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bipolar??
People are always like omg, rachel is sooo bipolar. but what does it mean exactly. i don't wanna seem like an idiot because people are always asking me what things mean because i always know. i kinda make a big deal out of it, and i know i shouldn't in case this type of thing comes up, but please tell me! Does it mean like moody, or like changing yourself a lot or what?
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Bipolar is a category of mood disorders, not a specific disorder in and of itself, but a name given to a group of different disorders that are similar. People who suffer from bipolar mood disorder alternate between abnormally happy moods, and very dark depressive moods.
Generally, bipolar disorder involves periods of mania (extreme happiness) or depression (extreem sadness) that lasts weeks or months at a time, not one that changes every few mintutes or hours.
A BIPOLAR DISORDER IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING 'MOODY' OR TOO SENSTIVE.
The same way that being shy doesn't automatically mean you have an axienty disorder or being loud doesn't automatically make you ADHD.
In fact, it's very wrong of people go around saying 'omg, rachel is soooo bipolar.' The same way it's wrong to say 'That is song is soooo gay!'. First off, it's insulting and belittling to people who do suffer from bipolar mood disorders, and secondly because it's just plain inaccurate. Chances are very good that Rachel is NOT bipolar and there is nothing funny about the idea that she might be.
Please, tell your friends that it's not a nice thing to say about someone, and it's even less nice to treat it like a joke when it in fact a very serious mental illness that effects a small number of people in a very serious way.
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Bipolar is a disorder where there is a person who may be happy one instant and the next raged. Bipolar disorder is a serious illness. It can make a person’s normal moods seem extreme. It used to be called manic depression. They undergo drastic mood changes that they can't really help. It can be very dangerous.
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