If you are being treated with medications, please keep taking these.
Bi-polar is a very misunderstood Mental Illness.
Perhaps a family member has this illness without being aware.
Or perhaps you do?
There are two sides to this illness:
The mood swings, from extreme highs to extreme lows.
Insomnia is often the first indication that an episode is pending.
1) The Euphoria Stage, where life is manic and fast.
Symptoms: Highly sexual.
Excessive spending or giving away of possessions.
Increased energy and activity level promoting insomnia.
Inappropriate humour and behaviour.
Rapid speech (pressured).
Lack of insight (everyone else has the problem).
Grandiose, they are the greatest.
Hostility and Paranoia.
Delusions and Hallucinations
2) The Depressive Stage, when all the symptoms of depression surface.
At this stage the person can be suicidal.
I believe as with many of our health problems, diet plays a huge part.
Delete sugar from all foods (honey a good replacement).
Drink water.
Breath fresh air.
Meditate on the positive.
Use cognitive behaviour therapy to replace wrong thoughts with right ones. (Before getting to the stage where lack of insight prevents this.)
Build a faith in Jesus Christ realising how much He loves you.
He laid down His life, so that you might live.
You are special, you are beloved.
Special people have Mental Illnesses...but don't make this an excuse not to receive help.
It is most often, the illness of the intelligent.
Naming a few famous Bipolar people from history.
Sir Winston Churchill
Napoleon
Vivien Leigh (Gone with the Wind)
Florence Nightingale.
And there are many more...
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