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After researching psychological disorders and having relatives with this disorder, I believe that bipolar disorder is highly unpredictable and difficult to manage due to the daily ups and downs it causes. As indicated in this week's lesson, the common name for bipolar disorder is manic depression. This disorder alternates between depressive and manic episodes, resulting in a daily roller coaster. Living with periods of depression and manic episodes would be the most difficult. We all experience anxiety from time to time. For some, anxiety may not be a major issue, but it can sometimes affect every aspect of your existence. Occasionally, anxiety and periods of helplessness can occur simultaneously. Depression can have a negative impact on your daily activities, and you may feel as though you have nothing to lose at this point. I believe the depressive aspect of bipolar disorder would have a significant impact on me. After viewing "Taking Off the Mask of Bipolar," Jame Geathers stated, "2.6% of the world's population has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. And of the 2.6%, 20% commit suicide annually". Those percentages are excessively high in my opinion, and it causes me anxiety to consider the individuals affected by them. As I learn more about bipolar disorder, I find it quite intriguing that a person must only experience it once in their lifetime to be diagnosed. This manic episode would have to last at least a week with abnormally persistent and elevated levels of activity or energy. This episode of mania would also have to last the majority of the day. As stated previously, I have family members with this disorder, and their behavior has a significant impact on their lives. According to Dr. Thomas Szasz, mental illness was invented by society and is more commonly referred to as "problems with living". In recent weeks we have learned that our environments have a significant impact on our lives and dispositions, but I disagree that mental illness can only affect the body. In relation to mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, genetics play a crucial influence. According to this week's reading, bipolar

disorder poses a ninefold greater risk to relatives than other mood disorders, such as major depression, which pose only a double risk. The daughter of the same relative was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This demonstrates, first, that comorbidity is prevalent among individuals with bipolar disorder and, second, that it can be genetically transmitted from parent to child. It was shocking to discover that the majority of people with bipolar disorder experience a manic episode by age 25. My relative recently turned 30, and they began showing signs of bipolar disorder at a young age, but their manic episodes have increased in the last few years. I'm certain this has a lot to do with their untreated bipolar disorder. It was the first time Jame Geathers publicly acknowledged her illness during her testimony. To get to a place of healing and execute a treatment plan, I believe acknowledgment is the first step, as she stated, in order to be "set free." Admitting you have a problem is similar to the first step in AA meetings. You may be in a state of denial while combating this type of disorder, but the first step in the treatment plan is to acknowledge that you need help. To alleviate some of the symptoms, I would meet with a psychologist on a regular basis and learn various coping mechanisms to keep my manic episodes under control as well as methods to counteract them with other activities. Although antidepressants are available to alleviate some of these impulses and behaviors, I would first recommend therapy before recommending antidepressants. Psychotherapy and the treatment of comorbid disorders are among the treatments supported by scientific literature. For instance, when I stated that anxiety and depression may cause a downward spiral, it would be most effective to treat both disorders simultaneously. This would also be the case for the daughter of a relative, who would be treated for both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Cognitive behavioral therapy may alter your thought process and help you replace

negative beliefs with more positive ways of thinking and acting. Using the ABC model, there is an Action (also known as an activating event), a Belief regarding the event, and the Consequences of this belief. Model example: https://iveronicawalsh.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/the-abc-of- cbt-the-starter-exercisehandout-to-catch-your-negative- thoughts/ I find it reassuring that we all experience anxiety in some form. Our inner experiences may differ, but it is reassuring to know that a dysfunction in normal mental functioning is possible without diagnosing a mental disorder, as some of us frequently do.

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