The following questions are related to ‘Bipolar’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: My mum needs to know how to get her partner to acknowledge he has cyclothymia disorder. We want him to get help but don’t know how to approach him about it. We have got info about it and it matches him perfectly except for the drugs and alcohol which he does not use. A: [...]
Q: Lately (the past few days) things have seemed like it’s all just a dream, even though I KNOW that it’s not…well…I kinda don’t anymore, I’m so confused, but anyway… I tried seeing what people thought on a forum and told them about it, but I have yet to get a response that will help [...]
Q: My daughter is 19 (will be 20 in a month). She met a man online this past January and has been talking to him every day by telephone and computer. She now says she loves him and he loves her. He lives 3 hours away from us (we are in NY) and lives in [...]
Q: This is a question involving bipolar. My husband is dual diagnosis bipolar 1, rapid cycling, borderline personality disorder that is currently medically compliant, but resistant, and currently is sober, but still cycles. I have read all about bipolar and symptoms, etc. However, no one ever talks about the personal hell bipolar spouses go through [...]
Q: This question is going to sound really stupid but here it goes anyway. I am a 33-year-old female, and I have been experiencing extreme mood swings for several years now (since pre-teen years). Lately, however, they have become worse. I will be in a really good mood, feeling happy and positive and then in [...]
Q: I am very young to be having a bipolar dysfunction, but I have tried nearly all of the bipolar disorder tests and they have all been in the very high probability range. I feel that this is something that needs looking at, yet I’m not positive if it is just in my imagination or [...]
Q: Is the fear of being raped by one’s brother a psychotic symptom for a bipolar patient? The brother in question has epilepsy. A: Fear, as you might imagine, is a personal reaction to a situation. Many fears are without question realistic and very appropriate — they protect us. Some fears are more apprehension and [...]
