what is a manic depressive person ? ( Archived) (31)

Feb 9, 2008 10:34 PM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
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Feb 10, 2008 3:53 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
godchaser
godchasergodchaserDeWitt, Michigan USA1 Threads 36 Posts
do a google search
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Feb 10, 2008 4:18 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
godchaser: do a google search



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hi godchaser ! welcome to the thread !


cheering

i don't normaly do google searches because i prefer talking to people !


thumbs up

its the conversation i enjoy not the information !

whats the weather like in michigan then ?


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Feb 10, 2008 4:24 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
godchaser
godchasergodchaserDeWitt, Michigan USA1 Threads 36 Posts
windy outside!

Warm inside! =)
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Feb 10, 2008 4:26 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
Zarah
ZarahZarahdublin, Dublin Ireland28 Threads 1,388 Posts
Someone high as a kite happy one moment...and before you know it they are looking for razor blades....Their mood swings alter from one extreme to another and can be anti social and withdrawn...
Doom, gloom and glass always half empty Gilly....don't date them whatever you do!!!
If so hide your ropes, razorblades, prescription drugs, pistols and sleep with one eye open at all times...
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Feb 10, 2008 4:48 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
godchaser: windy outside!

Warm inside! =)


is it snowing there ?


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everytime i see the name michigan i think of that michael more film ' rodger and me ' when he starts of saying that he was born in a town called ' flint' ( i think ) thats in michigan where they make the cars ...i am right ? do you watch any of his films ?

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Feb 10, 2008 5:10 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
Zarah: Someone high as a kite happy one moment...and before you know it they are looking for razor blades....Their mood swings alter from one extreme to another and can be anti social and withdrawn...
Doom, gloom and glass always half empty Gilly....don't date them whatever you do!!!
If so hide your ropes, razorblades, prescription drugs, pistols and sleep with one eye open at all times...



wave

hi zara ! thanks for joining the thread !

wow

how interesting !...how do they get like that then ?

doh

do you know anybody thats a manic depressive ?...and whats the cure ?

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dating one could be enteretaining !!!!


laugh
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Feb 10, 2008 5:25 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
Zarah
ZarahZarahdublin, Dublin Ireland28 Threads 1,388 Posts
Entertaining to say the least!!!!

Hi Gilly, hope you are well xx

Yes I foolishly dated one for some time...I did not know at first he had a problem as he hid it well but at times he would behave really down and peculiar. I thought it was just problems he was having but they never seemed to go away!!! That was exactly the problem, he could not deal with anything and become at times suicidal...In the end I run before I totally lost my sanity and realised I couldn't help him, no-one could!!

It really does your headin because their mood can switch from elation, grandose notions, to depressed cycle and their behavior can socially be embarassing.

It can be caused by inheritance, or the onset can occur after a serious loss..i.e relationship breakdown, death etc. etc.

Well this guy did not take any meds..just gallons of gin and whiskey...phew!!!

Take care ...Zarah
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Feb 10, 2008 5:47 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
Zarah: Entertaining to say the least!!!!

Hi Gilly, hope you are well xx

Yes I foolishly dated one for some time...I did not know at first he had a problem as he hid it well but at times he would behave really down and peculiar. I thought it was just problems he was having but they never seemed to go away!!! That was exactly the problem, he could not deal with anything and become at times suicidal...In the end I run before I totally lost my sanity and realised I couldn't help him, no-one could!!

It really does your headin because their mood can switch from elation, grandose notions, to depressed cycle and their behavior can socially be embarassing.

It can be caused by inheritance, or the onset can occur after a serious loss..i.e relationship breakdown, death etc. etc.

Well this guy did not take any meds..just gallons of gin and whiskey...phew!!!

Take care ...Zarah



wave hug cheers
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Feb 10, 2008 5:48 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
Pptrixibell
PptrixibellPptrixibellEdinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK5 Threads 1,903 Posts
Yeah they can be really hard to tell because they're up one minute and either want to kill you or themselves the next.....
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Feb 10, 2008 5:52 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
Pptrixibell: Yeah they can be really hard to tell because they're up one minute and either want to kill you or themselves the next.....



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hi Pptrixibel
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Feb 10, 2008 5:53 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
vonney
vonneyvonneyDublin, Ireland24 Threads 6,371 Posts
There are many people living and functioning well with manic depression(bi-polar disorder) once the right medication regime is found for them. Unfortunatly what can happen is that when they are feeling well they can feel that they dont meed the meds and stop taking them, this will then lead to a dip in mood and a depressive episode
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Feb 10, 2008 6:00 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
Pptrixibell
PptrixibellPptrixibellEdinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK5 Threads 1,903 Posts
gillyloves69: hi Pptrixibel


Hiya Gilly wave
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Feb 10, 2008 6:03 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
Zarah
ZarahZarahdublin, Dublin Ireland28 Threads 1,388 Posts
vonney: There are many people living and functioning well with manic depression(bi-polar disorder) once the right medication regime is found for them. Unfortunatly what can happen is that when they are feeling well they can feel that they dont meed the meds and stop taking them, this will then lead to a dip in mood and a depressive episode


Yes very true...what is worse when they refuse to aknowledge a problem and that depression is treatable because of the stigma attached.

The guy I dated thought a gallon of alcohol and marijuana would 'fix' him. The sad thing is without meds they are vulnerable and often need a co-dependancy
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Feb 10, 2008 6:04 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
Pptrixibell
PptrixibellPptrixibellEdinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK5 Threads 1,903 Posts
vonney: There are many people living and functioning well with manic depression(bi-polar disorder) once the right medication regime is found for them. Unfortunatly what can happen is that when they are feeling well they can feel that they dont meed the meds and stop taking them, this will then lead to a dip in mood and a depressive episode


You're absolutely right Vonney, my experience is when they've come off their meds....so I can only really speak from that perspective if, at all....hug
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Feb 10, 2008 6:07 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
vonney
vonneyvonneyDublin, Ireland24 Threads 6,371 Posts
Zarah: Yes very true...what is worse when they refuse to aknowledge a problem and that depression is treatable because of the stigma attached.

The guy I dated thought a gallon of alcohol and marijuana would 'fix' him. The sad thing is without meds they are vulnerable and often need a co-dependancy


Is a much misunderstood (intentionally I think in some cases)idea that alcohol and hash can help, when alocohol is in fact a depressent and hash can cause anxiety.
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Feb 10, 2008 6:14 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
Zellarrone1
Zellarrone1Zellarrone1Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England UK33 Threads 4 Polls 7,644 Posts
Zarah: Someone high as a kite happy one moment...and before you know it they are looking for razor blades....Their mood swings alter from one extreme to another and can be anti social and withdrawn...
Doom, gloom and glass always half empty Gilly....don't date them whatever you do!!!
If so hide your ropes, razorblades, prescription drugs, pistols and sleep with one eye open at all times...


Excellent description & good advice... "don't date them whatever you do" thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up
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Feb 10, 2008 6:40 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
vonney: Is a much misunderstood (intentionally I think in some cases)idea that alcohol and hash can help, when alocohol is in fact a depressent and hash can cause anxiety.



wave

hi vonney ! welcome to the thread !

cheering

why's alcohol a depressant then ?...and if so why do so many people drink it ?


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Feb 10, 2008 6:43 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
Pptrixibell: You're absolutely right Vonney, my experience is when they've come off their meds....so I can only really speak from that perspective if, at all....


whats your experience of people with it then Pptrixibell ?

and were they functional ?


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Feb 10, 2008 6:43 AM CST what is a manic depressive person ?
vonney
vonneyvonneyDublin, Ireland24 Threads 6,371 Posts
gillyloves69: hi vonney ! welcome to the thread !



why's alcohol a depressant then ?...and if so why do so many people drink it ?


hi gilly



Alcohol gives a false high which only lasts a short while, lots of people feel down the day after a session (boozers gloom) if it had been invented now we would probably need a prescription for it lol
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