“A vivid imagination is awesome a manic imagination is a curse.” - Stanley Victor Paskavich We have heard the term ...
“A vivid imagination is awesome a manic imagination is a curse.”
- Stanley Victor Paskavich
We have heard the term ‘bipolar’ being used to describe someone who’s being moody or who has mood swings in our day to day life but this informal use of the term is very different from what bipolar disorder really is.
Bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) is a mental disorder that causes dramatic shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out daily activities.
People who have bipolar disorder can have periods in which they feel overly happy and energized and other periods of feeling very sad, hopeless, and sluggish.
The word "manic" describes the times when someone with bipolar disorder feels overly excited and confident. These feelings can also involve irritability and impulsive or reckless decision-making. most of the people during mania can also have delusions (believing things that aren't true and that they can't be talked out of) or hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there).
"Hypomania" describes milder symptoms of mania, in which someone does not have delusions or hallucinations, and their high symptoms do not interfere with their everyday life.
The word "depressive" describes the times when the person feels very sad or depressed. Those symptoms are the same as those described in major depressive disorder. in this condition, the person never has manic or hypomanic episodes.
These shifts don’t happen from moment to moment but happen over several days. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors are common among people with bipolar disorder. If you have thoughts of hurting yourself, go to an emergency room or confide in a trusted relative or friend.
Aayasha Timila
B.Pharm, Third Semester
SHAS, Pokhara University
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