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Originally posted by Raven@Feb 11 2005, 01:36 PM
Anthony....Being slightly manic and bi polar is like being a little bit pregnant.....You either have it or you don't. You can have some personality traits that lead you to some manic behaviours; but, you're not bi polar unless you are.
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not necessarily true, Raven.. you can be manic, or depressive, or both, to varying degrees... Bi-Polar disorder can come in varying degrees.. from the slow to fast cycling bipolars.. depending on how fast you switch from highs to lows.. also, the length of your mani and depression are factors too.. are you so depressed you dont get out of bed and have suicidal thoughts, or so manic you have homicidal or irrational thoughts.. sever manic episodes can even trigger schizophrenic breaks.. leading to much more dangerous disorders..
heres a good definition of bipolar disorder from wikopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder