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.
Living the Symptoms
Bipolar children tell us the wave of emotions they have been experiencing in the last several years or months. They have great friends, a wonderful family, a place to call their own, have their wonderful rooms, pets and a wonderful boyfriend who loves them yet; they find little joy in all of these. At times they will find themselves not really wanting to deal with anything because it takes too much energy. Even the smiles, the eating, picking up the phone is taking too much out of them. When this happens, it is a sure sign they are slowly sliding downward toward the murky and dark depths of depression.
Other Signs to Look out for
Because there are hardly any good friends to talk to or even lend a listening ear, many bipolar children prefer to keep to themselves in their home or in a classroom environment. Most of the time they would prefer to go into their own little world and forget everyone and everything around them. In school they would not play, eat and interact with the other children. Paying attention to what the teacher is saying and trying to learn in the classroom can be very difficult because their brain is not in focus. Its like trying to fly a kite eastward but the kite is going westward because the wind is taking it that way. It is beyond their power to control the situation.
Test of Friendship
None of your friends knows what its like to be a young adolescent with bipolar symptoms until they have experience it. The hospitalization, suicidal contemplation, loss of energy, staying in the room for days only leaving to use the toilet or to go to school is not a nice thing for both the sufferer and the people who are there to help. A good friend will not only know that these are happening, but will seek help either in a mental hospital or be referred for diagnoses. If you have a person who will stick by you, stick to them because you will always have somebody to turn to.
A Really Good and True Friend
A person who stays by your side through thick and thin even when your family cannot handle you is a good friend indeed who will eventually save your
Living the Symptoms
Bipolar children tell us the wave of emotions they have been experiencing in the last several years or months. They have great friends, a wonderful family, a place to call their own, have their wonderful rooms, pets and a wonderful boyfriend who loves them yet; they find little joy in all of these. At times they will find themselves not really wanting to deal with anything because it takes too much energy. Even the smiles, the eating, picking up the phone is taking too much out of them. When this happens, it is a sure sign they are slowly sliding downward toward the murky and dark depths of depression.
Other Signs to Look out for
Because there are hardly any good friends to talk to or even lend a listening ear, many bipolar children prefer to keep to themselves in their home or in a classroom environment. Most of the time they would prefer to go into their own little world and forget everyone and everything around them. In school they would not play, eat and interact with the other children. Paying attention to what the teacher is saying and trying to learn in the classroom can be very difficult because their brain is not in focus. Its like trying to fly a kite eastward but the kite is going westward because the wind is taking it that way. It is beyond their power to control the situation.
Test of Friendship
None of your friends knows what its like to be a young adolescent with bipolar symptoms until they have experience it. The hospitalization, suicidal contemplation, loss of energy, staying in the room for days only leaving to use the toilet or to go to school is not a nice thing for both the sufferer and the people who are there to help. A good friend will not only know that these are happening, but will seek help either in a mental hospital or be referred for diagnoses. If you have a person who will stick by you, stick to them because you will always have somebody to turn to.
A Really Good and True Friend
A person who stays by your side through thick and thin even when your family cannot handle you is a good friend indeed who will eventually save your
About the Author:
Ken P Doyle is a campaigner for bipolar disorder and has a lot of knowledge on mental illness. As a campaigner he is willing to share some FREE information and findings on adolescent bipolar and bipolar symptoms.
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