The Paralysis of Depression
Posted by Administrator in Mental Health.According to John-Hopkins University, almost 2% or the population suffers from bipolar disorder. Edgar Allen Poe, Vincent Van Gogh, Virginia Woolf and Winston ChurchillƒT are only some of the more distinguished group that fought this disorder in their lifetime.
Bipolar disorder is a complex psychiatric disorder. It affects the neurotransmitters of the brain, causing emotions to short circuit. The disease (bipolar is a disease) can hibernate for years within the body. Then suddenly bipolar disorder will strike, putting the victim into either a manic stage, or one of unexplained euphoria.
Bipolar Depression:
Bipolar depression goes by other names: depressive mania, manic stupor, agitated depression.ƒU The difference between a normal depression and one brought about by bipolar disorder is that when someone is depressed because of something that has gone wrong in their life, they go about trying to fix it.
Those afflicted with bipolar depression become paralyzed in their depression, unable to pull themselves out of their depressive state. Many people fighting bipolar depression will attempt to harm themselves. 15% succeed in committing suicideƒV. Without seeking proper medical intervention, the victim will remain in a depressive state. Read more