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		<title>Bipolar Disorder Forum: What is Bipolar? - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>I'm new here, and was wondering what bipolar is? My friends think I am bipolar. If you could help me I would greatly appreciate it. My moods...</description>
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			<title>Comment by mjv</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It's part biological, part physological and part social 
  
 Basically normal people have moods which go up and down.  People can be moody.  Sometimes the mood of the person goes to extreme highs and dangerous lows.  The person has no control over the mood and needs medication to stabilise the mood.  ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 12:04:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by dancingd</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mood changes ,don't neccessaraly mean you are bipolar. 
 And ,please,don't be too fast on jumping on the bipolar wagon. 
  
 If ,in fact you are bipolar,go to your family Dr..get a referal to a proffessional Phyciatrist,and get a through Phyc evaluation. 
  
 If you are bipolar,you will want to start tre...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 12:30:58 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by lostinlincoln</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Google bipolar (BP) and see if you can find the DSM IV list of symptoms... then, as dd said, get a referral to a psychiatrist who can help diagnose you... 
  
 it is true, BP is a complex brain and mood disorder and mood swings in and of themselves are not necessarily indicative of BP]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 12:37:12 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Syroness</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Bipolar Disorder is very complex but basically it is a bio chemical imbalance in the brain. They have recently discoverd that it  also actually causes brain damage.  
 I would not wish bpd on my worst enemy. It is life altering, stigmatized, and life threatening.  There's nothing glamourous about it....]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 13:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Emotion967</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[go to<a href="http://www.wikipedia.org" title="http://www.wikipedia.org" target="_blank"> www.wikipedia.org</a>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 13:32:47 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by look2sky</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is from the front page of DS... 
  
 What is Bipolar? 
  
 Rather than a single disorder, bipolar disorder is a category of mood disorders marked by one or more periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria. People who experience these manic episodes often experience bouts of clinical depression. ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 13:42:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Dolphinsforever</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[wow. Thank you soooo much for helping me. I will def look up those websites. also thank you for all the info.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:22:18 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by granna205</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[my daughter was just diagnosed with BP... she is 20 and tinking back I have seen the signs form about 10 on... for her she is very depressed all the time...except for an all the sudden for no reason hi... she will be so happy, up beat, going a mile a min. then a quickly as changiong the channel on t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:58:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mkbrn</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Looking up the info is a good start but the professional psych evaluation and possible diagnosis is the most important thing. It could be the beginning of you getting on the road to improved health if that is actually what is diagnosed.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:06:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Dolphinsforever</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[hey granna205 you just described me perfectly. I snap back and forth pretty quick. Thank you for sharing that. It certainly helped. Thank you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:56:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by tcoburn</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Also, another thing to keep in mind honey, is that Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis can cause chemical imbalances in the brain similar to what the others here have described.  Usually GI's don't treat it though,  they usually send us for psychiatric exams for that, but the elevated immune system that c...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:26:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by stephinatlanta</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I did a post on what it is to me feeling wise. Everyone gave so much informative advice on the DR."s version I tried to give my own version. I <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Hope">hope</a> it helps.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:35:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Dolphinsforever</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[thank you for the info. I didn't know that. hey, stephinatlanta which post was that?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:41:51 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Bradley310</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bipolar_Disorder/forum/3309590-bipolar/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm a little uncomfortable when people are referred to the DSM.  As a therapist told me long ago, "If you start looking in there then you'll start thinking you have everything in it."  even my pdoc said it's funny that when people become residents they start thinking they have every disease. 
  
 It's...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 01:05:31 +0100</pubDate>
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