The following questions are related to ‘Bipolar’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I think my brother might have Bipolar Disorder. He is married, 34, with one child. For the past 15 years he has been in the habit of abusing his parents. Now, he is abusing his wife, and he seems to dislike everyone around him. His abuse gets bad about once or twice a month. [...]
Q: I was in a relationship with a bipolar girl for two years. She was on lithium and told me that it made her almost normal except that she was still more sensitive than the average person and easily overreacted to things.
I have since realized that I’m pretty neurotic. As such, I wanted to do [...]
Q: I am a college student, and I have a friend who I think is developing some kind of mental disorder, but I’m not sure what kind. I’m not an expert at psychological disorders, but I think he may starting to have schizophrenia.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that my friend started becoming very “hyper” [...]
Q: The 37-year-old daughter of some friends of mine was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder a year ago. She was given this diagnosis following an episode of prolonged, severely abusive behavior toward her parents and some physical destruction of their home. The episode was set off by a recent break-up with a boyfriend, and most of [...]
Q: I have been with my fiancé for almost six years. He is 26 years old. He has always been an exceptionally competitive person and hard on himself. If he doesn’t win he is upset for days. He then switches from a nice, fun-loving guy to a moody, grouchy person who doesn’t care about anything [...]
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