It’s
been about 10 years since I was first diagnosed with Bipolar disorder and
before that, from about the age of 16 years old I have suffered from depression.
In fact, I believe my many visits to doctors from the age of 16 years old I
never got the correct diagnosis; it was always ‘you have depression’ and I was
given some medication (antidepressants without mood stabilizers, which was
completely wrong) and that was about it.
Yes,
you could say things have changed since then, but have they? Most doctors that I
have seen over the years have very little experience or empathy for people
suffering from depression or Bipolar disorder; in my opinion. In fact, I wonder
how doctors are trained these days because some seem to lack common sense when
it comes to being able to assess a patient’s needs. A few years ago, my
grandmother was in a residential home for the elderly supposedly being looked
after by the care staff, yet, it took three different doctors and three months
to diagnose my grandmother had a fractured femur In that time the doctors
and care staff could not recognize why my grandmother would grimace when she
was made to move (an obvious sign she was in pain) from her chair and before this
fracture, she was a woman who was very actively walking around the residential
home. Now, do you see what I mean, either the doctors don’t care for patients
who are elderly or they just lack common sense; in my opinion, they (doctors, and care staff) lack common sense because someone who is normally active and then
becomes reluctant to move and shows signs of in pain when they try to move them
should have been enough for any sensible person to figure out. And, all this
happened in North Devon, England and the culprits (doctors) were from (Northam
Surgery, Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, North Devon EX39 1AZ, UK). So, do you
see what I mean?
In
fact, most people have a simple view of depression they equate it with their
experience of day-to-day living when sometimes they may feel depressed about
something, but manic depression now called Bipolar disorder is a completely
different ‘kettle of fish’ that has nothing to do with normal depression which
most normal people will have from time to time.
There
are two schools of thought when it comes to Bipolar disorder some believe that
it is a product of environmental (childhood abuse or similar stresses occurring
through the patient’s life) factors or some form of genetic factors (chemical imbalance
in the brain) playing a part. In my opinion, it’s most likely to be a combination
of the two factors of inherited genes (or chemical imbalance) and the patient’s
childhood stresses.
In my
case, I have suffered from both because in my childhood I experienced a lot of
grief and I most likely inherited (from my grandfather who hung himself) and my
dad who suffered from severe black depression the defective genes or chemical
imbalance in the brain. I chose to write this article to highlight some of the
issues regarding Bipolar disorder and how it affects me and possibly you.
My
second book ‘It’s Never Too Late’ is not just about how I have coped over the
years with Bipolar disorder; it’s written using a series of true stories that I
have experienced from childhood to the present day to help explain and help
other people understand Bipolar and perhaps help them cope with this debilitating
disease. I sincerely hope the book helps; because you, me, and bipolar need all
the help we can get.
You
will find other articles and stories that I have written concerning how Bipolar
has affected me on this website and on my other website ‘Never Late But Sorry,’ please search them out
and read them and perhaps they will help you; I sincerely hope so.
Are you listening, what are you dreaming?
As Jesus said, “Belief is everything.”
In my latest book “It’s Never Too Late” read how dreams do come true, but be careful what you wish for. Understand the secret of greed and you will attain one of the secrets of prosperity. The book will also take you on a journey and explores love, money, luck, and much more.
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