What to Do If Your Child Suffers From a Bipolar Disorder.
Manic depression, commonly known as bipolar disorders, is a psychological and mental illness that brings about serious high and low moods and changes in everyday activities such as sleeping, thinking, eating and changes in behavior and energy levels. People who suffer from bipolar disorders usually experience phases in which they feel excessively energized and happy with other periods of them feeling down, lazy and hopeless. In between these two diverse periods, they feel normal. These highs and lows of an individual are described to be ‘poles’ of mood, which is why it’s called ‘bipolar’ disorder. The term manic narrates the periods of time wherein an individual with bipolar disorder feels overwhelmingly excited and confident. These emotions, in particular, could include irritability and spontaneous or irresponsible decision making. Approximately fifty percent of people who go through mania also experience delusions (having beliefs in things that appear not to be true and can’t be talked out of) or hallucinations (regular sighting or hearing of things that aren’t there). Hypomania narrates much more mild symptoms of mania, in which an individual is devoid of delusions and hallucinations, and their high symptoms do not interact or influence their normal everyday life. The term depressive narrates the moment in time wherein an individual feels down, sad or depressed. Most people that have bipolar disorders have and experience depressive symptoms than manic or hypomanic symptoms. Bipolar disorders can very well be found in children as well. Even though it’s much more commonly found in older children and teenagers, bipolar disorder can occur in children of any age. Just as adults, bipolar disorder in kids can cause major mood swings from hyper activeness (mania) to the downs of serious depression. Disruption in feelings and unwanted behavior in children are very common during childhood and teen year but in most scenarios, they aren’t really symptoms or signs of mental health problems that require treatment. Every child goes through setbacks and hard periods in their life and it’s normal for them to feel down, irritated, angry, hyperactive and stubborn at intervals. However the case may be, if your child’s actions seem to be severe, extreme and are causing problems, it may be more than just a regular phase in their life. What Are the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder? In every episode of bipolar disorders, the happy, exciting and depressed moods never follow a placed sequence or pattern. A child can feel the same way either happy or sad for long periods of time before later changing his or her mood. These episodes have no set length of time and can last for weeks, months and at times even years. The severity of the bipolar disorder varies and differs from person to person and can also switch up over time to become much more or less severe. Below are some signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder in children: Severe mood swings that are different from their usual mood swings Hyperactive, impulsive, aggressive or socially inappropriate behavior Insomnia or significantly decreased [...]