Bipolar Personality Disorder

You may not know this but Bipolar Type 2 is one of the most common mental disorders, which people suffer from these days. Due to symptoms being less severe, many refer to it as "soft bipolar". Yet, even though the symptoms associated with type 2 are less intense, it can still have a detrimental effect on the quality of life for the sufferer.

What is bipolar disorder? How can I cope with the condition? Are there people out there with the same mental illness as myself? All these are questions that often run through people's minds whenever they first get the news that they are bipolar. These are the exact questions I had going through my mind 30 years ago when I was diagnosed with the condition.

Told with shocking honesty and in unbelievable detail, Bipolar: A Gift of Thorns is a profoundly insightful memoir that shines a light on one woman’s courageous journey and the stigma of bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder also commonly referred to as the manic depressive disorder, is a brain illness that is associated with abnormal mood swings, activity and energy levels as well as the ability of the affected person to perform normal daily activities. It can range from the lows of depression to the highs of obsession. As a result of the depression one may lose pleasure or interest in a lot of the activities and end up hopeless or sad. Whereas your mood may swing into obsession one may fell full of energy or euphoric.

Ti preoccupi per qualcuno intorno a te i cui stati d'animo sono completamente incomprensibili e imprevedibili? Hai tu stesso sentimenti caotici e confusi, che vanno oltre i "giorni buoni e giorni cattivi"? Oppure la diagnosi è già "borderline"? Allora questa guida ti offre un primo punto di contatto sensibile per tutte le domande, le preoccupazioni e i dubbi che ora ti assalgono. Ti informa, in modo facilmente comprensibile, sulle ultime scoperte scientifiche sulla malattia e ti mostra quali opzioni di trattamento efficaci e diverse sono attualmente disponibili in psicologia.

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