Bipolar depression, in a brief definition, is a mental disorder caused by periods of abnormal happiness mood and periods of depression.
What are the Symptoms of bipolar depression?
- Inability to experience hope, aspiration and pleasure
- Feeling hopeless, sad, despairing, miserable or empty,
- Sleep difficulties
- Irritability, bad temper and humor
- Physical and psychosocial/mental laziness as well as slowness
- Weakness/Fatigue or loss of energy
- Weight changes or Appetite
- Focus and memory difficulties
- Feelings of worthlessness or guiltiness
- Thoughts of death and/or suicide
What are the consequences of bipolar depression?
It is very obvious that people who experience this type of
psychosocial problem (Bipolar Depression) are most likely to have complications in health, career,
relationships, and social life.
How to manage and treat Bipolar Depression?
This type of psychosocial problem is chronic and it involves a
long-term treatment that client needs to be prepared for. It is very
important for clients to continue their treatment even if they
feel getting better.
In most cases the psychosocial therapeutic
involvement is not enough to resolve this problem; thus, it is very important to know that the most effective
treatment strategy for bipolar disorder involves a combination of
psychosocial counselling, medical treatment with assigned medication,
changes in lifestyle, and social support.
This type of illness could be tricky and crucial in both
diagnoses and treatment so people with such
illness must be carefully monitored by an experienced psychosocial
therapist in bipolar depression.
What can I do in case of bipolar depression?
Diagnosing the problem earlier will help in the determination of the
further psychosocial methods that could be followed as treatment.
Always be sure to get the right therapist and treatment to prevent any further complications. if you wait longer, Bipolar
depression can
turn you and your psychosocial well-being into a destructive situation which has negative impacts on you and people around you
but it can also be treated and managed if you seek psychosocial help as
soon as possible.
