Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #30
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- Not sleeping for days on end. Long periods of euphoria. Racing thoughts. Grandiose ideas. Mania. Depression. All of these are symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about mood disorders and their causes as well as how these disorders can impact people's lives.
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Chapters:
Introduction: Bipolar Disorder 00:00
Mood Disorders 1:15
What are Moods? 2:00
Depressive Disorders 2:50
Bipolar Disorder 4:31
Genetic Causes of Mood Disorders 5:48
Environmental Triggers of Mood Disorders 6:14
Mood Disorders & Gender 6:45
Mood Disorders & the Brain 7:05
Social-Cognitive Perspective on Mood Disorders 7:58
Review & Credits 9:13
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“Depression is like being colorblind while everyone tries to tell you just how colorful the world is.”
This has been posted a lot but I decided to post it again.
I haven't heard it before
Luna
Glad I could give someone this beautiful quote.
@@secretlysanesparrow1152 yes it is beautiful, but sad. Thanks for sharing
It's true tho
Except colorblindness you can't overcome. It's commonly congenital and you'll have to be accepting of it, as there's not a cure but workarounds to mitigate the severity of colorblindness. Depression however isn't congenital and is something you cannot adapt or accept, but instead learn to address and ultimately escape.
Although the analogy is clever, it has to be reminded that it's NOT like being colorblind, but the very notion of someone expressing to A COLORBLIND how colorful the world is.
Depression isn't just being sad. Depression is feeling numb a lot, or angry with yourself. Depression is zoning out over and over because you can't focus. Depression is laughing and not actually feeling happy. You can think you're fine for a while. You feel okay and nothing is going wrong. And then BOOM. You're in algebra class and you see everyone laughing and you have no idea how to react. You can't react. You're frozen by a crippling and overwhelming sense of helplessness. From someone suffering from depression, please don't throw the word around like its something that you can easily get over. Please.
+Bharath Mohan maybe your words is true, just be kind and patient towards depressive people. you are not helping avery in anyway. being nice to people goes a long way.
How are you doing now, Avery? If you want to say. You gave a brilliant description of what depression is like. I hope people read your comment and hopefully understand better.
+Nancy Reiff hey! I'm doing okay. it's one of those things where right now I feel pretty good. I'm not completely better but it's getting there, which us how a lot of people are
+Bharath Mohan I am making a lot of moves on improving. I have therapy every other week and I try my best to seek help when I need it.
+Avery Taylor so glad you're doing your best ❤️ good luck 🎆🎆
For some reason "You CAN live well" made me cry.
Curly McJensenpants I hope you're doing fine! Haha 💋🍄💋🍄
SAME
When did he say that?
Because you can! You can be normal again, but you gotta start learning about your body and learn how to take the inflammation down in your brain. Ask your doctor for Lovaza, prescription omega 3. Worked wonders for me, but it makes sense if you know biochemistry. Take minerals everyday as well. Eat lots of spicy foods to kill bacterial overgrowth- their chemicals can make your brain act wonky and inflamed.
With every hardship comes ease bro
ALSO:
Two major symptoms not discussed often are 1: extreme levels of guilt, usually for small mistakes 2: the paranoia that you are generally hated or disliked, and for good reason.
I remember once telling myself that I deserved death because i forgot to add my name on an assignment.
Anxious Anarchist yup
Anxious Anarchist oh gosh that’s uh that’s sad...
Everyone has a different experience with their own nuances.
I hate being scolded at even if it’s just for the little things because I feel like I should die every time I’m an inconvenience. Hahaha lol but i’m probably being overdramatic anyway.
In school, they should REALLY talk about depression, because I'm so tired of the people who say "get over it," "you're lazy, selfish, etc."
Cherry Boye same I have was suicidal and had depression and I thought I was ok after I got treatment but it came back a little better but now I have Mood Disorder
hey I know it's been 3 years, but I have a question about depression. I've been getting symptoms of depression off and on for the past three years, but in the last few months they've been consistent. If I don't have money to see a psychologist, how can I know if I have depression?
@@bridgetkelly895 If you are still in school, you could talk to a counselor or school psychologist.
Things to do other than get a therapist.
1. See Healthline’s article for top depression apps and blogs.
2. 7 Cups of Tea allows you to anonymously talk to volunteer listeners on live chats.
3. See online for “personal development” subreddits.
4. See personality typing systems. Not the pop psychology simplified ones that box people in, I mean the real complex things they originated from. See Personality Junkie’s website, but not with binaries or either or with types, but with cognitive functions as an introduction. For more practical advice, see Personality Hacker’s website.
5. Look for mental health channels on UA-cam, such as The School of Life (or the website), Einzelgänger, and Pursuit of Wonder.
6. If you have depression from debt issues, the blog and forum The Penny Hoarder might help. /r/frugal also helps. Look for top 100 financial blogs online for more.
7. More high quality advice websites like ElderWisdomCircle or Quora can help.
8. Look up “relaxing music” on UA-cam, “guided meditation”, or hypnosis.
9. Look up “relaxation techniques,” like muscle progression relaxation technique.
10. Look up “journaling prompts” online. The Art of Manliness’s blog article on the Virtue Journal is my favorite, as well as Litemind’s ideas on journaling with a 100 list.
11. See blog post “100 Art Therapy ideas”.
12. Try CBT sheets on ANT thoughts online.
13. Look up NLP techniques.
14. Look up DBT techniques online.
15. See ACT techniques online.
@@ravenn2631 Nice, but Quora is a disaster area.
anyone else with depression just "blank out" as in they don't feel any emotions at all for days ? is this a symptom of depression or something else?
Rebecca Best yeah i get that too, no feelings for a really long time. after a while i wouldnt even mind being sad as long as i actually feel something ;-;
Actually this is super common. Especially if you’ve had depression for a really long time, like 2 years or more. For people with long-term depression, it really becomes just a continuous state of apathy, numbness, and/or stagnancy
Yes. These were the symptoms I had when I was at my worst stage of depression. I've had depressive episodes on and off since my teenage years but the numbness/empty feeling I experienced in my early twenties was the worst I've ever felt.
I just sorta can't do anything when it happens, I just go empty and can't do anything
I can go weeks (currently it's actually been a couple of months of on and off feelings) with feeling numb or no emotions. I have situational depression. I think mine has been on and off the past couple of months is because I learned my grandma is really sick and we were really close. Her health has been declining a lot. On her good days I can feel a little, but most of the time I just portray the emotions and not actually feel them. I mostly take it out on others (my anger because I push people away when I'm depressed) and it sucks. I pick fights with my husband and he gets so confused. I can't help it and I don't mean it, but it happens. Most days I don't want to do anything and just want to lay in bed all day. About half the time, like when it gets really bad, I don't eat. I eventually make myself eat so I don't get sick and it makes my husband happy when I eat when I get depressed. It is really hard
I have Bipolar II Disorder and the weirdest thing I ever did was form a one man rock band and perform in front of like 1200 people... I can't sing or play any instruments. XD
Dude that was a rollercoaster from start to finish and I have more questions than answers now haha awesome but I do feel you, I was just recently diagnosed with PTSD, bipolar with psychosis but I've had it for years now and it's weird I have more depressive episodes than mania and I don't revel in the possibility of doing something as weird in the future
we should all start a band.
I spent over $1000 on shoes (& some accessories) in 2 weeks working at a shoe store while in mania.....popped one of my ribs out of place after trying to climb the shoe shelf at that job......had a switch episode and ended up breaking down on the floor while serving a customer.....it gets worse but, yh....
Bipolar II Disorder is weird
🤟🏻
Sadly I'm seeing a theme of parents not believing their kids that they might be suffering from mental disorders, it actually makes me so angry when people say "it's just a phase" or "get over it" because even if it IS just a phase (and it rarely is) that's not how you deal with it, you talk to a professional who knows more than a parent who's watched a documentary on mental health and suddenly thinks that they are fully qualified to diagnose their kids. If you think that you might be suffering from depression, bi-polar, anxiety, eating disorders or anything like that, and your parents won't listen, then try asking someone you trust to take you to a professional and talk to them about it, either way you'll be better off.
Sometimes it's also the time. People were born when mental health was becoming more and more talk about are more likely to be more considerate of others people who are born in a time. Where mental health was taboo and if you had a problem with mental health you were sent to a psych ward or an asylum those people are just going to say it's a phase and they don't want to talk about it because that's just how they were raised that was the time. They were born in I am not saying it's right and okay I am saying so that it can be a little confusing on why some people will say it now like within my age group or when my children get older their age group starts saying those negative things, then they're just being jerks and they should know better because nowadays mental health becoming more and more brought up and less of a negative stigma that people would have to be locked up somewhere so they wouldn't be seen or known about because of their mental health, it's all very different.
Lycan my dad used to tell me I was making everything up
Totally agree with you. Talking to somebody, some professional maybe can be real mental hygiene and really beneficial for people suffering with depression. Especially finding the right person/therapist to talk to.
I've been diagnosed by many doctors with depression bipolar disorder PTSD anxiety and psychosis now dissociative identity disorder. My dad is in denial he gets mad when I talk about it. Honestly I don't know what I'm doing wrong
I have been diagnosed with MDD a year ago and it was very nerve wracking. I brought my mom to a doctor and he recommended me to the psychiatric hospital to get checked. Mom was extremely furious and saying that I was making up and being too weak. I was devastated and asked my aunt (she was a retiree nurse at that hospital) to convince mom to bring me there. The next day me, mom and aunt with her husband went there and get checked. After few sessions I was diagnosed. I also bring mom with me to the hospital so she can understand more by discussing with my psychastrists. Now she's somehow understood me that I was suffering in silence and taking care of me well. It takes some time but eventually they will. Stay hopeful and be good okay?
Dang. I've had bipolar ups and downs as well as generalized anxiety my whole life. No matter how hard you try to map the upcoming changes, you'll never be ready.
The hardest part of living with this stuff is that everyone treats you like a timebomb. You cant be trusted to do anything, even after treatment. Im totally fine now but, like I just got fired (part time, minimum wage) a couple weeks ago and yeah it sucked, but no one wanted to leave me alone and kept hiding knives and belts and kept checking on me. If you break your leg, it heals and you move on with your life and no one thinks you cant walk or carry things. Its not the same when you have depression or other mental issues. I read a column that the military is being criticized for letting in people with a history of mental health issues. These people weren't causing any problems, but everyone thinks they are a train wreck waiting to happen, even if the issues are delt with.
Or people treat you like a child; trying to placate when you get even the slightest bit upset be aide they're affriad of "triggering" anything.
RoseFang yeah. In fact, I tried the army. Scored really high, pass all the physical tests, no ailments other than nearsightedness, even passed psych exam. But just the fact that I had issues in my past makes it a million to one. I could get in, and my recruiters want to put me through, but it would be up to doctors and the basic rules say I dont cut it and they have no reason to say yes since there's always another grunt, one that doesnt have anything on their med records. I passed a psych eval, got a letter from a psych professional saying im fine and I am as fit for the army as any recruit, I trained my ass off to meet the run time, and it still doesnt matter. THATS something to get depressed about. That no matter what you do, even if you get better, everyone thinks you are broken forever and wont trust you to do anything that matters. Let alone dating, or having friends, or getting promoted at your job, or finding an apartment. Sure you can lie about it, but if anyone did find out...
Connor O'Brien I think that varies by contry, I have a friend who's father broke in afganistan, he was sent home and had 6 months of intense psycological 'rehabilitation' treatment, a few years later he was allowed to go to Irak... The world is changing it's view on mental ilness... though change is often painfully slow :(
Problem is both scenarios can be true or false. It's possible for someone to be a "time bomb" after they claim they have received treatment, relapses are not uncommon. However as you stated, its also common for people to get a hold of their issues and learn to cope with them and lead a perfectly normal life.
The real problem is that people on the outside cant tell who has a grip, and who only appears to have a grip. This why people tread so lightly and are reluctant in some situations, as the saying goes "better safe than sorry".
In therapy I learned to stay away from stressful events, and work that could get your circadian rhythm upset. Isn't the army kinda about that?
Sad how i was diagnosed by three doctors, three times, with bipolar depression, depression and general and anxiety. And I'm not getting the help I need bc my parents don't believe i have it, or that it's important. Even though I had to deal with these disorders for 4yrs.
Not sure how the system works where you live. But depending on how much help you need, you might be able to change caregiver. However if you are attached to your parents, then this could make it even worse. It is also hard to judge whether you are attached to you parents, since you might experience feelings of apathy, means that you just do not care about anything.
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G Cabrera that's called emotional invalidation
been 7 years for me. I think I'm finally going to take control of my mental health.
same, my parents didnt believe in mental disease and I have to pay for my own doctor
As someone suffering from Depression, it's _terrible_. Days of being robotic and not remembering things. Posing with a fake smile, saying you're fine.
It's like you're a whole other person outside of your thoughts.
Sleep? Ha. Good luck with that. In my case, it was spent crying and writing "you're not good enough" over and over.
Grave Souls un my case it is trying not to self hain while in class and faile
Having Depression is like eternal torture and it's won't stop.
yesssssssss
Well said. Sleep? yeah I've been up a few days with tears in my eyes. I listened to some music and I became more depressed thinking of those times. Yes I have mastered the fake smile. I'm literally standing in front some one talking to them and in my head I'm having a mental breakdown. Hope you're doing better. I'm in tears at the moment. CHEERS!
u know talking slow and clearly never thinking of harming self or others or seeing or hearing things others dont.. that's rough
It would be nice if the penguins could form a colony.
It would be nice to see penguins fill the demographic gap in western civilization and reach a critical mass ultimately turning the countries they came to for prosperity into violent,lawless hellholes.
+Seppuku yep
+cj Hunter Wat?
+ArmyOfYawheh yes?
problematic agreed 🐧
I have been depressed for a long time and nothing makes me feel worse than when people say things like "oh mg god I was so depressed when I heard the show was cancelled" no no no. No you weren't. Depression is a monster, not a day-long down feeling.
TheGeekAdventures I had depression that lasted for an entire year [ or more. ] and it really really annoys me when people says that!
That's like if someone said they were feeling a little anxious and you went off on them about how they don't have an anxiety disorder
Andy Griffin I've been depressed for about 16 years.
I always say "you are sad,not depressed." Depression is like a hole or a concrete room with a small hole to get out of. You are not that badly sentient about that show.
It's even worse if you're bipolar because it can happen right out of the blue.
I really wish I knew what it felt like to not have depression or anxiety.. Or any other things just for a few minutes.. I wonder how calm and happy of a mind it would be. I bet it's amazing.. Maybe it's dull? Sometimes I get super happy though and I love those moments.. And then back to depression and anxiety.. But it's not a normal happy.. It's a mind going into a kid like state.. Being happy about literally anything. Like puddles... Ants.. Clouds.. Or animals.. Anyone else feel like that daily? But at night I usually have rotten self esteem and the feeling of hopelessness if I am not distracted by tv. A game. Or UA-cam.
That's my only wish.. I think it would feel dull.. I wouldn't know what to do with myself, not feeling so anxious or depressed. It would be hard for me since I'm so used to it but it would be nice for relief, even for 5 minutes..
お菓子ジェシカ yes, I feel exactly the same, I have bipolar disorder with, emotion states as in crying, anxiety, depression and I have type 2, but is it bad that I have it as a kid?? I mean I was told I had it by my counselers and doctors but... People tell me I can't because I am a kid??
お菓子ジェシカ it would be so amazing... Just the best to be.. Able to sleep especially, and not having people asking me why I cry too much, why I am scared to get out of my house and go to school. It would honestly feel great
Yep. I just told my doctor I was feeling this way for a long time and I wanted it to stop and she gave me pills in like 30 seconds.
お菓子ジェシカ sorry but when did you get access to my every day life
My mom is bipolar and suffers from every one of those things at 3:42. And can I say, it's a NIGHTMARE. I live alone with my mom and even though I'm not the kid who got the bipolar disorder passed down to me, it feels like I did from having to deal with my mom's 24/7. I have everything in your psychology #29 video about the OCD and anxiety disorder which occurs constantly. That really is incredibly miserable to deal with, but bipolar disorder is FAR worse in my opinion. I can't even imagine having these depressing thoughts all the time and not having any control of your moods and actions.
*The following are things I've experienced from my mom*:
-Not being able to get a job because you might flip out and yell at people so we will forever be poor.
-Not being able to make any plans because you never know how you will feel that day.
-Ruining your credit rating because you charge up credits cards and go into debt, having to have HUD and then can never buy a house.
-Crying for no reason, laughing for no reason.
-Getting crazy ideas like, "Let's get in the car and run away leaving everything behind after a shopping trip with no concern that your daughter has school the next day."
-Sleeping in because you have nothing to look forward to when you're up.
- Not being able to sleep at all because you're constantly having thoughts about all your problems and stress.
- Feeling doomed even when there's nothing bad going on.
- Not wanting or forgetting to eat.
-Eating junk food and candy to make yourself feel better and to have something to look forward to.
- Spending 2 hours in the car trying to make a decision about what we need to go get and what will be less stressful (because you didn't write it down ahead of time. When in reality we could have gotten it done in that amount of time.)
-Not wanting to cook or clean ever.
-Just waiting to die while sitting around your house watching tv and using computer. -Wanting to get help, but don't want to see anyone.
- Being in so many different moods that you could love something one day, and then hate it the next and completely forgot you even said you liked it or hated it.
- Never remembering anything you said you would do or promise.
-Trying to find a way out of everything that needs to be done.
-Not preparing for anything and then wondering why you're not ready.
-Not being organized and hating it, but don't want to actually organize anything.
There is plenty more, but this is already too long... This is only half of the things I have to deal with from just living with someone bipolar!
Lucy FluffyAJ my mom is bipolar too i think the best thing to do is to pray to god that they get better..
Lucy FluffyAJ the absolute worst is having both severe anxiety disorder and bipolar, it's hard not to kill myself but luckily I have someone who won't leave my side when I'm panicked or depressed
I understand you my mom has bipolar disorder and is the exact same as your's
Lucy FluffyAJ this helped me so much...
Lucy FluffyAJ Believe me. Your mother doesn't mean to put you through this. And I quote from you, "this is only half of the things I have to deal with from just living with someone bipolar!" You shouldn't have to deal with these things. My parents are both mentally ill and I'm sorry for what youre going through. You have to imagine what is going on with her and in her mind. She's suffering, too.
I always thought sadness was long term and happiness was temporary.
+Ambiguous Cat-Like Being Not with bipolar disorder.
It depends on where your state of mind is.
Raw ASMR That sounds more like it,to.be honest.
Lauren Pauren there both short term
From someone with depression, I understand how it feels to be alone, helpless, or lost. It really makes it worse when people say," it's just a phase," " you're bumming me out " ," you're just upset/sad". It's not a "phase", it's unexplainable for me but it really can be terrifying at times to feel like you wear a shirt that says "depressed".
+MelloJello 1243 I hope you're doing ok. I'm suffering from depression too, and know how lonely, frightening and dark it can be. Just remember that you are not alone. It can be very difficult to reach out, but there are certainly people who care about you and want to help.
I don't show it but I can't sleep at night because of anxiety and sometimes 2am for no reason I can burst into tears and then memories and things people have said years ago build in my brain and I feel bad for myself and feel alone because I have no one ofc because it is 2am, and because of anxiety I overthink everything that will happen the next day and worry about my appearance and I am never happy with myself. And i don't know how to express it to anyone and then the next day i turn into this happy girl for everyone because if I say that i have depression I don't know how they will react, will they call me attention whore or i don't know. I just don't want help but at the same time length for it, I don't know how to explain it. Sorry for bad english
I al not that good at expressing my feelings
+Have A Good Day Have you tried therapy? It really helped me. I suffer from insomnia as a side effect of severe depression, melatonin (the sleep hormone) is sold in stores and can help you fall asleep faster without a prescription.
Emma Glenn stay away from melatonin
I have bipolar myself and I really want to recommend some advice for others who have it as well.
Meditation helps tremendously, when you get more experienced with it you can reach states where the mind is completely quiet. I *really* recommend getting into the habit of daily meditation, starting with 5 minutes a day at the beginning to get the hang of it.
Secondly I stopped trying to battle it, after all it will be with us forever so instead I saw it not as a foreign object in need of control and/or destruction, rather as a natural part of me. In other words going with the flow is much less exhaustive then swimming against the rapids.
Thirdly, don't fall into the trap of wallowing,
"Oh why me, life is unfair, why can't I..." etc.
The reality is that it is there and wallowing and wishing for things to be different just puts you in a negative mindset, meaning you are more likely to fall into depression when this ultimately does nothing for you but put you down. Just accept that you are afflicted with it and remember it is a double-edged sword.
You should learn to take the overcast days with the sunny days.
After I changed my perspective on my Bipolar I felt so much more at ease, whereas before it was incredibly frantic trying to stay on top of it.
I hope this helps somebody! 😄
***** You're welcome 😄
Tullece thank you for this. I'll definitely be thinking about everything you've said. thank you :)
Nawar Ansari
You're very welcome. 😄
I hope it helps, best of luck!
Tullece thankyou, you are a kind person
CSick562
You're welcome and thank you. I hope the information helped. 😀
"This is stupid"
"Why are you getting upset over nothing"
"You need to grow up"
"There is nothing to cry about"
"Just get over it"
"This is your problem"
:(
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My husbands favorite we are all going through something😞
I hope they will talk about personality disorders! They are so misunderstood.
Hey me too! BPD unite!
Someone close to me is looking at probably getting a bpd diagnosis soon so that would be really useful for me.
Same here! BPD! :D
Me too! BPD is such a bugger to live with sometimes.
Count me in, I'd like to see such episode too!
Not sleeping for days on end. Long periods of euphoria. Racing thoughts. Grandiose ideas. Mania. Depression. All of these are symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, ***** talks about mood disorders and their causes as well as how these disorders can impact people's lives.
Loved the new video, but could you please add contact info for support services? I believe that any time the content of a video is about mental illness, it is exceedingly important to include this kind of information.
BirdGirlSami Oh, very good idea. I shall report this to the powers.
really love this series of the show so i hope it covers more things and debunk more social myths that the most common person has ^^
Some of these sound like ADHD. Which is common with mood disorders, not to mention, TALK ABOUT A MISUDERSTOOD DISORDER!! It would be cool if you did a video on it so people would know what ADHD really is.
CrashCourse Thanks guys! xx
you should do an episode on ADD and ADHD
Yessss
Maggie Sheridan PLEASE
depression is being dead in a alive body.
I wrote something similar down the other day. “It’s like my soul, body and mind are dying. The only thing tying me to this world is a body I’m scared to let go of”
So I find it fascinating that others also feel the same way. :) I totally relate with your comment
deep
SuperMarioLinus thank you! I’m glad you resonate with it”
lol two weeks with those symptons, I have them for two years.
+Vinicius Ferreira I'm sorry man:/
Have you looked for help?
I have a friend that had it and just tried everything at once, with therapy, medication, meditation, sports... I'm very happy to say he is able to live a normal life now
Lopter Lutos I havent yet, but I'll soon. Mostly because of other health worries, so I'll try to fix that too.
Wish you all the best
Lopter Lutos Thanks mate, I wish you the same.
+Vinicius Ferreira hugs!!!
about 3 years ago I started feeling really depressed for weeks on end then out of the blue I would get overly excited and happy and i would run around with lots of energy this just kept repeating. 2 years ago I mentioned it to my mom and she thought I just wanted attention and started laughing cause how could it be possible for a girl to be depressed then almost too happy in seconds. I haven't mentioned it to anyone since then
+Lily Audibert You need to keep asking for help. Be stubborn about this. Also try talking to people other than your mother.
tell a teacher if you are still at school that you trust, they can often refer you to Simons who will help
Talk to your mom again! Be stubborn about it.
Try telling your doctor at your next appointment
Jesus loves you, give your life to him.
I’m 15 and finally got my diagnosis a few months ago. I’m not alone in these feelings, and neither are you. Whoever needed to hear that
What's odd about buying twenty books?
its odd when you think its for a penguin colony
Have you ever seen a band with twenty one people ?
Yes, but they often stress out
also, they're semi-automatic
Yawi no, burst fire mode
This is true. I am severely depressed and I dropped a glass of water and I burst into tears. Not because I spilled water, but because in my head, I thought, "Wow you can't even get water without screwing up. Good job."
Personally, it made depression much harder that I developed it around 14 years old and it got worse over time in high school. I couldn't (and still can't fully) figure out what part of my thought process was twisted from a healthy mindset by depression and what was just me changing as a person as I got older. It didn't help either that I thought as one got older one naturally got sadder, more cynical, and more disillusioned with life, to the point that killing myself to prevent myself from living a useless, boring, and hopeless life that I thought I would naturally lead seemed reasonable.
I completely understand you and debate with myself if it's worth staying daily.
Jessica Reyes Leal, I hope everything is going okay! You belong here.
lmaoo it could be nice if the penguins could form a colony omg
they'd be called colonist penguins
I mean, that’s relatable
ru bee You mean Club Penguin?
Lmao.
They could use it for making cheese lasers instead. I've seen it before
My mom: severe anxiety disorder
My dad: seasonal depression
Me: *Uh oh..I'm in danger*
Always keep in mind that its said everyone feels the symptoms of EVERY disorder in the DSM-5 at least a few times in their life, but its the prolonged persistence of these symptoms that make the diagnosis. Just because you hear the definition for a disorder in the video or see a medicine commercial on TV and think that you have felt the exact symptoms several times throughout your life doesn't mean you have the disorder. Don't take that as an excuse to say you specifically don't have the disorder though, just don't freak out and starting thinking that you are bi-polar schizophrenic person with intense OCD and arachnophobia without actually consulting a professional :)
Depression and grief feel like things that -never- go away. And in terms of 'getting better', or 'recovering', it's not so much that they go away forever, they just get easier to deal with as time goes on. They're still there, but over time, they're less 'mean' to you and more 'agreeable' to you. I'm guessing because you just get better at coping with them the older and more experienced with them you get. I'm still young, for example, so my depression is still young. For now, it's gonna be rough as hell. But when I'm older, who knows?
as a long-time mentally ill(and getting help) person, i love how respectful your approach to mental illness is, making us feel like valid people rather than freaks. 🤘
i didn't sleep last night. i was full of terrible thoughts. i felt the need to die. My situation, my environment is creepy. today i am depressive. Anyway, it was good to watch this video. thanks!
I think something that's worth being said on this topic is that there are also different 'Kinds" of depression. Dysthemia for example is sometimes called "Double Depression" since it's a combination of both Clinical, and Chronic depression, that can often lead to Major depression.
Another thing that i think is worth noting is that depression often isn't something you can just "Get over" it's not enough to say "You'll be ok, just get over it" as it's an actual problem with brain chemistry and other factors. That's why it's a "Disorder". A person might say "Man this test is depressing me" if they mean it's simply stressful. However, a better view of depression is something more along the lines of "Life is worthless and has no color, joy, sadness, or point to continuing." it's a more numbing thought that can make the world feel like just gray, and your emotions non existent. With little or no motivation to even move from your chair, let alone start handling tougher problems like... work, school, life, relationships etc.
What are Mood Disorders? 1:05
Symptoms of Depressive & Bipolar Disorders 2:00
Biological, Genetic, Environmental, & Social-Cognitive
Causes of Mood Disorders 5:47
i go from dancing to a song, to crying about my hopeless life (and lost loved ones) to listening to music and painting to being too emotionally drained and just eat and binge watch, all in the span of roughly 12-14 hours. i tried a attempt, i've attempted many times by now, only to be stopped by my dad. Feels nice to say this out at least...
Whenever I'm having a great time with my friends, I feel like I'm on top of the world, and that I can do anything. But whenever I feel as if my friends are ignoring me, I have irrational thoughts like "they hate me," and I just feel extremely depressed about it and I can't stop thinking about it. I'm not really sure if that's a sign of bipolar disorder though.
You might want to look into borderline personality disorder a bit. It centers very much on black and white feelings/thoughts about relationships.
I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder at the age of 31. Apparently I had it for over 5 years and didn't fully realize it. I just thought that's who I am, part of my personality. In my case, the bipolar disorder was caused because I also have ADHD, which I was diagnosed with, at the age of 8, but I was never treated for it, nor did I even know I that I had ADHD or was diagnosed with at such an early age. Only after I was diagnosed for bipolar and re-diagnosed for ADHD at 31, I told my parents, and they told me about my ADHD. From what I was told, my parents were influenced by the media hype in the late 80s, early 90s, on how bad Ritalin is, and that ADHD is not a "real thing". Thus they ignored the recommendation of 3 separate psychiatrist to medicate me. At the age of 25, all the symptoms started to show more and more until I ended up being bipolar. Now I am being treated for both, ADHD and bipolar. - It's working, and I am very happy about this. But if I would have been treated earlier on, I could have avoided being bipolar, and I could have been a lot more successful in my life, rather than being that constant day dreamer who was considered the lazy procrastinator who lives in his own little world.
If you are a parent of a child with ADHD and you see there is a negative media hype about ADHD and therefor feel like you shouldn't treat your child for ADHD, please beware that ADHD is real and eventually it will come back, even as late as in their 30s, and then and it's not just ADHD alone.
Hobbit Stomper I'm 18, I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was kid and now I think I have bipolar, I will check up tomorrow. I always think it is part of my personality at first until I drown into this deep depression. :(
Yes, the best thing you can do is go to a psychiatrist and get yourself diagnosed. There are always solutions, trust me. First step is to get help :)
Hobbit Stomper I cud be right or wrong but sumtimes i feel like I'm doing everything wrong..I think my boyfriend has no polar disorder cause for eg: I will be at him usually at nights I will sleep with undies an bra now last night I did same thing out the blue he started tripping about me disrespecting his house walking around like that...I was so confused cause I mean I always do it.anf he was like "why I think it's ok to wlk around in his place like that?" I made the mistake an told him 'I was sorry an i usually do it so I didn't no it became a problem" he punch me in the face an said" that's a love tap if I cnt come up with a good answer I will get another " I stayed silent I got another i ask him to take me home but I'm tired of it out of no where he comes up with things I have no idea about...is that a sign of bi polar? an yes he smokes an drink alot every 5 mins he grabs a cig I tried so many times to ask him if he's bi polar an if so let's work on getting help but I can't I don't want him hit me again so I always find an excuse to not see him now 😢
China Berry If that's bipolar or not, doesn't really matter. He assaulted you, and there is no excuse for that, even if he has a mental problem. You should seek professional help immediately and break that relationship ASAP!. I am honestly very sorry to hear what you are going through. But that's an abusive relationship and it will not stop there, it will get worse and worse. You can keep telling yourself it will stop one day, it was just one time, you might even convince yourself that it was your fault (which it's obviously not). Please ask your friends and family for help.
Hobbit Stomper Really?? That having ADHD can trigger Bipolar too? How did you come to know this?
I miss hypomania. Fun & exciting. Most of the time is blah or depression.
Well presented sir! Bang on & so true.
Suzanne Ito I hate it because I tend to lose friendships and rack up debt. The whole time I think I’m flawless and awesome and I’m really really not. It’s embarrassing once I come down.
"that's not a good reason to be depressed"
"you're sad too often"
but the worst is what you tell yourself not what others tell you, because in the end, we're the ones who hate ourselves the most.
Thank you for this video. One of the big issues I had with recognising my depression is that the main characteristic was lethargy. Getting out of bed, taking a shower, putting yoghurt in my breakfast bowl, it was all too much. This lethargy combined with a lack of suicidal thoughts and I just didn't recognise it as depression for a looong time.
TYPE I BIPOLAR DISORDER: manic episodes with or without a major depressive episode
TYPE II BIPOLAR DISORDER: hypomanic episodes with a major depressive episode
CYCLOTHYMIA: hypomanic episodes with dysthymic episodes
Peter Kim I think I have cyclothymia
The Editor If you are concerned, please see your family doctor.
+Peter Kim I really can't take you seriously with that profile picture XD
The Editor Good. You shouldn't take medical advice from anybody except a healthcare professional in person.
+The Editor disgusting.
I had a friend with Bipolar disorder. He went through a few long-lived manic episodes over the course of a couple years that essentially wrecked his life, getting him evicted from his apartment and racking a up lot of debt for things he didn't need. He ended up alienating a lot of his friends too because they were freaked out by his psychotic behavior. I did what I could to help but it was hard to deal with. I feel bad for him.
It gave me a new perspective on the concept of mania and bipolar disorder. I realize now how often people misuse the term, and also can much better recognize mania in others.
Thank you for treating this so well. As one with bipolar disorder, hearing anyone being honest and open about this disorder easea a lot of the little fears I have about peoples perspectives and reactions to the effects of this disorder
This video made me finally realize that psychology should be a core class that should be taught in primary education.
These animations are creepy and the woman started crying when I was in the comment section and it was horrifying
Lol to both your comments.
+Kieran Collins i kinda agree with you.
+Kirk O'Bayne OMG IT HAPPENED RIGHT NOW
A bi-polar gal myself I love how informative this is :) I watched this when I was diagnosed and really helped, thank you hank for putting it in such a lovely way and making it feel normal.
I've had major depression for about 20+ years and you really touched on everything, super impressed. The more CBT / positive thinking I'm doing, the better I always am. Great video!
John, I have been a fan of your novels for a very, very, VERY long time. I grew up reading some of your best sellers and even some lesser known works by you. When you first made crash course, I absolutely loved it. Using this platform for information and education is very positive, and for that I tip my hat, good sir. I myself live with bipolar disorder, and have experienced quite a few things because of it, highs and, of course, many, many lows. I just wanted to say that this video is very important to someone that struggles to express what is going in their head, and that what you made here is very special. Thanks so much, and on behalf of the majority of the comment section, keep up the amazing work.
The "The Fault In Our Stars" book in the shopping car at 0:37 omg
I'm a girl and I have increased anger during depression, so I think that's definitely a symptom girls can have too. I'm not violent against others, but I'm more likely to lash out at people by just getting verbally angry. And I'll punch things or slap myself to release aggressive feelings. So if anger is something you get during depression I recommend throwing and punching objects that wont break as a way of releasing the anger. I'm very empathetic too so this symptom also does not necessarily make you a bad person. It just depends on how you target and manifest your anger.
I understand how you feel. Sometimes depression can be manifest as anger or sadness. It varies on each person.
Jesus loves you, Jesus is the only one that can heal you from depression, accept Jesus in your heart, and He will take care of you, thank you.
Omg, I have been struggling so much lately. Recently have found amazing friends that happened to be a PhD doctor in psychology. We have only recently beginning to discuss MY ILLNESS. And the beginning 1 minutes explained my situation picture perfect. Wow, this video might have saved me. She did it and so can I. I am 19 and have been so afraid over the future because I can see myself spiraling
As someone who’s dealt with intense, long-term situational depression and anxiety and has gotten amazing amounts of help through my (extraordinary) therapist and loved ones, group therapy sessions, and a short amount of intensive time spent in a psych ward; this was a great video, thanks.
Every time I think, "I wonder if crash course has a video about..." You do!
As always, you have saved the day in a condensed and enjoyable format!
Thank you!
2:22 Nice *Reboot* reference!
_Hexadecimal_ is a nice graphical representation of mood swings.
Something that I experience now, after getting the help I need, is that I still have certain lingering patterns, like racing thoughts, being incredibly moody (which for me turns to a really intense state of wanting to harm myself) but its certainly not as severe. In fact, Id say Ive learned how to change or calm the cloud of depression I used to live in, but its still there. Its small, and sometimes covers me like a warm blanket and I sink into its familiar comfort, but its certainly not the same anymore. I do live well. If that means I live happily then yeah, I am.
I was diagnosed as manic depressive at 13. I went unmedicated and alone all my adult life until yesterday. I tend to have more depressive periods and my manic periods are something i learned to look forward to. Weird I know. I'm 31 now and a mom of 3 boys, I wish I would have gotten help earlier. I've also used this to open up lines of communication about mental health with my 12 year old son. If you're like me you're not alone. Find a Dr you can trust and start the talk. You're worth it
My aunty is bipolar and she is EXTREMELY ill with it. She has had it her entire life, but was only diagnosed with it when my family thought she was acting a bit weird. She is on medication called lithium, without it, her bipolar basically takes over and makes her into an entirely different person. It makes them think dangerous and stupid things are ok to do, like riding down a hill on a sleigh with fireworks coming from the back of it, that may sound ridiculous, but it’s one of the many things she did while ill. Like he said, they are sent into two different emotions: feeling extremely happy to feeling depressed and thinking suicidal thoughts. I call them phase 1 and phase 2. Phase 2 is equally as dangerous as phase 1 but can potentially drive them to kill themselves, there have been many cases of my aunt hurting herself, or having the symptoms of someone with depression. The bad thing is, they like the feeling of being really happy, so trying to get help will be very difficult as the person will refuse. If the person is very, very ill with it and you just can’t help them, then they could be sectioned and if they have children, they will be taken away. As you can tell bipolar is very serious and can potentially end lives.
Stay strong ❤️
rip hank "chicken soup" green
what
+Koalacutiepie253 when he's talking about embarrassment it says that lol
Listening to him talk for the first 3:30 min I almost had hope I DON'T have depression. But heard the list and remembered I experience all of those on the daily since middle school.
Hank I thank you for bringing light on these things. Seriously. I love these courses because I learn a lot about other people and myself.
Ever notice how lots of people talk about how they're depressed but when you show actual symptoms of depression, BPD, or trauma they call you insane and shun you
oof
Lauren Rose everybody supports people with mental illness until we show a symptom that doesn’t fit their “aesthetic” version of the disorder
@@baldvee mental illness is never pretty. I remember crying in my room for hours doing nothing and the only words that went through my mind were "I could jump off the roof right now" and then feeling like a kid on Christmas morning just a week or 3 later.
Ramblings it really isn’t. it’s so gross to see people romanticize mental illness like it’s something cute. i literally dissociated so badly today that i could barely move or speak. that’s not very cute.
"Just cheer up"
"I feel depressed too"
"Why are you sad there's no reason to be sad"
"You're just looking for attention"
No one understands
No one
Some people do understand, honestly :)
What drove me mad was "You just need to cheer up"! - That's like telling someone with a migraine that they should just stop having one! Imo you could pretty much define depression as the complete inability to "cheer up"
I have been diagnosed with depression and GAD, and honestly, every one of these hurt that it makes you actually want to die. I feel misunderstood because of what I feel I have, which is BPD. I get mad because no one takes me seriously, and I hate it to death.
Sentences i pretty much hear everyday
Another one " people have it way worse "
We do
This video had a major part in me making the decision to get medical help for my depression after over ten years of knowingly having the disorder. Many, many thanks to all the amazing people that made this video possible ♥
FABULOUS! I have a good grasp on psychology, as a psych student, but these videos are terrific and Ive sent them to friends struggling within my psych class to help them learn.
Keep em up!
HEXADECIMAL!!!!!!
I'm so Excited right now. you just made my day
I've had severe depression (among other things) since 2009. still waiting for that drop back to a healthy mood
It's not a drop, it a long journey.
+TheWolfPreys - Gaming What are you doing about it? Are you taking any steps or actions to get better?
+TheWolfPreys - Gaming Remember to share these thoughts with the people you know. Face to face. Don't only open up to strangers.
Mine has been for one year. I cry or have a panic attack at least once a week
Sam Avendano Is there someone you can talk to?
I have been depressed for months. I really want to overcome it. I am trying to go for a walk almost everyday and change my mindset, bad things have been kept happening, though.
This video makes me sure that the ways I am using now are correct.
Also , That feeling depression or having depression is not only personal matter but also many complexed reasons soothed me. I can stop blaming me of being depressed. It is not my fault.
I've been having troubles recently while trying to adapt with my college life abroad. trapped in troubled thinking, sleeping routine messed up together with stress of new semester starting, feeling dizzy and scared all the time. I think I have mood disorder and depression, it seems like it's not going to end. I have no close friends, just social ones with whom I cannot share private things. my mom left me when I was 16 and this makes me miss her like crazy. my dad literally just cares abt his own life. I have one brother who cares abt me but just very demanding of me to be an excellent and successful individual, he never
accepts me complaining abt anything cuz to him it's just excuse and weekness. God bless, hope I won't kill myself:(
When you're cramming for the AP Psych test...
haha... felt the same way why can't this guy just explain instead
I watch these for entertainment. I didn't realize people actually use these for studying.
Don't... don't use these to study for the AP test. Crash Course is good for people who know absolutely 0 about the thing they're talking about. You don't have to learn much at all before you start seeing the SERIOUS flaws in their explanations. I only took 2 years of psychology (1 year high school level, one year AP level) and I've heard them say things I was SPECIFICALLY TOLD NOT TO SAY.
GiftedContractor why not?
Because they were wrong, but easy mistakes to make, so they were specifically called out.
This guy would be the best lecturer at any uni
I have been diagnosed with major depression and am on medication. Not sure if it is helping a lot, but I love this video. Love spreading mental health awareness. I plan on being a mental health counselor :3 great video!
When I was 14 I had Depression for 2 years straight.
I got the help I needed but I just remember sleeping around 16 hours a day and when I was awake I would just lie there doing nothing but getting swallowed hole by my thoughts. Having lines and lines of cuts on my thighs and wrists to try numb the extreme sadness but it never worked. I remember my best friend walking in on me with a knife to my throat and another time I overdosed on Tremadol and went into a coma for a week.
When I was at school I would sleep in class and not pay attention what so ever and get bad marks on all my tests and work and I even had to repeat year 10.
I grew distant with everyone around me and I always felt like I had all the weight and sadness in the world resting on my shoulders just waiting to crush me at any moment.
Wow that feels kinda good to let that out again.
In my experience, depression often comes hand-in-hand with an anxiety disorder. Is there actually a connection between the two, though? Can anxiety make a person fall into a depression, basically?
i understand what you mean- I have a depression disorder coupled with an anxiety disorder. one of the (not as helpful) counselors i worked with always said that anxiety is concern about the future, and depression is concern about the past. I rather hated that definition, because I didn't have those constant thoughts about mistakes or whatever that were in my past. i just felt (feel) like crap and generally am displeased with myself, and several other symptoms i really don't need to list here unless you want to know more. with my anxiety, it's mostly general stress that doesn't really have a trigger. I have a couple triggers (crowds/noise/lots of people) that make it hard for me to be in that situation- i feel both stressed and depressed, and (as I experienced recently) can go into a panic attack. I have had other panic attacks as well, both with and without a specific cause.
That was probably more detail than was needed, or not enough. I don't know if there is a causation, but perhaps a correlation, in some people or situations.
The two are often "co-morbid" which means occurring together. Given that both are often treated with the same medications (many of the SSRIs help with anxiety disorders), one can assume that the two have similar, physiological causes.
Maybe. I got depression when I was younger and it triggered constant anxiety for me. Once I got help and the depression stopped, two years later I still have panic attacks and minor anxiety.
I think it depends on the severity. From what i understand it can be a symptom or a different disorder than anxiety.
Depression and anxiety go together very often. I do believe anxiety can lead to depression, because I feel it has for me. Anxiety can lead to all kinds of difficulties and avoidance behaviors, which can then cultivate the kind of environment that will trigger depression.
Would have been alot more informative if you had differentiated between Bipolar I and Bipolar II.
Yeah I think so too. I still really enjoyed this video, but yeah I agree lolz
I agree.... I'm bipolar 2 which is a bit different than bipolar 1
I would say its very different. I'm bipolar 2 as well. Never fully reached a manic episode.
+Amanda Gunay ⑩⑩
Agreed. I'm type 2 and it's not as bad as type 1. There is such a strong stigma around bipolar disorder that I can't openly confess that I have the condition.
thank you for this, I am high functioning bipolar, so while I have many of these symptoms I can also control them now undedicated. I really appreciate your channel.
Such high quality, neutral and valuable education in all of these crash course videos, love them all!
I was diagnosed with OCD and Bipolar when I was 10. It has been a huge struggle, especially when I was a teenager it was at its worst, being as you already have crazy mood swings that it just brings it out more. It sucks. I have also suffered from depression quite a few times in my life. Don't judge a person until you understand what they are actually going through.
I have bipolar disorder too. I do not have OCD so I cannot relate on that front, but I understand the mood swings can be really difficult during the teenage years.
Good God, that must have been hell.
You are very interesting to listen too mister. I will watch more videos of yours to learn all kinds of stuff.
Thank You for explaining things that are hard for me to sometimes explain. It is good to see there are people that are feeling the same way. I am going back and fourth about going to get meds or doing this the natural way.
Good job.keep working and succeeding more in psychology. I suffer from bipolar disorder and you know the best surprising thing is that yesterday I visited to the psychologist and I was told I am suffering from that and today I watched the video. I had seen this video some 6 months ago without knowing that this was my exact problem for which I was looking for.
Conclusion: bipolar is hard to identify
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSIVE EPISODES: "SIG E CAPS"
Sleep (too much or too little)
Interest (loss of interest)
Guilt (helplessness)
Energy (loss of energy)
Concentration/cognition (declines)
Appetite (too much or too low)
Psychomotor symptoms (feeling slow)
Suicidal thoughts
im bipolar and your animations make people like us look crazy or unstable.. we are not crazy or unstable. we are normal human beings with different ways of thinking. please don’t think of us as crazy
I was diagnosed BP in '98... This video just helped put allot of my behaviors of late--and some past ones--in perspective. Believe it or not, I feel much better now... and have a clearer, reasonable idea of what I should do for & with myself.
Wish me luck!... I might still need it.
I’ve felt every single one of these things, I’m on vacation right now and all I can think in my head is how everyone is excited and happy around me & I feel numb then after being numb I’m angry and I end up having excitement & then I don’t feel a thing again..
I struggle with mild depression and my best friend is bipolar and now he's in the "low" part, the depression part... I wish I could help him cheer up, but apperantly it'll just have to go it's course.
i've been tested for depression (and anxiety) and it really sucks ( if you have it)
Seth Hammer sorry :( i just bite my fingernails or scratch my own self it sucks it all just sucks
it does suck...
Vicky Tang yeah
Tested?
its basically tested at the start - they give you a sheet of paper with a list of stuff on it for instance how often to do you feel hopeless - All the time - Sometimes - never - and you tick off each box that you mostly relate to on a daily basis not just from time to time so they can test or assess you and see what treatment you need and medication
Being that I was diagnosed with major depression Ive been very curious about the illness. Even before I was diagnosed I was curious as I was experiencing 90% of the symptoms presented in this video. It took my parents years to finally admit what the problem was and finally allowed me to get a diagnosis and medication. Ive been dealing with this since I was ten and now I'm seventeen. Its an interesting road.
love your pictures and graphic aid makes your teaching more effective and extremely entertaining and aiding in the memory process as well....congratulations on being such a great teacher!
I'm too depressed for this happy video.
Jesus loves you, don't give up, Jesus is the answer that you are looking for, He has the power to heal you.
Struggling with bipolar depression since i was 13 now 19. it's hard but I'm getting through it 😓💝
You got this 💪💪
+David Suljic thank you! (:
Struggled with bipolar since I was a pre-teen, now I'm almost 40. Yeah, it's hard..
stay strong
31 years old, diagnosed when 13 as bipolar II with BPD in the schizoeffective spectrum; been off meds since I was 23.
As a newly diagnosed ( had it forever, finely fixing it) patient, thank you for the information and straight forward info. Also, bonus points for Reboot graphic reference.
Amazing video!!!
As someone who found out that they have Bipolar Disorder few weeks ago I really wanted to learn a lot more! Thank you!
my best friend has bi polar only I saw the symptoms and thank god I did because she was eventually diagnosed with it and is now being treated for it. she would always have the weirdest mood swings like one second she was planning parties drinking alcahol and buying drugs and having lots of fun with life and then the next she was going to shave her head (luckily I stopped her before she could) showering in her clothes wanting to hurt herself and others and just wanting to die I don't want to think about what would have happened if I didn't spot the symptoms
she would also not eat because she wasn't hungry, she would spend days not eating, she also never slept
+Lauren Cooper That sounds horrible for her to go through! Thank god she is getting help and I hope she gets it in better control :)
+Lauren Cooper are u sure that's bipolar and not being on drugs?
+Lauren Cooper I am bipolar as well. Bipolar symptoms vary from patient to patient. From what you are describing, i understand that your friend's symptoms were quite dangerous and her condition is worse than mine. Unfortunately there is no " treatment " for bipolar disorder, you can only reduce the severity of it's side effects, like suicidal thoughts, hallucinations and severe depression with medication and antidepressants, and that comes at a cost. There is a bright side though, most people who suffer from BD are highly creative and tend to have higher IQs. If she can learn to cope and manage the condition and it's side effects, she can benefit from it's bright side. Make sure she understands what bipolar disorder is, how it manifests itself in her daily life, feelings, decisions and actions. If she wants to go on with her life, she needs to learn how to " cope " with BD. You can't block it out no matter what you do or how many pills you take, you need to learn to accept and cope with it. I can't stress this enough. She will relapse into that state of mind again and again, just like i did. But she has to learn how to coach herself out of it.
When i was diagnosed, i barely could drag myself out of bed and i thought about killing myself on a weekly basis. Now i speak multiple languages, am a fitness freak, play the guitar and i am getting my masters in electronics engineering at age 26. The best part is i have not taken a single pill in over 3 years.
In fact the reason i decided to study and major in electronics was my BD, as the only way to cure conditions like BD once and for all is to create and implant electronic systems that can work within our bodies and alongside our brains to control certain commands and communications.
I have a friend with a depression disorder too. It's hard to know you can't do anything to help them other then to just be there.
Hexadecimal!
Seriously.....awesome character...
ReBoot!
I literally just made a comment about that! I'm glad I found someone else who understands.
I just finished watching rewatching the entire show about a month ago. I did some research to find out it's going to be continued real soon.
It was interesting watching this because while I have type I Bipolar Disorder, I don't experience a lot of these highs and lows shown here, probably because I also have Schizophrenia. It's interesting to see this side of it because it gives me a glimpse of what others with Bipolar Disorder have to deal with without having the added stress of seeing, feeling, hearing, or having fear or joy from things that you are very well aware are just in your head and don't physically exist.
Thank you for making this video and giving me a glimpse into the lives of what just having Bipolar Disorder is like.
Heya I just want to thank you for making this video! In ninth grade I was diagnosed with massive Depressive disorder , but as time went on I realized (due to my also diagnosed hypochondria) that this was not right when I took several online mental screenings and as I overcame (to a degree) my hypochondria and I no longer believed I was a schizophrenic sociopath but definitely diagnosed myself as bipolar and sought help and was officially diagnosed. My grandmother is from the age of mental illnesses are the families dirty secret. She was angry and yelled and me for dropping Zoloft and picking up my new medication for my bi polar disorder. She called me a drug addict and shopping doctors. I showed this to her and now she at least thinks it's ok that I'm seeking help ( though she still thinks I'm down in the dumps more often then not- forget the fact that I've had to have my stomach pumped multiple times due to my intentionally OD'ing ) but progress is progress!