A Struggle With Bipolar Disorder
Note: This is my view and my opinions regarding this chapter in my life. I miss my sister incredibly and would do anything to change how things are. She knows how much I love her.
To any family members who would like to complain about this video: because you would rather help aid the STIGMA attached to this disorder, please educate yourself for once or go back and bury your head in the sand. Your actions are reinforcing her SELF-STIGMA. Instead of thinking about YOUR EGO, start thinking about her LIFE!
Bipolar doesn’t just go away. It is treated and managed just like ANY OTHER ILLNESS like diabetes, etc. An accepting support network is a big key factor regarding anyone’s success with managing bipolar. People who would “like” to say they care should all be in the same boat. If all are floating around the boat and are not working together, we all drown. Meaning a “family” ends up being ripped apart because EGO’s are used instead of our HEARTS.
Think before you speak. Think before you act. Families should always pull together, not push each other away or make some members feel less loved or needed.
And we wonder why society is so messed up, it starts at HOME.
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August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
JamDaddyJoe, the …
JamDaddyJoe, the reason we bipolars don’t use alternative treatments a lot of the time is simple: most of them don’t work. They don’t alleviate the symptoms of the disease as well as conventional drug therapies do.
Bipolar disorder can’t be treated with talk therapy alone– it is a medical condition that required medical treatment. In fact, lithium (the most widely used treatment) is a “naturally” occurring salt, and has been used since ancient times to stabilize moods.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
if your depressed.. …
if your depressed.. whether you have bipolar or any other illness at all.. DO NOT DRINK…
alcohol is a depressant.. So if your feeling bad.. you will feel even worse..
take care and good luck
jas
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
A very touching …
A very touching video..
I am unsure if she would appreciate it though…expressing feelings in person is so much more personal..
Medication and therapy does help..
My twin and i (sister) were both diagnosed within the same year..
the difference between us was he character..
she denied the presence (and still does) of this mental illness.. she refused to take medication.. refused any help at all..
I did opposite…our lives are very different but we are very connected..
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
The Canadian mental …
The Canadian mental health system failed me too. Rehab won’t take me because the doctors put me on benzos to begin with and if they detox me theres no doctors to take me except for a few days in a hospital lockdown.
my heart goes out to your sister. I hope she finds help
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Family & other …
Family & other support systems in the know are often the best solution, have to be tough, stand your ground & stick to it. Love is the strongest medicine. You know I love you & wish the best here Danne… great video, keep the faith & keep after it!
Joe
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
or question …
or question anything a doctor says or does?). Unfortunate it ends up being the lawyers & insurance companies mostly & after the damage is done. This is & will all continue to change, hopefully. The system is still failing because the profession & govt. allows it to. Would have thought that de-institutionalization taught us all this years ago, much is still just under another face now. Can at least try alternatives before agreeing w/ all the nay sayers who have not…
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
& chemical …
& chemical imbalance treatment leads to near full to full remission in most cases. Why are they still treating solely with drugs and psychotherapy?, & putting down alternative treatments?) Anyways, check around for alternatives & read up on mental health from some different view points, sociology etc. A huge part of the problem is the illusions in the model as well as the expectations of roles as health care provider & patient (esp. roles of authority, like who are we or the patient to know …
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I think the saying …
I think the saying “if what you are trying is not working, try something else” applies. 19 yrs as a sociologist, much of that trying to appeal to the govt. & ‘mental health’ profession which both proliferate much of the ‘disorders’ they make a nice living from. First, do not believe everything the profession tells you, I walked away from the field because much is just one sided misconceptions, a pay check/living & poor care planning. (Eg. Research on schizophrenia has shown for yrs that diet …
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Read Explaining …
Read Explaining colours to a blind man. Not only will it enlighten many as to what living with a mental illness is like, it also gives comfort to those sufferers who think there is no hope and that they are alone. It is very informative, sometimes shocking but also very funny in parts. All in all, a good read and highly recommended.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I saw myself in …
I saw myself in this video. Thanks for helping me to accept. That was very powerful, the statement “Because of our society, you have self-stigma which is smothering your chances of acceptance.”
I wish you well.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Over the last year …
Over the last year I’ve lost everything, my fiends and family,my home and my three beautiful kids,I’m 28 and just been diagonsed with bi-polar disorder a few months ago, I know too well about the system letting people down when it comes to bi-polar. Great video shame about the comments from GurnSi,A very shallow minded person and I feel sorry for his partner who suffered bp her mind must have went to some very dark places if thats the kind of support she had from him.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
GurnSi… please …
GurnSi… please keep your trash on your own page please.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Thinking of a …
Thinking of a relationship with a Bipolar??Count on:
Endless insults+demands
Lying/exaggerating
Violence;verbal abuse
Recklessness re home,work,driving,money
They’re perfect;always right & never learn
Paranoia,unending complaints about everyone
Immorality/cheating/lawsuits
No remorse/conscience,never “Sorry”
Drug,tobacco,alcohol abuse
Boasting/grandiosity
Irrational conduct;Causeless,unpredictable rants
Breathtaking hypocrisy
Crazy destructive moods,habits,sleep patterns
Mega-Denial
Pain,grief.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
As a BP I …
As a BP I understand what stigma feels like and so I don’t disclose I’m considered a highly functioning bipolar..I believe Wm Styron has been the only person who has ever described the feeling accurately: In depression faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the foreknowledge that no remedy will come – not in a day, an hour, a month, or a minute. It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I would like to …
I would like to thank everyone who have sent me personal messages regarding this video.
Your kind words and words of hope are a complete comfort to me.
To help rid the stigma towards mental illness, I would like to encourage all of you to leave a small comment here (and still definitely still send your your personal messages to me) so that others can see that they ARE NOT ALONE and that this is nothing to be ashamed of.
Once again, thank you to all of you.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
“a bp has hurt you …
“a bp has hurt you deeply”
While your diagnosis is inaccurate, thanks for confirming that it is good advice to AVOID BIPOLARS AT ALL COSTS. They cause loss, pain & distress to all who deal with them. The best course is to SHUN THEM ENTIRELY.
Again, patterson1, thanks for the confirmation of this. ;D
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Per PubMed, BIPOLAR …
Per PubMed, BIPOLAR often is a cynical fraud+hoax to justify excuse encourage explain:
selfish/boastful
pompous/grandiose
immoral
vicious/depraved
unreasonable/irrational
self-centered
vile
vindictive
obsessive
antisocial
sadistic
deceitful
behavior, to get kicks/sympathy/drugs/attention/welfare. Some shrinks collaborate.
WARNING If you meet a bipolar: save time, money, grief, sanity – RUN! Now. Shun them forever. You can’t fix them; they CHOSE to act this way. Find folk worthy of your kindness.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
What a beautiful …
What a beautiful video. I have relatives with bipolar… thanks.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
*I endured
*I endured
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I was diagnosed …
I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder over ten years ago. It’s difficult at times with just partial support and full treatment. The only family member who issued full support is gone. My siblings love me, but sometimes it feels like I am an oddity especially with the horrible mood cycling as a child.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
this was one of the …
this was one of the most touching stories that have REALLY touched my life
The love of a sister
My thoughts are with you and your sister
Stay strong don’t give up
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Being diagnosed …
Being diagnosed with bipolar type one disorder I can sincerely say I wish the best for your sister. She is lucky to have friends and family like you who truly understands the severity of this disease. As we know without treatment and support from loved ones it doesnt end very well. Unfortunately Im not as lucky.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
OMG YES! Win. You …
OMG YES! Win. You used “breathe me” by Sia. I love this song. I learned how to play it on piano. and can definetly relate + am bipolar. ^^
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
i loved this video
i loved this video
August 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
wow! thank you for …
wow! thank you for sharing such a personal story and about the truth of mental illness and society.