Mental Health

Bipolar disorder also known as manic depression is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings which also include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

3 Main factors cause bipolar disorder in the brain.

• Genetics
• Brain or Neurotic Structure
• Environmental Factors

Psychotherapy is also the most common and effective treatment for bipolar disorder. It includes:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy is ‘talk therapy’ where the patient talks about the symptoms with a trained practitioner and learns about his condition to try and understands his thought patterns and learn coping strategies.
• Psychoeducation is trying to understand bipolar disorder and possible treatment which also helps in the long run.
• One can notice or recognize the disorder in early stages in other people and help them too with their own experiences and coping methods.

Here are 7 signs of bipolar disorder.

• Depressed mood
• Weight loss
• Either insomnia or sleeping too much
• Fatigue or loss of energy
• Suicidal Thoughts
• Feeling inappropriate guilt
• Indecisiveness

Bipolar I includes shifts in moods that are abnormal to the person’s usual behavior which can last for a whole day in bipolar disorder.

The severe manic episodes along with psychosis in which it is difficult to differentiate between reality and what is not real are called mania and the person being diagnosed with Bipolar I.

6 ways to calm Anxiety

• Take some deep breaths
• Go for a walk
• Muscles relaxation
• Relax by visualizing
• 54321 anxiety exercise (Equal Breathing)
•  Yogic breathing pranayama

5 steps to get rid of anxiety attacks.

• Calm your body
• Talk it out
• Professional help
• Be patient
• Be positive

Top Following 2 reason is a major risk factor for developing a social anxiety disorder.

• People with social anxiety disorder have an intense fear of social interactions with people.
• They typically fear the thought of social humiliation and worry about judgment by others.

There are 10 Types Of Anxiety Disorder.

1. Agoraphobia
2. Generalized anxiety disorder
3. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
4. Phobia
5. Panic disorder
6. Post-traumatic stress disorder
7. Selective mutism
8. Separation anxiety
9. Social anxiety disorder
10. Specific Phobias

• Anxiety Disorders are having a sense of feeling dread or fearing the worst.
• Feel like the world is spinning up or slowing down.
• Feeling like other people can see you anxious and are looking at you.