Topic: i have a question
sendingyoukisses's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:12 PM
how can you tell if someone is bipolar/manic depressant i looked it up but all i found was the signs of it.i need to know where i can read up on it i think i have a friend who has this and i need to know how to deal with a person with this type of illness thanks for your help

PATSFAN's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:12 PM
noway

no photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:13 PM
let a professional deal with that friend......maybe they need meds toosmokin

bastet126's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:13 PM
they should seek professional help, period. flowerforyou

damnitscloudy's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:15 PM
ask a professional to see the person and let them determine it. flowerforyou

no photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:15 PM
maybe they just need a change of atmoshpere for an extended period, away from all their stress. somewhere light.

rainysky39's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:16 PM
Do not try to figure this out on your own. Been there , done that have the bruises to prove it. Let a professional deal with it.

tazzette's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:16 PM
www.bipolar.com/treatment_options/medicines, heres a link u can go check out for ur friends issues, believe me, I was with someone that had that and OMG....u had to walk on egg shells, watch what u say, and when their pissed for sure they make EVERYONE miserable......take care and good luck

trace78's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:16 PM
just follow the signs from the research that you have done, extreme highs and lows, probably cant function very well in society or in every day life, but as everyone has stated, and you know, try to convince them to seek professional help, its the only way to discover and deal. best of luck to both of you

Jules0565's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:17 PM
search bipolar symptoms?

Moondark's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:19 PM

www.bipolar.com/treatment_options/medicines, heres a link u can go check out for ur friends issues, believe me, I was with someone that had that and OMG....u had to walk on egg shells, watch what u say, and when their pissed for sure they make EVERYONE miserable......take care and good luck


Gee, that sounds just like BPD. Borderline Personality Disorder. A friend's mom had it. When she told me, and started explaining it, she was also describing herself. She just didn't see it in herself. And that's what it was like being friends with her. Still, I wouldn't trade it from someone easier. She was a great friend.

JadedHeart's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:19 PM
Professional help & medication! Quickly. I was married to a bi-polar and my boss is a bi-polar. Neither on meds. If you care about your friendship, get them help. Also, if this relationship is a close one, they have meetings where people go to get help on how to deal with loved ones that are bi-polar.

Good luck.flowerforyou

Jtevans's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:22 PM
i just let my psychiatrist tell me what i have and than i get rewarded with happy pills smokin

tazzette's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:22 PM
yeah bipolar people have the tendency to go off the bat for no reason, if something goes wrong, the only way they can dealwith it, is to act out...scream, call names, throw things, blame, just make themselves unbearable to realize they have a problem

robert1652's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:26 PM

how can you tell if someone is bipolar/manic depressant i looked it up but all i found was the signs of it.i need to know where i can read up on it i think i have a friend who has this and i need to know how to deal with a person with this type of illness thanks for your help
extreme moodswings from highly exhuberant to manic depression

www.isbd.org

bastet126's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:28 PM


how can you tell if someone is bipolar/manic depressant i looked it up but all i found was the signs of it.i need to know where i can read up on it i think i have a friend who has this and i need to know how to deal with a person with this type of illness thanks for your help
extreme moodswings from highly exhuberant to manic depression

www.isbd.org


very true, and to add to the mixture, i lived with bipolar/manic who threw in alcholism and suicidal tendancies. it was not pleasant. seek help for your friend flowerforyou

redhead44613's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:32 PM
I'm bi-polar and Im nothing like that, but then again mine is not that bad. just get bad moodswings... an my mind tends to wonder alot..bout stupid stuff like what I will do if my parents die or how I will get my dogs out of the house in a fire ect..

sendingyoukisses's photo
Tue 06/17/08 06:57 PM
thanks for the advice i am going to call my doctor and see if he will see my friend tomorrow