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Hypersexuality in Bipolar Disorder - Why Does It Happen?
Bipolar hypersexuality is a common symptom during the manic phase. The hypersexuality symptoms can look like having sex outside of an exclusive relationship, sex with multiple partners or sex with strangers. But it doesn't have to mean...
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Springtime Mania - 3 Ways to Prevent It
As we move from winter to spring into summer, we get longer days and more exposure to sunlight. As such, you may notice your mood ramping up. But it’s not how much light you're exposed to, it’s the rapid change in light that makes the...
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Rapid Cycling Bipolar and Ultra rapid Cycling and Ultradian. Why Does it Happen?
Rapid cycling is called a course specifier. It’s not a separate diagnosis, instead It used to describe the course of the illness. The rapid cycling specifier is added if you have 4 or more episodes of either depression, mania or...
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ADHD Vs Bipolar Disorder - How To Tell The Difference
With ADHD and bipolar disorder you can have trouble thinking, be hyperactive, feel disorganized etc. That’s how the symptoms overlap. This video I discussed how these two disorders can be distinguished from each other. I discuss how they...
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Bipolar Disorder - Why One Medication May Not Work
Combination therapy is very common in bipolar disorder because different medications have different purposes. The medication that gets you better, may not be the same medication that keeps you better. Typically, people with bipolar...
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Bipolar Disorder - When Not To Take Antidepressants
We generally do not use antidepressants in bipolar 1 disorder, because antidepressants are more likely to cause you to switch from depression into mania thereby triggering mania. Or it can cause you to rapid cycle. That is, you can have...
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Bipolar 1 Disorder or Bipolar 2 Disorder - Which is Worse?
Bipolar disorder 1 vs 2, which is worse? There is a common misconception that bipolar 2 is a milder form of bipolar 1 and therefore probably less of a problem. This can lead to people feeling as though they don't need to get treatment if...
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Dark Therapy for Bipolar Disorder - How and Why it Works
What is something you can do for your mania that doesn’t involve medication? I’ve talked in a previous video about using bright light therapy for bipolar disorder. But this would be for the depressed phase of the illness. You wouldn’t...
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Can You Stop Your Bipolar Medication? – Maybe Here’s How
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that involves recurring episodes of depression and either hypomania or mania. It normally requires medication to treat the acute episodes as well as keep them from coming back once they...
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Can You Have Bipolar Disorder + Borderline Personality? |Here’s Why It Matters
Can you have bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder at the same time? I've been asked this question several times and the answer is yes. In fact, some people will refer to this as borderpolar. This isn’t an official term...
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Can You Be Too Old To Get Bipolar Disorder?
The typical age range that people develop bipolar disorder is between 20 and 40 years of age. In a video where I talk about how to tell the difference between major depression and bipolar disorder, I say that often times the symptoms of...
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Can Too Much Hustle Make You Manic?
This video is based on a viewer question from Rena. It’s a long question that I’ve shortened. Here’s the gist: Rena feels she can’t do the things she used to do because of her bipolar illness. Essentially, she feels held back because she...
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Anxiety vs Mania – How To Tell The Difference
Anxiety disorders can occur along with bipolar disorder and there is some overlap in the way anxiety and mania look that it's not always clear which it is. Why does this matter? Because one of the ways people can remain stable with...
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Bright light therapy for bipolar depression
Bright light therapy for bipolar depression. We used to recommend light therapy for people with bipolar disorder with caution. The reason for caution was that the light could trigger a manic episode in some people. With further research,...
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Bipolar Disorder vs Depression - 5 Signs You're Likely Bipolar
Bipolar disorder vs. depression? It's not always easy to tell. The symptoms of bipolar disorder include depression symptoms. So you may wonder, am I depressed or bipolar? Many people will be diagnosed with depression for years before...
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Bipolar Disorder - When we use Lithium
Lithium is the first recommended treatment for bipolar disorder, but only when you have classic bipolar disorder. Classic bipolar disorder is when you have a clean separation between depressive episodes and manic episodes. I've defined...
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Psychiatric Disorders Schizophrenia, Depression, Mania, and Anxiety
There are lots of ways that things can go wrong in the brain, and some of these things lead to psychiatric disorders. Some of the more common ones include schizophrenia, depression, mania, and anxiety. How are these diagnosed? What are...
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Turkish War of Independence - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Turkish War of Independence
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3 Ways to Sound More Natural for IELTS Speaking
Today you’ll learn 3 ways to sound more natural for your IELTS Speaking Exam. If you want to get a 7+ on your IELTS Speaking Exam, you have to sound less like a student and more like a native speaker. Seems obvious when you think about...
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Rockstar jams on acoustic guitar in limousine, fans watch through the windows at awards show
Rockstar jams on acoustic guitar in limousine, fans watch through the windows at awards show
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CLEAN : Cannes Spotlight: Selfie mania on Red Carpet
CLEAN : Cannes Spotlight: Selfie mania on Red Carpet
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Rockstar in limousine jams on acoustic guitar for fans and paparazzi at awards show
Rockstar in limousine jams on acoustic guitar for fans and paparazzi at awards show
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Fans and photographers clamor for celebrity attention on awards show red carpet (POV) at awards show
Fans and photographers clamor for celebrity attention on awards show red carpet (POV) at awards show