BIPOLAR DISORDER
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Bi-Polar Disorder, commonly referred to as manic depressive illness, is more severe than major depression. These people will tend to stay depressed longer, relapse more often, commit suicide more often and have more hallucinations and delusions.
Symptoms of Depressive Episode:
- Depressed most days, nearly every day.
- Diminished interest in all or almost all activities.
- Significant weight loss or weight gain (without dieting) as defined by a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month.
- Insomnia or sleeping too much nearly every day.
- Loss of energy (nearly every day).
- Feelings of worthless or excessive guilt.
- Diminished ability to concentrate.
- Recurrent thoughts of death.
Symptoms of a Manic Episode:
- Inflated self-esteem or tendency to overvalue one's abilities and accomplishments.
- Decreased need for sleep (feeling rested after only 3 hours of sleep).
- More talkative than usual/pressure to keep talking.
- Racing thoughts.
- Easily distracted.
- Increased social or sexual activity.
- Engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, bad business investments, any pleasurable activity which has a high potential for painful consequences.
A diagnosis of Bi-Polar I and Bi-Polar II exist. In order to get a proper diagnosis, contact a board
Counselors at CCCC of Tomball can evaluate individuals for Bi-Polar issues with one-on-one counseling and can also refer on to a board-certified psychiatrist for medication.