Case study clinical example: Session with a client with Bipolar Disorder (fluctuations in mood)

Maybe he has the slow MEt/Met COMT and coffee and ADHD medication is increasing his already high dopamine making it to high

So I’m confused. Mania doesn’t require stimulants to stay awake? This sounds like typical behavior when someone takes Ritalin, cocaine, mdma. He indicated that he had to drink caffeine to stay awake. It is not a manic episode if it is drug induced. And the chain of events sound like that was the case.

My bipolar wife would get seriously manic, quickly, just by eating chocolate or drinking hot chocolate. It was a major trigger.
Social situations would start her off as well.

I hope Tom is better and feeling ok. Just want hug him and listen to him talk, i really like this guy. Hugs from turtle.

I dig this video style. If you ever need an adult with bipolar to talk about something particular I'm always down lol. Well, except when im down. You know what im saying lol.

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The patient describes experiences that describe manic symptoms, but during this interview are you able to say as he is talking his mood fluctuates? He sometimes appears depressed when talking about not doing well in his classes, but I don't know if he exhibited elevated mood during other moments of the interview. Would anyone else describe his mood as labile?

What do you all think?

Right before my official diagnosis i stopped going to hospitals. Because there is nothing wrong with being born different so why should i let my workplace or college treat me less than a person. I got to learn my personal emotions and behaviors and to recognize the difference between others. Learning communication and behaviors of others allows me to be extroverted in a healthy way and to be able to be introverted (i say im tired or im relaxing, which i do take self care days for my body to rest). I love me and i would never change myself. After becoming so self aware i helped my depression and anxiety. Now i can help others with similar brains. With the increase in drug abuse, its good to understand this if your willing to help when theres a need because these people damage their minds and have to go the similar or worse things. Ive been able to teach others about mental health to help poverty communities, addicts, and gang members with trauma. Its cool being different, i would not trade it for the world. The energy also helps at work when we're under pressure to be quick lol or if i want to redecorate my whole room, OR jam to nice music 😂 Sometimes, only sometimes my peers will see my bipolarness shine and i will fully embrace it in my personality humor and they end up going along 😂😂😂

You speak too much with your thick accent, you should try fugging rapping

I’m bipolar and I can relate to this

It’s so sad when depression and other mental disorder resurfaces. And in my experience every time the disease seemed to get worse to the point you loose that loved one.

not to judge physical appearance of this kind young man, this is super innocent curious question.
Do people with brain or mental disability have face similar to this guy?
I come from different ethnic background but his facial expressions and structure is so similar to my family member with bipolar.

it’s this melting, depressed long face

I have bpd this is ACTING.. TAKING THE FUCKING PISS!! LOOK AT HIS EYE CONTACT,BRIGHTNESS!!FUCKUNG DISCTUSTED I AM

I am 100% sure there are real people with real Bipolar disorder but the medical world has soooo abused this diagnosis that I could no longer take it seriously. They use this diagnosis as a way of getting people with addiction issues into the system as dual diagnosed so they can get more services thereby diluting any credibility that actual sufferers have.

Great actor bc I had to read the comments to find out it wasn't a real session

He doesn't talk fast enough.

Wow this actor is amazing I thought he was actually Tom until I went to the comments bravo

I wonder how many people are just acting out their mania, dysphoria and acatysia that are common side effects of SSRI drugs, and then are labeled bipolar and are given more drugs, like mood stabilizers. In modern era of SSRI and SNRI drugs given to treat depression and anxiety in people, bipolar diagnosis skyrocketed. Are we more sick, or are we more medicating are misery, which is causing more misery and are giving up our power to psychiatry?

I actually know the answers, but hope more people would ask themselves this questions and look for answers, rather than believing psychiatry.