‘Bipolar’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 7

Q: I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) a little over 6 months ago. I recently went into a manic episode. The doctors I have spoken to don’t think I am full-on bipolar, but that is all that can explain the episode. During the episode I said hurtful things and made ridiculous requests. I [...]

Q: I was wondering if you can ask me some understandable questions to help me know if I have bipolar disorder. It would be greatly appreciated because I don’t want to come out about this yet until I’m 100% sure.

A: To be 100% sure, you’ll need a psychiatric examination and consultation. That’s my first [...]

Q: I have a 30-year old daughter who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder with psychotic features. She is a single gay parent. My granddaughter is 10 years old. I’m very concerned about the wellbeing of my granddaughter now and going forward.
For 15+ years, my daughter has had mental and drug problems. She is not [...]

Q: My father has always had an anger problem. He can be very angry at times. He will use inappropriate words and swear constantly. He usually refers to us, his kids, as pieces of sh** or ***holes, things like that. I am very confused with his behavior. I don’t know what to do. He feels [...]

Q: I have a daughter adopted internationally at 17 months of age. She was in an orphanage and has low vision. She appeared to have many (or most) of the symptoms of reactive attachment disorder when we brought her home. She would hang limp-limbed when I carried her, she cried and screamed for long periods, [...]