Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Bipolar Disorder
It was interesting to read about bipolar disorder, manic-depressive disorder marked by the experience of both depressed and manic periods, in chapter 13 because I know someone who deals with the disorder. A person living with the sickness can go from feelings of euphoria for days to a complex negative undercurrent of uneasiness and irritability. Though the book gives an explicit explanation about the disorder, I think one must encounter someone dealing who has bipolar disorder to have a better understanding of the illness.
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I always found bipolar disorder to be interesting as well. I feel that it is interesting because of how opposite moods come about at any given moment. I know someone who has bipolar disorder and it was always weird seeing her go from deep depression to extreme excitement and elation. From my experience, however, though she would switch between moods, I would find that she was more depressed than happy. However, when she was happy it was almost crazy how much excitement she had. Though many people may see these types of things as weird and abnormal, at times you would never know people have the disorder. The girl I know now takes medicine and is perfectly normal. She is happy when she feels happy and she is sad when there is a reason to be sad. It just goes to show us what wonders modern medicine can do.
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