Do you know someone who might on the surface seem overall nice and might be doing rather well for themselves but every now & again they can DO RATHER EXTREME THINGS and BE RATHER PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME then that person might have Bipolar Disorder. Yes everyone can be very silly, Stupid or even RECKLESS from time to time HOWEVER A BD PERSON WILL TAKE THAT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. Extra quick to anger (especially when they don’t get what the want when they want or even worse if someone dares say no to them), seriously overreact and do rather out-
The overriding major sign & symptom of BD is potentially serious, possibly radical and even extreme unpredictability & rashness and inappropriate behaviours & tendencies hence the term Bipolar Disorder. One of the most prominent manifestations of this is a potentially serious, possibly radical and even extreme dislike, distaste and hatred towards in particular a parent and/or parents even when that parent and/or those parents haven’t in reality done anything so terribly bad or horribly wrong to warrant & deserve that. Yes parents can say, do and be involved in extra or even extended extra eccentric or even questionable things as anyone can BUT THAT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS NEVER ANY REASON FOR ANYONE TO TURN COMPLETELY AGAINST AND BREAK OF TOTAL CONTACT WITH AN EXTRA CLOSE RELATIVE SUCH AS THEIR OWN MUM AND/OR DAD. They can of course also be very SUCCESSFUL in their jobs, careers and business as their extra adventurism and in particular ruthlessness can be obviously very beneficial in that regard. However Bipolar Disorder can be ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING in other ways. It can completely DESTROY relationships between in particular daughters/sons and parents. It also can completely DESTROY relationships between parents and their nearest & dearest as they often see what is happening while others are naturally reluctant or completely refuse to even begin to do that.
Basically a Bipolar Disorder person not on proper medication will just not be in control or more to the point somewhat more out of control with their overall behaviours and their relationship with those around them and in particular with a parent and/or parents than a non BD person. Not on correct medication a BD person can and most likely will do more serious and possibly even radical things and take more serious and even radical risks than usual. In general they can be very erratic, disruptive and precarious, especially when on a high, or at least potentially A LOT more erratic, disruptive and precarious than is usual. They can have rather dramatic mood swings going for extremely UP to extremely DOWN. Yes everyone has their Higher & Lower moments however a BD person will take this as with possibly anything at times way too far. This can have DEVASTATING impacts on those extra close to them and in particular a parent and/or parents they happen to have it specifically in for. However always remember in the end no matter how hard it gets that it is not them that are are to blame but BIPOLAR DISORDER. However the onus is on anyone potentially with BD that are showing the obvious clear signs and have a close relative who had/has BD to go for the help & medication they might so desperately need.
MAIN SIGNS OF POSSIBLE BIPOLAR DISORDER
- Turning RADICALLY & EXTREMELY against a parent and/or parents even though that parent and/or those parents haven’t done anything so horribly wrong or terribly bad to deserve that.
- An over sense of being right all of the time and an extra tendency of overall self importance and in particular publicly ridiculing other people and even extra close people in front of relatives, fiends and acquaintances.
- Becoming extra fixated with what in particular a parent and/or parents may be saying, doing and getting involved with even though once again that may not actually in reality be anything do horribly wrong or terribly bad.
- Wanting things which are in reality beyond their reach financially, that in reality they do not need and which may actually be unsuitable for them and will possibly do very nasty things such as getting loans and not paying them back, fraud and even robbery.
- From time to time doing particularly radical & extreme and even nasty things to those close to them and in particular to a parent and/or parents with potentially very serious implications for not only themselves but all those around them.
- Doing extra reckless & precarious things from time to time with little or no awareness of the potentially serious dangers to both themselves & others with potentially devastating results on themselves and those around them.
- Being extra quick to anger and even go into a rage at something as simply as someone saying ‘NO’ to them and not getting their way or even someone politely asking for something such as simply requesting money they have lent them back etc.
