BIPOLAR DISORDER: Signs & Symptoms in Children & Teens
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2020
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Signs & Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Teens & Children:
FROM THE VIDEO:
“I've had an unusual number of kids and teens reach out to me in the comments this past year. So many of them are struggling with symptoms and feel like no one is listening to them. I've also had a lot of parents reach out because they are having a hard time finding resources that talk about pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Specifically what signs to look for.
Psychologists are still trying to pinpoint “what Bipolar Disorder looks like in kids” because the symptoms can manifest differently than they do in adults. It's very common for children to be misdiagnosed and treated for things like ADHD or generalized depression until symptoms inevitably get worse. Keep in mind that Bipolar Disorder is progressive illness - which means it can get worse if it's not treated.
If you have any questions after watching this video and would like to talk to me, I'd love to help. There's a link at the top of all my video descriptions where you can reach me directly.
Please know that this video is very generalized and everyone experiences Bipolar Disorder in their own unique way. Just because you show a few signs from this video does NOT mean that you have Bipolar. It just means it's worth taking a deeper look at it. If you want to make a list of symptoms you experience as you watch this video, that information could be invaluable to a doctor.
Bipolar symptoms are divided into two primary groups... Symptoms of mania, and symptoms of depression. Kids who are experiencing Bipolar Disorder will typically cycle between the two major symptoms faster than most adults do. In this video, we will start with several different signs of mania because that's where much of a Bipolar diagnosis stems from.
-My channel is completely dedicated to helping individuals, families, and friends who struggle with, or know someone living with Bipolar Disorder. My goal is to provide actual tools, tips, and discuss topics that can potentially help “Polar Warriors” grow to live a more balanced, peaceful, and fulfilling life.
-Rob Whittaker, Polar Warriors: Bipolar Support
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I could talk to my self and start laughing at my jokes then laugh at myself pretending to explain to someone who's not even there.
Me too
Omg same 🙁
THIS IS ME OMG i thought i lost my mind
i thought that was normal:( i do it every day
😳😳😳my child does that!!
Overactivity
No sleep
Anxiety
More emotional
Depression turns to angry acts
Suicide and self harm will be maybe turned to house leaving plan
Sorry i just feel anxious and out of control so i just write randomly
What you wrote is very relatable. I hope you are feeling better and your depression lifted. Please remember that anxiety and depression are fucking liars, they tell us shit like we are not worthy or everything is wrong.
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Regarding these “meltdowns”, mine were a bit of a paradox. I remember screaming at my parents or whoever to leave me alone many times, yet I still held an inner desire for someone to remain by my side just to show they still cared.
My little brother, 13 years old does that. Sometimes he doesn’t want to get up to go to school and no matter what I, my mom, dad, step dad, police does,, he still doesn’t go to school. I just turned 18 yesterday and I’m still very very confused with his behavior. This has been going on far to long. He started with seizures in 2019 and no one not even doctors could tell us why it was happening. We have him on medication for seizures which seems to be working though. Considering he hasn’t had any episodes for almost a year I believe. But my family and I just really want to know what’s going on with this kid man. It’s so stressing. Right now he didn’t want to go to school again and he’s in his room just there and he doesn’t want to talk to us at all. He just talked to the guy cop. I hope one day we’ll figure all this situation out. 🤷🏻♀️😞🫤
The cop told us that he might be showing symptoms of Bipolar Depression. But I really hope that’s not the case.
Wow. I've felt like this so many times. You want to be left alone but you don't want to BE alone. You still want love and support.
Ah. Yes. The cycle. This illness is so isolating and devastating.
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I have bipolar 2 and I wasn’t diagnosed until 2007 age 51. As a child, I had terrible and frequent migraines, I used to cry at sad music or anything I considered sad. And I used to cry for days when me and my family returned home after seaside holidays. My teacher once wrote on my report that ‘Grace works in fits and starts’. I did, depending on my mood. I would also become obsessed by certain things. One I remember was my obsession with death and dying. Very odd but it was put down to my age at the time. I was 13/14.
And after spending time with some family members who all had ‘south of England’ accents, I returned to school speaking exactly like them and I was from the North. I did and still do tend to take on speech and mannerisms of people I’ve spent time with.
I was very emotional and I also giggled at inappropriate times.
My teens were a nightmare. My 20s, 30s and 40s not much better. Thank God my doctor decided to refer me to a psychiatrist. My dad was always saying he was ‘going to send me to a psychiatrist ‘ not in a good way though. It was a long time coming. Twenty seven years after my dad’s death.
You sound like my story..crazy as hell from 13 thru 25....im actually writing about it cause I couldnt make this stuff up...my kids help center me but wow...i feel so sorry for them...all grown now.
My oldest son refuses to admit bipolar but he is a mirror image of me his whole life..except I worked like a horse went to school and raised my kids..manic energy allowed that.
I treasure some of bipolar..my creativity...my drive( when manic) my curiousity...caring about others and intelligent but...the depressions are killers...literally...but im still here..praise God.
I also would cry for days after returning home from a trip. We never went on any big trips so I can only imagine how that would affect me. I know I would cry for days. I would always cry after visiting with my cousins at Christmas and Easter. We used to go to the lake for a week in summer with my aunties, uncles, cousins and grandpa. I would always be extremely sad for weeks after returning home.
I acted the same except I was bullied horribly up until my sophomore year, when we moved. I was diagnosed at about 63 years old. Bipolar2 with severe depression. Grew up alone with little socialization except with my parents older friends or sent into the livingroom to sit on the couch and behave myself in total silence for hours at a time. Very suicidal at a young age all through my life but I only tried twice.
Does the imitating speech things to do with bipolar? I have borderline personality disorder too and I thought it was from that.
Omg why i relate so much to that. I had migranes sometimes i was super sad at age like 6-7 for days, literally every month i had obsession for someting like war, death, terrorism, and other really disturbing stuff. I'm really confused right know i can't say if i'm bipolar because i think i never had manic episodes or hypomanic, i hope you feeling much better right now.
WHO IN THE F*** could dislike a video helping kids live a better life? There are scary parents out there who are in total denial about what their child is going through. YOU CAN'T REASON WITH SICK PEOPLE - something I learned from your videos ;)
Jolene Terkla bro ur a real one
Not only in denial what their own kid is going through, but in denial that they themselves have an illness.
it actually sucks, you just can't get a proper diagnosis without reasoning with them
You can't reason with sick people! Exactly.
💜
Thank god someone finally did this
OR thank Robert Whittaker, too. 😀
Yeah these videos are really good
Ikr
I thought bipolar was people who snapped and went into fits of rage, after only seeing doctors when i was so depressed it hurt to my core, the meds sending me out of control, they diagnosed "bipolar"after all these years, so i research bipolar and found your channel and there it is YOU telling my whole life with your words I can hardly contain myself i want to scream "i told something was wrong" im now 50 years old my life seems a waste but hey let the healing begin before the darkness sets in again . Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Life never is a waste, everything has it’s reasons
You are very young yet!!! Take heart ❤ and best of wishes to you on your journey!!! God bless.
I also got diagnosed later in life too. When I finally got diagnosed my mothers response was, "That explains a lot!" Several times as a teen my uncle often remarked that I wasn't like most typical teenagers. I wasn't interested in going out to parties or nightclubs. I had tons of energy and the appetite of a horse one minute and the next had no enthusiasm for anything and refused to eat anything. I had a lot of migraines and sore throats. I spaced out a lot in class and found it difficult to concentrate. Since my diagnosis and finding the right meds my life is a lot better than it was without meds. I too got angry that doctors didn't listen sooner because my life may have been better if I had been diagnosed a lot sooner. However, thankfully my daughter helped me to get a diagnosis and we have a lot better relationship now than we did when she was growing up. She didn't have much of a childhood as she was looking after me and roles were reversed. Now, with the right meds I can be the mother she needs. The only regret I have is not being able to be a good mother to her as she was growing up.
I knew something wasn’t right when I was 12 and it hit me hard. I knew there was no reason to feel the way I did so I went to the library to read a d figure it out. I didn’t get diagnose until I had to go on medical leave from my job when I was 24 years old…and not until my husband left me and my son started having seizures did I really figure something out. It was at the lowest points of my life that I realized that my brain is a liar! I still struggle but it’s been 10+ years since I started taking this journey seriously and the things that sound the dumbest have actually made the biggest impacts! Such as breathing exercises. They are so stupid but they work! I’ve even started healing my core muscles and deep pelvic floor muscles with different types of breathing exercises! Anyways, that and cognitive behavioral therapy are amazing! ❤️ (CBT) Go look for a chart for unhelpful or unhealthy thinking habits and look at it often! It’s weird but being aware of you is really what you need to do. You need to notice you’re triggers, you need to do for you what you have wanted so badly for someone to do for you. You are in control of your mind, not your overthinking over emotional moody confused brain. Mind over matter! Exercise your body and your brain. There’s so much help available if you just look and force yourself to do the work. (I know I force myself to do anything that isn’t fun) 😂 Have a blessed day! We got this! 💕
I’m 23 I’ve dealing with this since I was 15.. I’ve always wanted to win & achieve great things in my life, but these 8 years have just been a loop of ups & downs.. i can never keep a job and I want to pursue a career in music but I get motivated then so low & demotivated, which has made me stall so much.. it’s so hard accepting the fact this disorder may cause my life to be wasted & I may never reach my full potential, I think about my younger self who dreamt so much & had endless goals/ambition it breaks my heart that my mental health issues may have snatched away that life i wanted for myself.. it makes me feel like there’s no point of going on but I can’t fathom the thought of my family who love me mourning over me, All I can do is make the most out of the good days & hope there’s light at the end of the tunnel
This sounds just like me. I grew up thinking that it was just my environment. My environment was traumatic with a narcissistic mother and a violent home, i always thought it was PTSD and ADD. Thank you for the information.
Oh my goodness! Same here! I thought I had ADD 😅
I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 at 14yrs old. That’s nice your parents noticed your symptoms and actually asked what was wrong. I was always left on my own to deal with the symptoms. They just thought I was a horrible child with anger issues and blamed everything on me. Never acknowledging it was the illness. Recovery was a long road and the struggle always continues. I’m in my mid 30’s now and still feel I’m left dealing with it alone. Living alone isn’t always good when you get depressed. Especially when no one takes your suicidal thoughts seriously. Mental illnesses are a hard thing for many to grasp. Those who don’t experience them personally just can’t relate. Also, I have problems reaching out. However I was lucky in a sense to have the worst part of the illness as a kid/teen instead of an adult. The fight always continues.
Hi Amy, thank you for sharing some of your story with us. I'm sorry you had that experience with your parents when you were younger, rather than getting the support you needed from them. Sounds like it's been a long and difficult journey. The fight does seem to always continue on doesn't it? I'm glad that the worst part was when you were younger. I wish you the best as you continue towards recovery. -Rachel (Polar Warriors team member)
I'm going to show my mom this video. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 19, and she thinks it developed when I was in high school, or it just happened. She thinks I was just a brat when I was little, but I feel like I was showing signs since I was 6.
Hi Katie!! Interestingly enough, Rob just filmed an interview with his mom about her experiences with him growing up. I think you'll really like it. It is currently posted on Patreon and will be posted on youtube in a few weeks.
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Oh my god exactly. My grandma raised me after raising my bipolar dad AND knowing my bipolar mom and was like lol ur just like them at 5 but who knows why 🤪
I always got into trouble for talking in school and cried over homework every night. Flipping out over small things... I remember my mom took a pillow out of my room and moved it to another room. I had a meltdown over that. Crying and yelling. I wanted that pillow in my room! Being disappointed also caused a lot of pain. When things didn't work out how I thought they should, I would affect me for days. It still does.
Another one where it sounds like autism and not bipolar
I'm 10, and I noticed 2 years ago how un-normal I act compared to other people. I would have mood swings, cry for no reason, have suicidal thoughts, get happy for no reason, and get obsessed with random things. The "sad sessions" would go on for 2-7 days. I've been trying to find out what's wrong with me, and I just discovered bipolar disorder. I'm gonna talk to my therapist about it soon.
same.
Check out autism as well
I was diagnosed in ‘07 at age 17. Growing up I was treated for ADHD and depression.
This hit home. Once I got my diagnosis, everything fell into place.
Did meds help when you were that young? Im asking for my son.
So you have ADHD, depression and bipolar?
@@strumm7733hi there. My daughter’s got BP2. The meds are working.
@stephanieh5478 depression would be a part of the diagnosis of bipolar. It's possible to have adhd and bipolar disorder at the same time however.
My depression hit me last night and college starts in a week I just hope it doesn't last long
@Dewitt Leslie actually to tell you if you wanted an update you could just be nice, my depression only lasted a week thankfuck and college went great :)
every time I run across your videos I stop everything to watch them... I also share with my email so I can save them... I am that child, that teenager, that new mother, that mother, that companion, that coworker, that friend... I pray that more and more people could be educated about this dreaded disease (Yes, it is a disease... it can be controlled only by proper medications and talking with a proper physician/ psychiatrist... thank you for making these videos... you are doing a great thing for people...)
I’ve had most of these symptoms but was diagnosed with ADHD and now borderline .. can you make a video sharing the differences between adhd and bipolar mania?
Olivia Moore I have both, and one thing that has really helped in knowing what's going on at different times, is that with adhd, it's an emotional response by itself, while with bipolar, it's a mood that the emotions are filtered through. The emotions in adhd last maybe at most several hours, while the moods in bipolar, for me, lasts several days to weeks. Well except RSD, an aspect of adhd, is more like a dysphoria of guilt and dhame, but that one is easier to recognize, because it's usually physically painful and clearly about being afraid of people hating me.
Adhd always has a trigger, even if I haven't recognized what it is, bipolar, once again for my experience, doesn't always have a trigger, it just is.
Some people also have both adhd and bipolar. My is 17 and he has both.
Reminds me of some painfully dark and confusing episodes at high school. As a teacher with BPD2, this video is very helpful. I want to be there for any students with mental illness. Thank you Warrior 1 👍🏼
Thank you out of my four kids two of them have Bi-Polar they are in their 20's now ....i was diagnosed at 31 and i'm 45....I appreciate all of your time that you put into making these awesome videos :)
Did you experience any symptoms of BP when a child? So far as your children are concerned, BP is a genetic disease 😢
This sounds a lot like my son, especially the hyper focus. He's done that since he was a toddler. He's 15 now and was diagnosed with Bipolar I in November.
My daughter hasn’t done any of the things described. But she was diagnosed BP2 at the age of 14. Now she is 17 and she says that she’s always been different compared to her classmates. Just a little bit nuts.
We would stick to the opinion that our daughter was an introvert, but BP2 raised its head.
My son is 6 and he exhibits a lot of these traits. Hyperfixation, hyperactivity, meltdowns, crying a lot... He gets behavioral reports from school often, and they always say he was disrupting class by making noises or by having meltdowns in class. His father has bipolar disorder and his father's father, and my grandfather and his brother had it.
My daughter is 3, and she has some of these traits, too.
I have ADD, and thought they have that, but now I wonder... I really hope not, because their father's suffering is awful. He is still struggling to find a doctor who will listen and not just throw SSRIs at him.
Keep up the good work just, sending some words of support. Being reminded about growing up after listening to the video, great to know that there is somewhere people can turn to get support and understanding when facing those situations
I have all of these I know it. I don't eat breakfast or lunch anymore. I don't sleep, or I sleep in until 11am.
I get really mad whenever my parents talk to me and I yell at them. Then sometimes i'll say something stupid and start laughing and laughing. Then at night i'll just cry. I'll cry until I fall asleep. When I talk, I'll be super absorbed into one conversation and then i'll go into another. My words get all jumbled, but my thoughts are racing. When I get angry, or start crying i'll tense up so much that it'll hurt. This may be unrelated but whenever I think of something, i'll have this giant impulse to just do it. Like taking risks all of a sudden. Or if I don't do it I wont be worth anything. Depression and anxiety runs through my family as well as ADHD. I just know for sure right now that I don't feel okay. I'm afraid to tell my parents. This has happened for a year and a half now I think at least from what I've noticed. When I talk to my friends about feeling like this, they tell me that I'm being dramatic. Am I? I've just ignored it for forever now. It just hurts more. I just want answers. I want to feel normal. I'm too afraid to talk to anyone because of what they say. Sometimes it goes as far as to think about if I weren't here in the first place. My Mom admitted to me that I was not planned. It may sound stupid but that hurt. It was as if I weren't meant to be here anyway. My teachers don't help either. They've convinced me that I'm no good at math for 9 years. I just want to be erased. There wouldn't be any stress or hurt ever again. I mean, as I type this it's 12am. I need to sleep.
I was diagnosed with ADHD. It was the 90s. Then depression. Both my GP and my therapist mentioned that I should get evaluated as a teenager. My mom thought ‘this is how teenagers are,’ so she didn’t force me to see a psych. It runs in the family. I had tons of hobbies. Sometimes I wanted to do more hobbies. Then I would randomly just not want to go for a week or so. I had a very warped sense of danger. I also have social anxiety issues, so I’d be afraid of talking to someone but no fear of standing up in the bed of a moving truck, or bungee jumping without my parents present at 15, under false pretenses about my age. I told the guy that my best friend and I were 18. She had it as well. We would feed off each other’s reckless ideas. I’d also cry about things that upset me in my room, because I knew it would be misunderstood because it was always something weird. I would cry about how my absence would affect a former friend, even if they had done something fucked up. I’d also just suddenly have some trait or feature that I hated. I wanted to die because I got fired from my first job for accidentally cursing with the headset on (fast food). I was convinced sometimes that everyone hated me. This would show up in mania, and depression, and mixed episodes. Those are the worst. I’d either not sleep at all for close to a week, or I’d sleep 10+ hrs. I thought this was all normal. Other people thought I was on drugs. I dabbled but never any serious use. Just trying things or doing them because I felt like it. Then I’d move onto something else self destructive. Despite this I was an overachiever. I would still get my homework done even if teenage manic me spent the night breaking into abandoned buildings and burning old things of mine that reminded me of someone or something traumatic. I’d sneak back into the house at 3am and just do my homework until I had to get ready, then finish it on the bus or in home room. I totaled my car senior year because I was going roughly 20 over the speed limit while stoned, in January… on a very narrow mountain road. No reason. This is just how I drove sometimes because it was fun. I have a metal plate in my head now and the knees of an old man who was once a professional athlete. I’m in my early 30s and can only imagine how my knees will be when I’m older. My spine is so messed up from the accident and the years of dangerous stunts and physical hobbies that I had a chiropractor say ‘wow… oh my god… and you are so young’ when examining my X-Rays, before asking me how I was going to work. I told him ‘I need money.’ I also have severe Crohn’s disease. I was accused of faking it until the last 5 years when it got severe, and honestly I gave up trying to get diagnosed because it wasn’t going anywhere. My mood affects it a lot. When doctors did say that I should get tested because it was causing internal bleeding, I didn’t have insurance, so I ignored how bad it was until it almost killed me. Again, I don’t have an accurate sense of danger. Looking like a failure and being judged by strangers, new people, and lifelong friends and family scared me more than throwing up blood. I’ve had multiple surgeries and I’m on an infusion based medication now, but it’s under control. So is my mental health, but I fear the day that’s not controlled. Not for me but for other people. Because of my anxiety and now CPTSD, I’m not pleasant in a manic or mixed episodes. I’m not abusive or violent, but I am argumentative and unpleasant. I’m reckless and while I never mean to burden people, it happens because they are closer and more involved than I think in those times. Then when I’m down, I kind of stop doing anything that is not mandatory, and those things take literally all of my mental energy. I will argue myself into getting ready and leaving the house for work or if my husband needs me to do something for him, and I will grunt through it because I thrive off of looking more functional than I feel. It’s the overachiever in me. Nobody knew I was thinking of suicide when I graduated with honors, and nobody knows I was basically dead inside already at work. I have caused a lot of trauma in my own life, hence the CPTSD diagnosis. But I worry so much about the impact o have on others. I actually try not to get close to people because I don’t want them involved when I finally self destruct. Nobody owes me understanding. If I had no mental health issues my unregulated mental state would be unacceptable and anything beyond the basic respect we have for human life is owed to me. My unmitigated and unmedicated self is a nightmare and is better off not anywhere near the general public. I hate the fact that I will always run the risk of being a terrible person and even when my symptoms are mild/sub clinical/ not enough to concern my therapist, I hate myself, at least for that.
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Thank you. I feel like people won’t believe me when I open up about my struggles, partially because they haven’t in the past and partially because I’ve internalized a lot of mental health stigma. This video makes me feel so seen. Just, thank you.
Thank you. I never suspected this in my son but you describe him in the mania state and just now being diagnosed. Thank you again for making such a video.
Sharing these videos is honestly the best thing I've ever come across on UA-cam. You deserve some form of recognition because damn, you are so brave for teaching and giving this knowledge to us all🙏🏾
I can relate to all of this. My dad has bi polar and I'm almost certain I do too. So these breakdowns really help me put thoughts into action. It helps me understand my past, present and possibly my future. So, thankyou❤️
My list from this video:
hyper focus
temper tantrum (I'm 11)
Sleep deprivation/trouble
sad for no reason
lose interest
I sometimes have suicidal thoughts
Sometimes we all need someone to talk to:
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same list
Spot on!!! Needed to hear that today!!
Thanks for being here to help
Subbed. Thanks for putting together these videos. Explains a lot for some experiences I have encountered that would just get me stumped on what went wrong. Just in the last 2 months, I've been able to notice mode shifts and keeping myself grounded. Keep up the great content.
Thank you so much for pointing all of these. I watched almost all of your videos, and they're so helpful--including this one.
Those first 2 symptoms I had since I was 5 are what made my parents thought I had autism. I always got hyper-focus or over-excited about a certain thing (could it be a favorite anime series or character, I would write, draw, and talk about them over and over again for a long time), that also what made me imagining about them with much details until it looks like I was completely detached from reality, too busy creating "my own world".
And I still have those symptoms until now I'm over 20. Fortunately I went to doctors a year ago and finally clarified that it's not autism. It's bipolar.
You're helping me understand myself so much, to the point of realization that I need help. I am now working up the courage to start my search for a doctor and therapist, in hopes that I can start feeling normal. I've struggled my whole life, until I accidently found your videos and from there you've explained nearly everything since I was young. Thank you for reaching out to so many people!
Wow Jourdan! Thank you so much for sharing, keep going! You are on a wonderful path. 🙏🏽
You are amazing and a wonderful human being in wanting to bring help and educate the mass..the way you approach subjects relating to bipolar that professions cant really relate too and far more helpful listening to you, helps us help others by having more understanding and acknowledging the signs in our loved ones.
Thanks again Robert for this informative video that explains a lot of childhood maladies where I didn’t know what or why it was going on in a physically healthy child!
You nailed this.
Thank you for helping me understand myself better therefore my family. My grandson has been told he has ADHD. But I think there is way more. I have bipolar disorder myself and it runs in family's. Our 30 year old son has ADHD too. But. Alot more too him than that. You are helping me understand him better too. God bless you all xoxo
Much needed information. Great videos!
Dude your so on the ball with everything i'm fourty three and not officially diagnosed yet but everything u describe is my life youve done alot of people a great service man
You’re such an awesome person thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences!
Hi. Thank you for making this video. I have been trying to find some answers for my younger daughter who is 4. Very smart but also experiences all of the crazy mood swings over little things. Its now become almost daily the triggers are almost anything. When she is calm shes very sweet and helpful around the house. When she has an episode, she is explosive.
Thankyou for this
Speaking from experience like you do Robert is 100 times more accurate and spot on if compared to listening to a world-class PhD physician
i literally loveeee ur account it’s so relatable thank you so much
Thanks for the closed captions! You're awesome 👏 my family is full of bipolar and many have begun watching you. Thanks for what you do and share
@Dewitt Leslie sir this site is here for encouragement and support . You are certainly entitled to your uninformed opinions. But to slide in 2;weeks after a post and speak that way sir is on you. I hope you find peace and come to terms with whatever your issues may be. Peace ✌️ out on you . Take care of yourself
your videos are so very helpful for me and my family. I was diagnosed as Bipolar Type 1 back in 2016, and my 17 year old daughter was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2 about a month ago
7 was me consistently all throughout grade school & highschool I would come home crying about tests & homework assignments even ones I haven’t done yet.
I am so grateful of your videos xx
I really appreciate this video
I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar 2 since I was 13, before that it was misdiagnosis and meds that didn’t actually help. My bipolar is hereditary, my mom has it but she was adopted and didn’t know till she was in her 30s. I have a younger sister who is 6 and we’re already seeing signs of bipolar, looking for ways to alleviate some of the burdens that we had to carry as kids with bipolar and outer things. Thank u for this video.
This video hits so hard. I related to all of these things as a teenager.
Thanks for your mission to educate and sympathize. Your content has been invaluable! I'm BP2 with dysphoric hypomania and comorbid anxiety. My early symptoms included bed wetting until age 10; dyslexia; frequent nightmares; extreme teenage self-consciousness; social withdrawal; obsessive involvement in sports. My parents divorced when I was 12. Mom was very neglectful but dad was awesome. My feelings were never discussed and I was never hugged by either parent. Heavy drugs and alcohol throughout my life. Treated for MDD at 18 and wrongly medicated with several antidepressants causing first hypomania followed by agoraphobia. Hundreds of jobs. Two kids and two divorces. Suicidal thoughts since high school. Wasn't properly diagnosed until I was 50 (63 now). It's a real bastard. Tried multiple med combos with no relief. Still riding the rollercoaster and receiving disability. Without disability and my wonderful kids I'd surely be dead. I self-medicate for 40 years. I'm afraid the delay in diagnosis and treatment has made recovery nearly impossible. Diet and fitness have kept me alive. I'm writing a novel called Crazy Billy about the summer I dropped out of high school and ran away to Las Vegas. What a freakin adventure that was. One of a thousand. My life has definitely not been boring;)
Could you share the symptoms of your dysphoric hypomania? Thanks in advance.
This is quite interesting in my introspection cause I feel that I exhibit multiple symptoms of bipolar, but now I remember as a child of like just 5, I used to create quite inappropriate sexual stories with my toys. I used to draw sexual cartoons. I found ways to pleasure myself even before I hit puberty. And now that I look back, it could've been a sign of what was to come in my mid-teens
Our acquaintance from Greece came to stay with us and she was bi-polar which was more relevant to us than the time we met her 5 years earlier
This video hurts because of how true it is
bro thank u so much fir this i commented last vid but someone else responded but thank u for explaining this because everyone around be just being confusing
Welp, your list is completely describing me as a child, at least by 9 yrs old. You are also describing my 29 yr old as a child who was diagnosed as ODD, but I'm positive he was also rolling into Bipolar 2, like I am. My oldest grandson is showing signs now too. It is genetically encoded from my Great Grandmother, through my Granny, to my Dad and then me to mine. We've all shown signs as young children. Thank you for covering this.
Currently being evaluated for ADHD & bipolar, so I can’t speak on whether I am in fact bipolar. With that said, either way you are such a beacon of hope to this community. You show immense self courage, as well as encouragement & care for others. Much love from Texas! 💗☯️
So, was it adhd or bipolar? Sorry if this is personal, I'm not meaning it to.
Amazing video! So helpful to me as a parent. Thank you.
it is so clear that you have a big heart
Rob, I just found your channel and my man, you are so inspiring and helpful
Welcome Rachel!
Thank you for doing a video on teens! My 14 year old boy has Bipolar w/ ADHD. His has had bad anxiety since birth. He also has an auditory processing disorder. High school has proven to be quite the obstacle. Any info you can provide for IEP suggestions?
OMG My son threw the most obscene tantrums. We're talking HOURS long. This was as a toddler. And he stopped taking naps when he was about 2-3 years old. He threw tantrums until at least age 10. He was angry as a teen and adult. He wasn't diagnosed until he was almost 30. Edited to add - Holy crap! I commented right before you mentioned you and naps.
Hi! I’m so glad I saw your comment. A very warm welcome to the channel. My heart goes out to you for your son’s behavior. He sounds so much like I was. If you haven’t seen it yet, there’s a video on the channel where I interview my mom. You might find that a good watch. If you have questions or would like to connect, there’s a link in the video description where you can reach me directly anytime 🤗
-Rob
@@PolarWarriors Thanks for responding, Rob. I really appreciate it. I'm the one who commented a few days ago with a lot of questions on a six year old video. I've since started following your Facebook page. My son was and still is very much a mystery. He went from being my friend a couple weeks ago to being my mortal enemy within 24 hours. I think he was/is in a manic phase. In temperament we are very much alike but this added bonus of bipolar confounds me.
Hello. Adult here who had pediatric bipolar. I am overwhelmed with joy to hear your story, and able to forgive my child self. I wish so badly I had known what was wrong with me younger, but I’m lucky I was diagnosed at 15 even though it was extremely disrupting and devastating. Thank you so much for this.
Hey there ! Rob is available on patreon. You can message him, text or even have a call with him there. For a very limited time he is offering free support phone calls for all patrons right now in which he can lend an ear, give advice or answer questions. Take gentle care.
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Thank you. This is making me cry because it is like you completely understand me. Thank you
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Thank you for this video! A true blessing. 🌻
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for uploading. I can't say that I have/had the same symptoms because I am autistic and I have ADHD as well. No medication works for me so far but at least most of your stuff does :) Maybe you can do a vid on treating comorbidity with medication 🙃
Wow…number 4 really hit me hard didn’t even realise that was a symptom. I always struggled with how much I was talking, not necessarily how fast, but how many words would come out of my mouth daily. But between age 11 and 13 everything slowly started changing, I talk and talk and talk and I can’t stop, I always have to comment on something. I can’t watch a movie without commenting on some actor,scene, or some similar situation that happened in my life.
Sometimes I start talking and I can’t make it stop, I start with subject of someone who parked on my dads spot, and an hour later I stop sending voice messages, after I went through topic of homophobia, racism, school, shopping, my family and some random shit I remembered. Occasionally I talk so fast no one can understand me, even tho I thought I said everything slowly.
And funny thing is, sometimes that stops, randomly I starting to have those depressive episodes when I lay in bed all the time, mostly sleep, cry or even self Injure and have suicidal thoughts. And few days later the switch goes on again.
Hi Effy! I am so sorry you are suffering friend! I totally get what you are talking about, it's called pressured speech and it's something that I have done my whole life. Being aware that you have this is half the battle! Please reach out to someone or some local group that can help, advocate and/or support you. Maybe join a support group? Please know you are NOT alone! Please promise me you will check out one of the links below if you need to!!!! Take gentle care!
Sometimes we all need someone to talk to:
www.crisistextline.org/
teenlineonline.org/talk-now/
kidshelpphone.ca/need-help-now-text-us
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Teenage Health Resources Line
888-711-TEEN
888-711-8336
Weekdays, noon to 8 p.m.
Weekends, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Answers to health-related questions
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
“We’re Talking” Web site for teens
www.pamf.org/teen
Medically accurate health information. An
“Ask the Expert” section provides an
opportunity for teens to submit anonymous
questions to physicians on a variety of
health topics.
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Thank you!
Thank you so much. You helped my wife and I a great deal.
Glad to help RW!
I have watched so many of these videos about bipolar.. My life makes more sense as well as confusion about it......
I don't know if I have bipolar disorder but hearing you talk about how real and disturbing your emotions are made me feel comforted me because I relate it may because I'm a teen but all my emotions are so strong,hurtful and disturbing
Hi Delilah! I'm so glad you found the video useful! Please consider opening up about your feelings to a professional, they may be able to help ease your pain and gain more control over all this. I've been in therapy myself for many years and am still learning every day. I will give you some links which may help. Take gentle care and please reach out if you are suffering.
Sometimes we all need someone to talk to:
www.crisistextline.org/
teenlineonline.org/talk-now/
kidshelpphone.ca/need-help-now-text-us
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Teenage Health Resources Line
888-711-TEEN
888-711-8336
Weekdays, noon to 8 p.m.
Weekends, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Answers to health-related questions
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
“We’re Talking” Web site for teens
www.pamf.org/teen
Medically accurate health information. An
“Ask the Expert” section provides an
opportunity for teens to submit anonymous
questions to physicians on a variety of
health topics.
Dianna Polar Warriors Team Member
(H)old (O)n (P)ain (E)nds
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www.patreon.com/PolarWarriors
Thank you so much
It's interesting for me when I was first seeing a psychiatrist for self harm they specifically said it's more complex than depression I was 13 at the time. At 17 I had a breakdown and was diagnosed with borderline. Later down the road with harm OCD and bipolar 1. This also explains why I put myself through Dark Souls 😂. I started guitar and literally played till my fingers bled for months I was playing on a daily basis then just stopped and gave up sold the guitars brought weed instead. Weed phase lasted a few months. Then suddenly stopped because extremely sexually oriented started tricking people into filming to sell the videos. Then lost interest and had no sex drive or will to do anything. I had intrusive thoughts telling me that if I didn't keep cutting I'd fail high school. God it was horrible only started medication close to the end and University had been well needed change.
Wow, I'm really excited that I just found u. Oh my wow! Thank u!
Welcome! So glad you are part of the community Sleepy Pisces Love!
Grateful for your channel. 🦄😍🙏🏽💟💟💟
this is really good. Thanks :-)
I’ve never been able to put t into words before, I might need to look into this more.
Very supportive
Plz make video on bipolar depression and dust allergly on workplace make breathing difficult it trigger paralize depression and sever anxiety.
Some people seem bipolar is a joke
God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏
Omg this is my 9 year old . Thank u. X
Thank you for the resources you posted!!!!! I will give these to my 15 y/o son.
Glad it was helpful! In case you are interested Rob offers one on one support on Patreon and he has a support group for patrons only on discord where we have a lot of loved ones who attend. He also has a specific group for partners and family as well. Would love to have you there!
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Thank you it was a simple well explained
Glad you liked it!
I am a tween who suspects I might have bipolar but until this video I felt like maybe I was over reacting but you listing more of the symptoms of stuff I even thought were normal or caused by something else. Especially with manic episodes because I feel like episodes don't last as long as people said episodes of mania would but it turns out it really could just be because of my age and other factors. Obviously I am not going to self diagnose with something as big as BD and even though I am probably too nervous to see if I could get someone more professional to look into it it feels better knowing that it could be something bigger causing the problems I have in life:,) Could also explain why depression meds haven't yet worked for me. Thank you for the video:]
I could understand the adolescence tantrums. I would be so humiliated and shameful after. I also had general behavior problems.
Love your channel, you are a true inspiration, thanks a lot for your support and your work!
I appreciate that so much Paul, thank you!
Wow. Some of the symptoms sound very similar to ADHD. My friend has bipolar disorder so I can watch these videos to understand her better but a lot of my adhd symptoms seem to overlap with bipolar symptoms. I guess that's why outside of our diagnoses, we seem to understand each other.
and aspergers
This so accurately describes my brother, it’s almost scary. Tragically, we lost him to suicide at age 15, before he could be diagnosed or properly treated. 😢
I am so sorry for your loss 🙏
Sometimes we all need someone to talk to:
www.crisistextline.org/
teenlineonline.org/talk-now/
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My sister did the same at age 18 and with the pills the psychiatrist had prescribed
So sorry for your loss
You are so sweet oh my gosh! thank you, you wonderful human being :)
You are so kind :)
Your videos calm me down ☺️
I'm so glad!
This was very interesting to me. I probably experienced every single one of these as a child. I don’t remember throwing any tantrums but when I was feeling overwhelmed with my emotions since the age of 7 I’d exercise for hours. I’ve had panic attacks since I was 5 years old and I always assumed that it was a separate disorder. But maybe it is more closely linked with mania because my panic attacks are usually triggered by high emotions.
I am glad I found this. I think my 10 year old daughter is bipolar.
I'm 40 years old and in March of 2016 (I was 36 at the time) I started seeing a psychiatrist and LCSW for help after losing both of my parents within 2 years. I was in a depressive episode and unable to go to work or function. I have a family history of Bipolar, my maternal Grandmother had Bipolar depression, one of my first cousins on my mother's side has Bipolar I or II, my oldest brother has Bipolar I.... I was diagnosed with MDD, recurrent, moderate. I'm thinking that I've been misdiagnosed. I'm a depressive episode now and unable to go to work again. I hope the psychiatrist is open to hearing me out on the Bipolar II theory. I'm an intelligent person and this seems to be more of an accurate diagnosis. Some of these really hit home for me when it came to the dark and intricate storylines for toys. I could also get very hyper and talkative that I'd jump from one topic to the next and lose people OR I was a real downer. I used to throw tantrums like CRAZY! Yikes. I was up and down as a kid. The brother right before me was steady and I was ALL over the place. The sleep thing is interesting because I was a real night owl but I also liked sleeping once I was asleep. I remember never wanting to go to sleep.
I was misdiagnosed at 16 with schizophrenia, about 2 months later it was found to be bipolar 1 with psychosis. This was in 1995. There were many signs earlier that something was wrong, but as long as I kept my grades up I could hide most things from my parents.
Thank you for your information; could you investigate about anosognosia and elaborarate on the topic? I think my wife has developed it... Thank you again, your videos help her a lot
Thaaaat’s why when my daughter was 14 we started off on this journey. The treatment was ok for a while until we went cold turkey. Since then this kinda treatment had never helped until we found our psychiatrist to put my kid on the right scheme of meds. Now she’s 17, and we’re still on our way to get the best of the meds to carry on.
my friend has bipolar disorder and she’s said to me a few times i should talk about it to my mum, bc i’d go to hospital a few times a year for trying to kill myself, and last month i was obsessed with korea and then i moved on with crystals and then music and then drawing, plants, random foods ect, and i would also be up all hours of the night but i wouldn’t feel tired, and my mum would be crying to me begging to tell her what’s wrong and y i’ve been laying in bed with the same clothes on since monday, i’ve been told by doctors i might just have autism or depression. or i would get two showers a day, or i would eat to little, i was 6 pounds a few months ago and then in february i was 7 pounds and i’m back down to 6 now, i would skip school a lot i haven’t been to school in over two weeks, and i would say i’m sick even if i do or don’t feel sick i’d avoid anything not to speak to ppl, i’m a pretty quite kid anyways. I’m not saying i’ve got bipolar it would just easily just be autism. i think i just show loads of signs of bipolar disorder and i’ve already asked for help but my mum said it’s just me being a teen
9:09 My depression, which always came with anxiety, was so physical in my whole body it was scarcely believable. My entire body experienced it.
Just diagnosed with bipolar2, but still working out the ins and outs.
I've been living with this for a long time. I was told for most of my teenage years that it's normal for people with depression to have highs and lows. Even when my dad and I were saying no this was extreme, not just a high. I was hospitalised and I kept insisting that wasn't depression.
Still was diagnosed with depression, so I just accepted that.. My doctor of the last 3 years wouldn't accept that. Though we were thinking adhd.
So today on my twentieth birthday, my world's been changed.
Good luck, there are some helpful Facebook groups out there x
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
I appreciate this video. Thank you.
However, it also hits me hard. Ugh... Bipolar disorder is so difficult to understand, even when you have it. Explaining it to others is even harder... My bipolar started at a very young age... 😞
I had several hypomanic episodes before I had a manic episode followed by first depression at 15 and one half