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					Trastorno Bipolar: You and Your Mental Health

Your mental health is an important factor that affects the way you live
your daily life. You have to realize that the brain is one of the most
important organs of the human body and it is needed in order to live a
normal and productive life. However, there are some cases where the brain
suffers from disorders and in turn, it can affect some aspects of your
daily activity, such as your motor skills.

One kind of brain disorder is called Trastorno bipolar or bipolar
disorder. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that can affect your way
of thinking, your emotions and your different moods. What bipolar
disorder does is it cycles your manic and depressive moods. Normally
people experience moments of mania and depression because of their
environment. It is a normal body behavior and reaction to their
environment. However, bipolar disorder is a form of mental illness that
will render your moods out of control. A person suffering from bipolar
disorder will experience excessive mania where they feel that they are
very powerful and energetic and they will also feel excessive depression,
where in some cases, some thinks about death and suicide.

The manic and depressive cycles occur at intervals and one affected will
feel energetic or depressed for no reason at all. During the manic
episodes of bipolar disorder, the person affected will feel as if they
are on top of the world, they have ideas popping out of their head and
they will often experience racing thoughts. The racing thoughts is not
just all about thinking very fast, but it is also comprised of not
stopping to think. You will your own voice repeating something you said
in the past, you will hear fragments of music, see fragments of movies
you saw, and you will also hear conversations you had over and over

One will also feel very energetic and thinks that they don’t need sleep
at all.

When the depressive episode occurs in bipolar disorder, the person
affected will experience a depressive mood. They will feel excessively
sad, and they will also feel loneliness and hopelessness. They will also
feel tired and constantly in need of sleep and in severe cases of bipolar
disorder, some people will even think about death and suicide and often
attempts the latter.

Because of the symptoms associated with this mental disorder, the person
affected cannot concentrate on their daily activities. It can negatively
affect performance at work or at school and can cause relationship
problems. People with bipolar disorder find it hard to make and keep
friends and relationships because of their unusual behavior.

As you can see, bipolar disorder is a very serious illness that needs to
be carefully managed and treated. You have to consider that there is no
known cure for this disorder and the theories   regarding the causes of
bipolar disorder are not entirely solid. Some   theories suggest that
bipolar disorder is genetic while others have   claimed that it is caused
by drug and alcohol abuse. This is a lifetime   illness that needs long
term treatment.

The treatment will include psychotherapy combined with special
medications that can reduce the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder.
During therapy, the psychiatrist will teach the person affected with the
disorder ways to control their emotions and moods. The family members of
the affected individual will also be informed about the disorder and will
be taught on how to cope with it. Usually, there are certain drugs
prescribed that can help in reducing the signs and symptoms of bipolar

As you can see, the treatment for bipolar disorder will also require the
family members of the affected individual to participate. They will be
able to contribute a lot on the treatment process and family support is
often the key to controlling the illness.

In time, with the patient as well as the family actively participating in
the treatment process, the individual affected with bipolar disorder can
cope with the illness effectively. They will be able to lead a normal and
productive life where they can control their emotions and moods

Always remember that treatment for bipolar disorder is not often easy. It
requires patience and dedication in order for the person affected to
effectively manage their mental disorder.

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