Black Relationships : Major Depressive Disorder

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), is characterized by a severely depressed mood that persists for at least two weeks. Major Depressive Disorder is specified as either "a single episode" or "recurrent"; periods of depression may occur as discrete events or recur over the lifespan. Episodes of major or clinical depression may be further divided into mild, major or severe. ....

Eh....Many people, men and women, have experienced Depression at some point in their lives, to greater or lesser degrees.

......However, it is important to recognize Depression for what it is and to combat it with positive treatment so that it won't fester and become debilitating and destructive in one's life. ...

this indicates a lack of understanding of what depression is actualy about.
depression is not a thing that you shake with ice cream.
it is a serious illness.

i have suffered from depression much of my life.
black people need to take depression seriously.

No, "lack of understanding," Bro. James....When I mentioned "ice cream," I was referencing a "MILD" bout of depression.....a "pity party" within a "single episode."

I'm glad to know that you have battled this in a "proactive" manner.

And, yes, Black people need to take Depression and also mental illness seriously.
 
Black people need to take Depression and also mental illness seriously.

it is my theory that much of the behavior that we see that leads us to say "negroes ain't no good" is actually undiagnosed and un treated mental illness.
post traumatic slavery syndrome, stockholm syndrome, these are real to me.
many a black person has been driven insane. then we ridicule them.

if more black people had a liberal arts education which included basic psychological theory we would be much better off.
 
...Where the patient has already had an episode of mania or markedly elevated mood, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (also called bipolar affective disorder) is usually made instead of MDD; depression without periods of elation or mania is therefore sometimes referred to as unipolar depression because the mood remains on one pole. ....

Bipolar 2:

... Bipolar II is similar to bipolar I disorder, with moods cycling between high and low over time.
However, in bipolar II disorder, the "up" moods never reach full-on mania. The less-intense elevated moods in bipolar II disorder are called hypomanic episodes, or hypomania.
A person affected by bipolar II disorder has had at least one hypomanic episode in life. Most people with bipolar II disorder also suffer from episodes of depression. This is where the term "manic depression" comes from.
In between episodes of hypomania and depression, many people with bipolar II disorder live normal lives....

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What Are the Symptoms of Bipolar II Disorder?

During a hypomanic episode, elevated mood can manifest itself as either euphoria (feeling "high") or as irritability.
Symptoms during hypomanic episodes include:
  • Flying suddenly from one idea to the next
  • Rapid, "pressured," and loud speech
  • Increased energy, with hyperactivity and a decreased need for sleep
People experiencing hypomanic episodes are often quite pleasant to be around. They can often seem like the "life of the party" -- making jokes, taking an intense interest in other people and activities, and infecting others with their positive mood.
What's so bad about that, you might ask? Hypomania can also lead to erratic and unhealthy behavior. People in hypomanic episodes might spend money they don't have, seek out sex with people they normally wouldn't, and engage in other impulsive or risky behaviors.
Also, the vast majority of people with bipolar II disorder experience significant depressive episodes. These can occur soon after hypomania subsides, or much later. Some people cycle back and forth between hypomania and depression, while others have long periods of normal mood in between episodes.
Untreated, an episode of hypomania can last anywhere from a few days to several months. Most commonly, symptoms continue for a few weeks to a few months.
Depressive episodes in bipolar II disorder are similar to "regular" clinical depression, with depressed mood, loss of pleasure, low energy and activity, feelings of guilt or worthlessness, and thoughts of suicide. Depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder can last weeks, months, or rarely years....

.... http://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/guide/bipolar-2-disorder
 
Bipolar II


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  1. A distinct period of persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, lasting throughout at least 4 days, that is clearly different from the usual nondepressed mood.
  2. During the period of mood disturbance, three (or more) of the following symptoms have persisted (four if the mood is only irritable) and have been present to a significant degree:
    1. inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
    2. decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep)
    3. more talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking
    4. flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing
    5. distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli)
    6. increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation
    7. excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., the person engages in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments)
  3. The episode is associated with an unequivocal change in functioning that is uncharacteristic of the person when not symptomatic.
  4. The disturbance in mood and the change in functioning are observable by others.
  5. The episode is not severe enough to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning, or to necessitate hospitalization, and there are no psychotic features.
  6. ....
http://morgalis.com/bipolar/bp2.htm
 
Bi Polar Mood Disorder: A Profile

Paul J. Hannig, Ph.D., MFCC



Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a mental illness involving episodes of serious mania and depression. These episodes swing from overly “high” and irritable (manic) to sad and hopeless (depression) and then back again, with periods of normal moods in between. Bipolar disorder typically begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life. It is often not recognized as an illness, and people who have it may suffer needlessly for year or even decades. Medication is sometimes necessary to help stabilize the varying mood swings...

....Narcissistic over-involvement with the self may make the polar person insensitive and unresponsive to the needs of others. All attention is centered around the excessive ruminations of the bipolar person's struggle with others....

http://www.nvo.com/psych_help/bipolarmooddisorder/
 

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