How Do You Deal With Friends With Bi-Polar Disorder & Manic Depression?
Bipolar disorder and manic depression are the same mental disorders; the only difference is the name. This mental illness is unique as there are two distinct “phases” of it: the depressed phase and manic phase. Helping your friend with bipolar disorder get treatment and cope with the illness is crucial. Understand more about your friends’ bipolar disorder and manic depression by conducting library and internet research and asking questions; go to the Mayo Clinic’s or American Psychological Association’s website for help. Learning more about the disorder and its two phases of mania and depression should help you become more patient and compassionate. A few symptoms of the mania phase include increased activity or energy level, elevated mood and aggression; symptoms of the depressed phase include withdrawal or isolation from others, fatigue, increased sleep and loss of interest. Explain and try to convince your friend with bipolar disorder or manic depression that he needs to seek treatm
