Is It Possible to Become Addicted to the Manic High if One Is Bipolar?

Question by Farah: Is it possible to become addicted to the manic high if one is bipolar?
Is there a test online that one can take to know if one is bipolar or not?

Best answer:

Answer by A z i z a ?
sabah el khair ya Farah. today i learned your name means happiness.

here are some links i found.. they have on line “tests”. (more a questionnaire)
I’ll keep searching and add more as i find them.

http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Depression/nimh/bipolar_screening_test.asp

http://www.twotreesmedia.com/test2.htm

http://counsellingresource.com/quizzes/goldberg-bipolar/index.html

but to answer you briefly, yes. it is possible. generally those afflicted can feel more energized and also do things more to feel a rush, often engaging in reckless behaviors. Particularly they can engage in hyper-sexual behavior, but of course not all. In a manic phase one can feel they are invincible or have delusions of grandeur. They feel great! And who DOES not enjoy feeling great? So this feeling can reinforce the manic behavior in themselves. This great feeling is of course an illusion. Their lives are affected at every level by their behaviors.
The person afflicted with bipolar disorder needs support and understanding and access to treatment. I hope anyone with a mental disorder will not be afraid to seek care. If your leg was broken, would you not get it fixed? Of course you would!

Thanks for getting me thinking Farah.. I minored in Psych. and i have been close to several people with bipolar. Mental health is a subject close to my heart because it has touched so many people i know and love.

Add your own answer in the comments!

 

 


 

Special Right Triangle Practice Test Solutions 6 8 – Finding the areas of geometric shapes using knowledge of special right triangles.

 

Civil suit against GoDaddy: Revenge porn should be criminal

Filed under: online depression test

Aside from repercussions from the “outside world,” exposure can and certainly does create mental anguish, emotional distress, embarrassment, depression and shock. There may be … The claims against the subscribers and GoDaddy are governed by Section …
Read more on Washington Times

 

Why Hollywood Gets Cold Feet

Filed under: online depression test

In movies like "Don't Change Your Husband" (1919) and "The Affairs of Anatol" (1921) couples test vows of fidelity, then renounce sin. The author traces this same pattern through the decades. The general … During the depths of the Depression, a life …
Read more on Wall Street Journal

 

More Online Depression Test Information…