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*/Bipolar/Manic Depression explanation/*/:

 

Manic Depression differs significantly from clinical depression.In

manic-depressive illness, a person's mood alternates between mania _and_

depression. The mood swing can last for days, weeks, or even months/

 

 

/Poems that help you understand bipolar

 

My mom has this poem in her livingroom/

 

 

/

THE MASK WE WEAR//

 

 

We all have a mask that we

can put on to try to hide our fears,

The mask can take the

place of oh so many tears.

The mask can hide the feelings

you have hidden deep inside,

And when you hide your

feelings its like you have died.

The mask can be good at

times when things are

looking bleak,

But then you really need to

learn to open up and speak.

We wear the mask to make

people think we really are okay,

Even when we feel inside

we need to run away.

The mask can hide anything

we allow it to,And if your not

careful the mask will take over you.

My mask has helped but

also hurt to hide the way I feel,

Time to take the mask

away and discover what is real.

Some day I hope to lose

the mask and never use it again,

But until that day it will

have to stayso I can hide within.

Judy ©1998 /

 

 

/BETWEEN A GIGGLE AND A TEAR/

 

 

/a poem by (//Dixie//) bgd 4/97/

 

/

Between a giggle and a tear

There is me.

Looking outward from within

What do I see?

 

Sometimes I see the Sunshine

Shinning bright

And then there is the darkness

Even blacker than the night.

 

My mind races wildly

Between the two

Each a different place

Each a different view

 

But both being parts

Waiting to be set free

That are here,

So deep inside of me.

 

Between the Bravery

And the Fear

Is a whole me

Living here

Waiting in the wings

To be set free.

 

I am roaming in my mind

For this person

I 've yet to find.

Between the giggles

And the Tears

She waits for me./

 

/

A bipolar poem for Pendulum /

 

/ Pendulum,

 

pendulum,

 

why do you swing?

 

 

 

You never warn me

 

when you do your thing:

 

sometimes a nightmare,

 

sometimes a dream,

 

 

 

I always laugh

 

when I want to scream.

 

Tick. Tock.

 

I love my clock.

 

I feel the rhthym

 

and gently rock.

 

 

 

I pretend not to see it

 

coming this way;

 

 

 

 

 

where can I hide

 

from the pendulum's sway?/

 

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How many explain Depression:

 

Symptoms of Depression

* prolonged sadness or unexplained crying spells

* Significant changes in appetite, sleep patterns

* Irritability, anger, worry, agitation,anxiety

* Pessimism, Indifference

* Loss of energy, persistent lethargy

* Feelings of guilt, worthlessness

* Inability to concentrate, indecisiveness

* Inability to enjoy interests

* Unexplained aches, pains

* Recurring thoughts of death or suicide

 

 

 

 

How many explain Mania:

 

Mania.......

Thousands of thoughts

Winking in my mind like lights on the facets of crystal....

Fleeting yet horribly persistent

 

Mania- Energy and nowhere to put it

 

Symptoms Of Mania

* Heightened mood, exagerrated optimism and self confidence

* Decreased need for sleep without fatigue

* Grandiose delusions, inflated sense of self importance

* Excessive irritability, aggressive behavior

* Increased physical, mental activity

* Racing speech, flight of ideas, impulsiveness

* Poor judgement, easily distracted

* Reckless behavior

* In the most severe cases,

auditory hallucinations/

 

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> Hugs

 

 

> Deana