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Do You Need Online Therapy for BPD (Bipolar Personality Disorder)?

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Bipolar personality disorder is a difficult ailment to live with. It can impact your relationships, professional life, and even your day-to-day activities. Also called bipolar disorder or manic depression, this mental illness can cause severe mood swings that range between different extremes like severe rage to extreme emotional highs. Patients often have very little control over these mood shifts and are unaware of the triggers that may cause problems. Regular online therapy for BPD is one of the best ways to manage the symptoms and lead to a better quality of life.

Why are the Signs of Bipolar Disorder?

There are different types of bipolar disorders and related ailments. A psychologist will first ask you a few questions to determine what kind of disorder you may have. While the disorder can manifest at any age, it often occurs in teenagers and people in their 20s. The condition requires lifelong treatment and regular therapy. Here’s a look at some of the biggest signs of bipolar personality disorder:

  • Mania – Mania and hypomania are some of the biggest signs of bipolar disorder. Mania and hypomania are two distinctive states or episodes. Severe episodes can lead to psychosis or a complete break from reality. The signs include excessive cheerfulness and jumpiness, increased self-confidence to the point of recklessness, increased activity or restlessness, distraction, etc.
  • Major Depression – Many bipolar disorder patients experience severe depression between manic episodes. That includes feeling empty, sad, purposeless, extreme weight fluctuations, fatigue, indecisiveness, thoughts of suicide, and more.
  • Anxiety – Many patients with bipolar disorder also experience anxious distress, panic, and uncertainty at levels that are unmanageable and can have a big impact on their quality of life. They cycle rapidly between different moods when affected by anxiety or stressful situations.

If you experience any of these symptoms, it is a good idea to visit your local psychologist or book a session online with platforms like eTherapy Pro. Bipolar personality disorder can worsen and become more unmanageable with age.

What’s Included in the Treatment?

The treatment can vary depending on the strength and severity of the disorder. Some doctors may prescribe pharmaceutical drugs to manage the symptoms while others may recommend regular online therapy for BPD. In most cases, the diagnosis involves a thorough examination to ensure there are no external or unrelated factors causing bipolar disorder. Some diseases or medicines can have symptoms or side effects that seem like bipolar disorder.

Once you have an official diagnosis, you can attend therapy to help identify triggers, avoid them, manage them, and come up with coping mechanisms to maintain a good quality of life. Regular therapy and medication are essential even when the symptoms subside and you feel better. A bipolar personality disorder is often a life-long condition and stopping treatment in the middle can cause the symptoms to resurface.

If you want to know more about bipolar personality disorder or wish to attend therapy? At eTherapy Pro, we can connect you to many experts in the field and help you manage the ailment through consistent therapy. The first few days are free so you can easily test the service to see if it is suitable for you.
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Understanding Acute Stress Disorder: Symptoms and Diagnosis

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Acute stress disorder (ASD) is an anxiety disorder, and more specifically a trauma and stressor related disorder, where the person has suffered a trauma, or witnessed a trauma, and certain symptoms follow. The disorder may sound very similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD), and some argue that ASD is a precursor to PTSD, as they are very similar. The differences include ASD having solely anxiety and fear-based symptoms, while PTSD has some symptoms that are not normally associated with anxiety. For an ASD diagnosis, the symptoms must occur anywhere from three days after the traumatic event, to one month later.

Acute stress disorder symptoms can include:

  • A subjective sense of numbing, detachment, or absence of emotional responsiveness
  • A reduction in awareness of his or her surroundings (i.e., “being in a daze”)
  • Derealization
  • Depersonalization
  • Dissociative amnesia (i.e., inability to recall an important aspect of the trauma)

While it is easy to see what causes acute stress disorder, it is harder to determine who will develop this anxiety disorder. The stressful event is obvious, but many people are able to cope with trauma without developing ongoing symptoms. What is known is that people with other mental health conditions seem to be more vulnerable to developing ASD. Also, having had a history of trauma and stress, and an avoidant coping style are shown to be connected to developing ASD and PTSD. An avoidant coping style means that a person attempts to bury their problems rather than address them.

One thing that is known to help people cope with trauma and stress is a psychological debriefing, following the stressful event. A psychological debriefing is often very helpful in preventing the development of any further mental health problems after a trauma. A debriefing is a structured group session, where everyone involved in the trauma talk about what they saw and experienced, their reactions, and receive some basic education on what is normal coping and what is potential problematic coping. Preventative interventions are frequently seen as the intervention of choice after a traumatic event.

There is also treatment available for people who have already been diagnosed with ASD. Cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness interventions have been shown to help treat anxiety disorders. Medication is available to help treat some of the symptoms of the disorder, and education of appropriate, and helpful ways to cope with an anxiety disorder.

Being a part of a life-threatening trauma can be hard enough, but sometimes it’s the after effects that are most painful. If this sounds like you or someone you care about, please reach out for help. The sooner you get the help you deserve, the easier it will be to overcome the symptoms.

 

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