Less Than Crazy
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Less than Crazy
Author: Karla Dougherty
language: en
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Release Date: 2008-11-25
Bipolar II is a form of bipolar disorder in which a person, when in a manic cycle, is crippled by anxiety, irritability, and highs just intense enough to be embarrassing. Instead of being the life of the party, someone with Bipolar II might be too nervous to go to the party at all. And, unlike the Bipolar I sufferer who may attempt suicide in a depressive cycle, the Bipolar II might be incapacitated by guilt over an imaginary crime. In Less than Crazy, health writer and Bipolar II sufferer Karla Dougherty shares her story, presenting the first patient-expert's guide to recognizing and living well with this condition. Covering both adults and children, this accessible, all-in-one resource includes information on diagnosis, conditions that may mimic Bipolar II, and treatments.
Less than Crazy
Bipolar II is a form of bipolar disorder in which a person, when in a manic cycle, is crippled by anxiety, irritability, and highs just intense enough to be embarrassing. Instead of being the life of the party, someone with Bipolar II might be too nervous to go to the party at all. And, unlike the Bipolar I sufferer who may attempt suicide in a depressive cycle, the Bipolar II might be incapacitated by guilt over an imaginary crime. In Less than Crazy, health writer and Bipolar II sufferer Karla Dougherty shares her story, presenting the first patient-expert's guide to recognizing and living well with this condition. Covering both adults and children, this accessible, all-in-one resource includes information on diagnosis, conditions that may mimic Bipolar II, and treatments.
Summary of Karla Dougherty's Less than Crazy
Author: Everest Media,
language: en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date: 2022-04-22T22:59:00Z
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The ill-informed attitudes that the words and comments above reflect have kept mental illness in the closet for years. They believe that bipolar disorder is as crazy as a heart condition, and that its symptoms are not as cut and dried. #2 People with bipolar I have extreme mood swings, which may include losing the need to sleep or eat, talking and thinking erratically, and becoming easily angry and irritated. They may be delusional, thinking, for example, that they are having relationships with famous people. #3 Manic episodes are diagnosed if elevated mood occurs with three or more of these symptoms most of the day, nearly every day, for one week or longer. #4 A depressive is diagnosed if five or more of these symptoms last most of the day, nearly every day, for a period of two weeks or longer.