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　　标题：6ThingsYouProbablyDon’tKnowAboutBipolarDisorder
　　source：psychcentral丨byJeniseHarmon
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　　AccordingtoNAMI（theNationalAllianceonMentalIllness）morethan10millionpeoplehavebipolardisorder。
　　Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit？
　　Ifyou’relikemostpeople，youprobablyassumethatyouhaveabasicideaofwhatthediseaseisabout。You’veseenorreadaboutcelebritieswhohaveacknowledgedtheirillness。
　　SomeofyoumayknowthatDemiLovatolearnedin2010thatsheisbipolar。Ms。Lovatoalsohasstruggledwithaneatingdisorder，depression，disordersthatoftengohandinhandwithbipolardisorder。CarrieFisher，whoplayedPrincessLeiaintheoriginalStarWars，struggledwithdrugsandalcoholforyearsbeforeshelearnedthatsheisbipolar。JeanClaudeVanDammehasrevealedthathehasbipolardiseaseandnotedthatitisundercontrolbecauseofmedication。CatherineZetaJonesrevealedin2011thatshehasbipolarII。
　　Forallthepublicitysurroundingthedisorder，therearemanyfactsthataresimplynotknown。HerearethetopsixthatI’venoticedasatherapist。
　　FICTION：Whenpeoplewithbipolardiseasearemanic，theyarealwayshappyandenergetic。FACT：Maniacanoftencomeoutlookinglikeangerandrage，orbeingirritatedandedgy。I’vehadclientsdescribetheirmaniaaspainful，feelingoutofcontrol，orreelingwithemotion。Maniacanruinrelationships。It’slikearunawaytrainthatthreatensaperson’swork，family，andlivelihood。
　　FICTION：Bipolardisorderconsistsoftwostates：manicanddepressed，andpeoplegobetweenthesetwostateswithoutabreak。FACT：WithbothbipolarIandbipolarII，thereisamiddlespacewhereapersonisnotmanichypomanicandnotdepressed。Somepeoplewillswitchrapidlyfrommanictodepressedandbacktomanic，whileotherscangofromoneextremetoamoremiddle，healthierstate。
　　FICTION：Bipolardiseasecauseseveryone’smoodstoswitchdramaticallythroughouttheday。FACT：Therealityisthatsomepeoplestaydepressedormanichypomanicformonths，ifnotayearormore。Thisisonereasonthatbipolardiseaseisoftenmissedforyearsandpeoplearemisdiagnosedashavingmajordepressivedisorder。
　　FICTION：Theonlyimportantpartsoftreatmentaremedicationandpsychotherapy。FACT：Medicationandpsychotherapyarebothveryimportantpartsoftreatingthosewithbipolardisorder。However，thereisamisconceptionthatthesearetheonlypartsoftreatment，whichdevaluestheimportanceofthingssuchasdietandexercise。Thetruthisthatmanysymptomsofbipolardisordercanbehelpedorminimizedbyeatinghealthyandgettingexercise。http：www。webmd。combipolardisorderfeatures8mythsaboutbipolardisorder？page4
　　FICTION：It’simpossibletoliveahappy，normallifewithbipolardisease。FACT：Peoplewhoarediagnosedwithbipolardisordercanhavewonderfulrelationshipsandahappy，fulfillinglife。Whatiscrucialisidentifyingthatapersonhasthediseaseandfindingatreatmentortreatmentsthatwork。Treatmentcouldinvolvemoodstabilizers，examininglifestylecomponentssuchasbuildingorrebuildingrelationships，diet，exercise，andstressreduction。
　　FICTION：Bipolardisorderconsistsoftwomoodsdepressedandmanic。FACT：Bipolardisordercomesintwocategories：BipolarIandBipolarII。BipolarIiswhatmostpeoplethinkofwhentheyhearthewordbipolar。BipolarIhasmaniaasoneofitscriteria。Thismaniaissevereenoughtocauseseriousproblemsinthelifeofthepersonwhohasit。Whensomeoneismanic，theymaydothingsthatendupbeingharmful，suchasriskysexualbehavior，repeatedlyspendingmuchtoomuchmoneyonitemsthatarenotneededorcostmorethanthepersoncanafford。BipolarIIconsistsofhypomaniaanddepression。Hypomaniaisthestatewhereaperson’smoodfluctuatesgreatly，butitisnotsevereenoughthattheirlivesaredrasticallydisrupted。
　　Thereisagreatdealthatwedon’tknowaboutbipolardisorder，buttherearesomeveryeffectivetreatments，andresearchcontinuestofindnewermedicationsandtreatmentstohelp。Thereishopeoutthere。