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You want to chat to someone with bipolar disorder?
I have bipolar if you want to talk to me. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/User:22Chika22
Can bipolar disorder misunderstand feelings?
Yes, more then a someone with our bipolar disorder but, anyone can misunderstand their own feellings.
Could someone diagnosed with bipolar steal and not remember?
no!
Are there limitatons on life insurance for someone with bipolar disorder?
Yes
How could a family member support someone with bipolar?
they can poke them
Can someone with bipolar disorder develop another disorder?
yes
Can someone with a mental condition such as bipolar take care of someone who needs care?
Sure, what would make you think they can't? Bipolar is not infectious. Admittedly the bipolar person should be stable to best care for another, but even if not entirely stable they can help. I have bipolar myself and helped care for my mother for about a year and a half as she recovered from cellulitis in her legs.
Is bipolar disorder in one parent inherited by offspring?
Yes. Children with one bipolar parent have a 30% chance of developing bipolar disorder. Even children of bipolar parents who do not develop bipolar disorder are at increased risk (compared to children who do not have a bipolar parent) for other psychopathology such as ADHD, learning disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, etc. Children with two bipolar parents are at an even greater risk of developing bipolar disorder.
What are some symptoms associated with someone who is Bipolar?
Some symptoms associated with someone who is bipolar are serious mood shifts, energy, thinking, and behavior. From the highs of mania on one extreme, to the lows of depression on the other. The mood changes of bipolar disorder are so intense that they interfere with the ability to function.
Is there a book that has a bipolar quiz in it?
Author Kay Redfield Jamison wrote a book that explains the bipolar disorder. There is a section that includes a bipolar quiz to determine if someone has the disorder. The book also discusses the results of the quiz.
When you are bipolar does that make you abusive?
It could. But not every Bipolar person is abusive. It should however, never be an excuse for abuse. A person who is abusive Bipolar or not, is wrong in what they are doing. Seek help if you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship/situation.
Can you be a carrier to bipolar disease?
Bipolar Disorder is not a disease - you cannot catch it or carry it or give it to someone else. There does seem to be a genetic trait that you inherit, so that if your ancestors were bipolar, you will have a bigger chance of having it yourself, but it is a chance and not a certainty.
