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Howdy again, fellow wackos and electronic rubberneckers!

If you are here because you are like me—just a little “off”—then welcome. If you’re here to find out more about bipolar disorder, stick around, because I know a bit and I like to talk. If you’re here to watch the train wreck occur, hoping I’ll melt down and post something wild about the speaking wombats that live in my chiller and their TV viewing habits well, you can doubtless be a little unhappy. I could be a freak, but I’m not crazy.

Yes, that’s correct. I just called myself a freak. I figure if other people are going to call me that, I’m able to potentially get away with claiming it myself. Wacko, nutcase, loony, psycho… There are lots of things people say about bipolar disorder, and a lot of them just are not true. Let’s have a look at a few of those things right now.

Bipolar Myth 1 “Folks with bipolar disorder are not really sick.”

Some people say that bipolar disorder is “all in your head.” They assert stuff like “everyone gets depressed. You only need to suck it up and handle it like everybody else.” If this is correct then diabetes patients just need to get over their illness, too. I mean, too much sugar is not good for everyone, right?

Just as a diabetic’s body does not process sugars properly, a person with bipolar disorder’s brain does not process dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine quite right.

Don’t take my word for it, though. Take it from research scientists at the School of Michigan who have studied Abnormal Brain Chemistry Found in Bipolar Disorder . They know what they are talking about.

I am just some freak, remember?

Hence you can tell me I haven't got a “real” illness and I just have to fix it, but first you have got to tell Ms. Diabetic to eat six Twinkies and deal with it. Go ahead. I could call 911 while she's chewing.

This myth is so commonplace that insurance corporations are able to treat it—or more precisely NOT treat it—like it's not a “real” disease. The last health care insurance I had would pay for 80% of the bill if I had to have major surgery, but only 50% if I saw a doctor for bipolar disorder. Also, they limited the amount of times I could see a doctor for treatment to 12 times ever year. Tell you what let’s limit diabetics to 12 insulin shots every year and see how well they do.

What? We should not do that because they could become sick and die?

Well, folk with bipolar disorder die, too. In reality without correct treatment, 20% of them commit suicide. That is one in five, folks. I'd say that constitutes a major health risk. Perhaps this bipolar thing is a real disease after all.

Bipolar Myth 2 “Folks with bipolar disorder are beyond hope.”

He has got bipolar disorder. He's insane. He won't be helped. He's a total waste of time. Or is he?

The incontrovertible fact is—he isn’t. Bipolar disorder is one of the easiest conditions to treat. There are several effective medications, some of which have been used for quite a bit. Lithium, as an example, has been about since the 1950′s. Lithium doesn't work for everybody, though. That is the reason why there’s Lamictal, Depakote, Zoloft, Tegretol, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Effexor, and a partridge in a pear tree. A psychiatrist can tinker with medicines until he finds a combination that works.

Medicines can be useful but so can just chatting. Talk treatment did me more good than any pill ever did. Nevertheless without the tablets, I probably wouldn't have listened to anything when I was at rock bottom.

The point is this: folk with bipolar disorder CAN be helped. So if you have bipolar disorder or know someone who does, never give up. There is hope.

Well gang, it seems like I'm over word count. I let you know I like to talk! We’ll talk some more next time when I dispel a few more myths about bipolar disorder.

So to all my buddies and fellow freaks, till next time keep fighting!

Bryce Albertson suffers from bipolar disorder. Here he’s dispelling 1 or 2 myths about bipolar disorder.

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A nasty but all too common condition is Generalised Anxiety Disorder, otherwise known as GAD. The affects are irrational behaviour and worry over things which often have little basis in reality, which the sufferer is usually unable to control.

GAD causes major disruption to the daily routine of sufferers who are busy anticipating disaster as well as being excessively anxious about their health, death, money, friendships, work relationships, and family difficulties.

It’s good to be anxious from time to time but this is not what a sufferer has to endure. People with GAD can be distinguished in the following manner:

Extreme: sufferers of GAD experience symptoms which are much more concentrated and don’t cease or get better.

Triviality: GAD is often triggered by very minor events.

Range: The fact that the triggers which cause GAD are very wide, means that the underlying causes which result it its potential onset are numerous.

Control: Despite the often trivial events which cause it, people who suffer from GAD find it very hard to control the condition, unlike people who experience normal anxiety.

There are many different symptoms of GAD and different ones are experienced by individual sufferers. However, the following summarises the typical symptoms of the condition.

Impatience

Hesitation

Anxiousness

Choking

Tiredness

Queasiness

Sore head

Muscle tension

A deadness in feet and hands

Swallowing difficulty

Muscle ache

Lack of concentration

Breathing difficulties

Irritation and shaking

Sweating

Restlessness

Inability to sleep

Skin rash

Dread of death

A GAD sufferer is simply unable to exercise any form of effective control over their condition. To be diagnosed with GAD, the sufferer will have suffered from the symptoms described above for at least six months.

The symptoms are regular and continuous. Extreme GAD symptoms sometimes resemble that of schizophrenia (which is a psychiatric disorder resulting in detachment from reality and emotional instability).

GAD often appears to people who have recently reached the age of 30. That said, it also affects some children and also affects older people. GAD is a stealth condition which creeps up on the sufferer, starting small, but growing over time.

Strangely enough, women are two times more likely to acquire the condition than men.

A small amount of anxiety never hurt anyone. In fact, it keeps people on the ball. But to a GAD sufferer, even the smallest exposure is incredibly difficult to bear and matters quickly get out of hand.

To avoid generalized anxiety, the sufferer should first recognise the situations which trigger its onset. For example, if dealing with the public arouses undue anxiety then there are very effective techniques and methodologies which can be employed, once the sufferer has been taught how, to overcome the issue.

The root cause of GAD is often not one single cause, but a diverse range of underlying issues which are all at play simultaneously. The good news is that anxiety has been at the forefront of in depth studies and research over the past 50 years. And some very effective treatments have now been developed which deal with the complete spectrum of anxiety types.

CBT, or what is otherwise known as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, is a treatment that has been used traditionally. It involves psychology and seeks to establish a sufferer’s thinking and behavioural patterns.

In this treatment sufferers are encouraged to face up to the circumstances which most give rise to anxious feelings and then an alternative behavioural process is taught to replace the former behaviour. Sometimes the technique is accompanied with medication.

Whilst CBT can help, it’s not a solution that works will all people who suffer from severe anxiety conditions. More than that, there can be side effects that come with prescription medications that are often used. And, worse still, some sufferers become dependent on their medication.

The great news is, that’s the bad news. Fortunately, there is now a wealth of effective treatments available to sufferers. Often these can be implemented on a do-it-yourself basis (but with full instruction) in the privacy of your own home so no one needs to know what you’re up to. Many seem to have fast results and a long lasting effect.

Douglas Barker is a known authority on a wide range of life enhancement topics and has excellent info filled articles at the How to Control Anxiety Center. See also the highly effective do-it-yourself treatments at the Ways to Control Anxiety page. A must visit for any sufferer desperate for a non medication type cure, with fast and lasting results.

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