All Posts Tagged With: "stigma"
Bipolar Symptoms In Children And Learn Not To Use Bipolar Medication
Different than those that are experienced by adults, it is a known fact that symptoms of bipolar disorder in children is different, because it can also be confused with other mental disorders, like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or depression. When children have the disorder it certainly interferes with their ability to function with others including their friends.
7Jul2009 | Ed J Price | 0 comments | Continued
Being A True Friend To An Adolescent With Bipolar Symptoms
We meet a lot of cultures, where there is this nasty stigma that is stuck to the phrase “mental illness, bipolar victim or Im a Psycho.” If people hear you have a “mental illness” or tell them “Hi! I’m bipolar!” their first reaction can be shown in their eyes and then their body. Without thinking their body language will be slightly tense and tend to back away. In some cases even people who you consider to be friends tell you that they cannot handle it and leave after the disclosure. But there are others who will stick by your side through the nightmares that occasionally rear its ugly head. Adolescent bipolar victims need to stick with these friends who will stay in there for the good times and when bipolar symptoms are showing its worst effects.
1Jul2009 | Ken P Doyle | 0 comments | Continued
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Before having their first child, a lot of parents learn the art of parenting. Many parenting skills can be taught beforehand but when your child is met with a brain disorder marked by bouts of extreme and impairing changes in mood and behavior, most parents panic. Because a lot of parents think that it is an attitude problem, it must be controlled whatever the cost, even if it would do more harm than good. Bipolar disorder symptoms can come out gradually or appear suddenly at any age. Children diagnosed as young as 5 years of age have been known.
24Jun2009 | Ed J Price | 0 comments | Continued