Today is World Bipolar Day. Bipolar Disorder is a mental disorder and not to be confused with mood swings. As with other mental disorders there are quite a few myths surrounding the disease
Here are some quick facts on debunking the myths regarding Bipolar Disorder:
#1 Bipolar is more than just ups and downs or high and low feelings.
#2 Bipolar is certainly not the same as being moody
#3 People challenged with Bipolar Disorder are not necessarily violent
#4 Bipolar disorder is not the same as Borderline Personality Disorder
And here are some famous people who possibly were challenged with Bipolar Disorder but left an inedible ink in the anals of History:
Zoe met Eze (Chuck) in the 14th year of what turned out to be an 18 year ‘journey’ with mental illness. They got married less than a year of meeting with Zoe fully knowing Chuck had a diagnosis of mental illness. In the 18th year, Chuck defied the odds of mental illness. A consultant psychiatrist signed him off the mental health system with a bill of NO MENTAL ILLNESS. The consultant was so amazed by Chuck’s astonishing recovery that he even questioned how Chuck was diagnosed with mental illness all those years before, in the first place! Today Chuck is free from medication, its dependency and hospitalizations. Zoe’s award nominated book, DEFYING THE ODDS, chronicles the highs and ‘lows’ of this journey. Zoe, often writing from the standpoint of a caregiver, clearly understands that mental illness does not only affect an individual challenged with the disease, but also families, marriages and society as a whole.
