothing to lose, it's free!