Bi-polar disorder and possible associated violence

Bipolar disorder is not manic or depressive. It's simply the fight or flight response going off (thoughts racing too fast). Or something of that nature. Everyone has the fight or flight response. Does that make everyone dangerous?

I would say it leads to higher rates of suicide and maybe violence (if and only if the person cannot bear the financial aspects of it and the people they should be able to depend on, abandon them for being physically in pain).

Meds can fuck you up, badly. Does coming off them make you violent? Problably not, as coming off the meds would make you be in intense pain, and problably unable to cope with anything especially hurting someone.

Who knows? You'd have to do a study on it. I think it doubtful except suicide.

No. I didn't.

I never suggested that they are the same, or different. Shoot, I never even mentioned BPD.

1. I had a young female neighbor a couple of years ago. She was living with a guy about 2x her age. She was nice, I guess. I didn't know of her condition til much later, when the guy told me of it. She was nice at first and I always felt like she was probably abused as a child.

Then he told me that she was bi polar. I do recall that she did take meds for that, though, and when she did not take them, she was seemingly very different and way out there off of the rails, compared to when she was on meds.

She would come over and move my plants around on the front of my condo, and I would SMH and ask her not to do that, please. To that, she responded unfavorably.

Her live-in told me that they argued constantly and that they were going to break up. A few years later, they were still going strong.


2. My friend had a friend who was bi polar. He also took meds. One night in a church service, my friend said, he went off on her and others in the middle of the service. It scared the bajeebees out of her. I don't recall what happened after that, but she said it was a violent thing, but I was not there so I did not see it.

I don't like, and I doubt if anyone likes, big surprises like someone getting suddenly violent over something most people wouldn't be upset by.

I don't like surprises. That's why I know what to expect from a drinker as opposed to a drug taker.

Those are my only experiences with bi polar people and not really MY experiences, except for the first one.

I am also wondering if someone affected with bipolar holds things inside of them and then might have a big outburst of violence later.

Thanks.

Mmm, no. Not ashamed at all.

Trying to get educated on this.

You, however, should be ashamed of YOURSELF for coming on here and judging everyone. You are not God.

Could be.

Thanks for the one star, A.C. You 'da bomb.

My Brother is 61 hes Bi polar
he has two moods

Calm as a cucumber when things go his way

Mean as a rattlesnake when they dont.

So it makes them seem as if they are a narcissist, sort of?

in my experience bipolars self medicate, with alcohol comes belligerence and turns to violence.

with opioids comes grouchiness, which turns into violence.

it's a huge job to deal with my bipolar because they didn't take care of themselves.

Interesting.

I've been diagnosed BP2 since 1989. Been on almost every RX available. Quit taking them in 2009. My anger level has decreased dramatically. I cry at the drop of a hat and am glad to live with that rather than the anger.

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That's rich. Pot calling kettle black, especially since it follows this all or nothing statement agreed to by OP.

"someone with bipolar will never honor their word. stick to their agreements or play fair at all. fact."
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"Thanks."

This thread is all about judgement. I judge it: fail.

and yes, I have bipolar

So you wanna flight?


I fuck you in the ear

That's very interesting.