Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence and the role of Family Treatment

I found your article informative. The hard thing I find with any form of treatment as an adolescent is that almost all teens I see nowadays act like a person with bipolarism.  

Teenage years were hard on us all of revolting against our parents and rules, partying and trying to figure out who we were.

Looking back some of these actions that my friends and I took part in where just plain asinine. But that describes all teens; I was the only one of 7 in my group that later was identified as having the illness.

I guess this could also describe my parent’s younger years of the hippie generations. As far as I am concerned they should all have been classified as being bipolar for the actions they were doing at the time.

I guess my point I’m trying to get across is that it would be almost impossible to diagnose and start treatment to early in life. What can and will happen is a large number of teens without the illness will end up being diagnose as such and basically ruin their lives. I feel it’s better to wait until the point that the illness causes problems which is usually later in life (late 20’s and into the 30’s)

What about a rapid cycling bipolar?  The troubled teen I was raising had an episode every single day.  She is now 20, out of our home and living with whom ever will put up with her for awhile. 

What do you do when bp's wont medicate or are not receptive to treatment?  I know the outcome,,,,it destroys family relationships.

Hi I am a student in India. I'm irregular to college. I am under medication. The following are my symptoms:-

1. i sleep too much in a day..sometimes i don't sleep at all.

2. if i forget to take my medicine the prev night the next day i can feel my mood change when i am with friends r in my class room

3. i get irritated with friends and family

4. at times i am very cheerful and socialize with my room mates. I also like to dress up well when I am cheerful.. When i am down and low.. I hesitate to take bath, i don't eat, I won't be able to face anyone, I always stay up in my room. i wont attend any phone calls.

4. if i make calls to any of my close friends and if they don't pick up i get agitated. once i kept calling my friend the whole night.. he dint pick up coz he left his mobile in silent mode and had gone to sleep. but i wanted him to answer my call. Even if they say they were busy. i would just shout at them in anger.

5. Another important symptom. From which my family and friends found out was that i m too sensitive to sounds. Like horn, door bell, phone ring, or if anything falls down. I get scared or irritated by that sound.

A friend of mine found out and took me to a counselor.. she gave me relaxation therapy.. i was disturbed by the sound that came from the next room and i was not able to concentrate to what she was saying. She told my friend that i need to be treated by a psychiatrist. i consulted a Psychiatrist. the doctor took my case history, prescribed medicine and she said counseling needed along with the treatment. but i was not ready to open up to anyone. after medication sound sensitivenes disappeared, then i stopped my medication. after that i get depression on and off but i come over it. nearly 2 years later after i joined higher studies. I realized i am getting those symptoms again. i consulted another doc near my locality. He said that i need medicines first and later some therapies are needed. but he did not tell me what exactly i am going thru. He said these are attention seeking behaviors and he told my mother that I should not be given more care and attention when i m under medication coz this would become severe. i am taking medicines for nearly 6 months now. i was alright for few weeks and months and at times i get into the same trouble. i get confused, rejected, worthlessness. my mind becomes blank unable to concentrate on anything..sucidal thoughts. i m also sufferin from poor memory after this prob, a very small things can also upset me.

i dont get much help here..the way people treat me also matters a lot.some people think im pretending, some friends tell me that i have no problem at all and there is no reason to get into depression. and few others say that i shud  try and change my mind from thinking that i have a problem. i dont understand whats going around me. thats the only reason i am getting online help.. to knw more abt my problem.. to tel my family and friends. is it bipolar or boderline personality disorder. can u please tell me what am i suffering from? should i continue with medicines? 

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Depression only man makes unhealthy. So we try to control ourselves.

Prevention is better than cure.

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