my sister has depression and does impulsive things , like sexual, and not thinki!
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out,DR.s says bi-polar, i say no, what do ya think?
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Keep in mind that diagnosable mental illnesses usually come in bundles. Very rarely will a person be bi-polar and not have a form of social adjustment disorder as well. Likewise, depression NOS ("not-otherwise-specified") goes hand in hand with lots of imbalances.
But someone acting out sexually can also be a subconscious reaction to trauma, especially to abuse. Or, it can be related to the manic phase of Bi/Po. Look into "borderline personality disorder," as well. Borderlines almost always act out sexually, placing themselves into situtation where they are likely to be preyed upon, and then react strongly to their own victimization.
Hope it helps!
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BIPOLAR disorder can make you do those things.. my son is bi-polar and he is VERY impulsive.
its a big possiblity, she needs to be on medication to control this ptoblem
hmm I don't think that proves she is bipolar. It could just be her trying to reach out. She gets depressed and feels she needs to be with someone to feel loved maybe. Or maybe it is a more of attention thing. She is the center of attention and feel important?
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haha.you don't want to know
what do u mean like sexual
she aint bipolar, shes jus horny. lol. j/k. but i have somewhat of the same problem, and im not bipolar. since u said ur sister is depressed, maybe she just needs attention from someone and feels that she can find it sexually, rather than looking for the attention in other places.
The best way to find out is to see a psychologist. That certainly sounds like it could be one of the Bi-Polar disorders, but she needs a formal assessment. It's very treatable with mood stabilizers and/or therapy.
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I'm bipolar and those are pretty classic symptoms. It doesn't guarantee that she's bipolar though. If she's on a mood stabilizer or anti-convulsant then those symptoms will go away. That doesn't mean she won't still be bipolar, it just means the symptoms go away. Best thing I can say is, tell her to stay on her meds even if she is feeling better.
Have you ever considered someone might have sexual hurt your sister. My sister acts just like you say your does and that is the reason why. Maybe you and her need to have serious talk- see if something is eating at her ya know.
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Been down that road
I understand your concern for your sister. If you know for a fact that she is not abusing drugs, then you may be absolutely right about her depression. I have three things that have
gotten me through times when I've been depressed, and
they're all gentle solutions that I think you will feel comfortable talking about with your sister (without recommending drugs or untested herbal remedies).
1 - The first is what Freud calls the "talking cure".
He insists that it must be performed by a
psychoanalyst who you are paying for, but actually
I've performed it by writing in a diary. The key is to
be very honest, and try to find connections that you
might otherwise be supressing, because these are the
areas that need work. For example, what's the first
thing that pops into your mind when you think of
"depression"? If the answer is "flying a kite", then
follow the chain. What do you think of when you
think of "kite" and "flying". You'll be surprised
how quickly this takes you right down to an event in
your childhood or an unresolved conflict that might
have happened a year ago.
2 - Looking for lies. A chair cannot make you
depressed. A lampshade cannot make you depressed. Only
another person can make you depressed. I believe it is
because a chair and a lampshade cannot lie. Only a
person can lie. Depression, it seems to me, comes from
believing a lie. That conflict (between reality and
the lie) takes up so much mental energy to maintain,
it drains you as a whole. You may find, after using
technique #1, that it leads to you to this conclusion
#2. For example, after free associating your way to an
event, you might find that it was when someone told
you that you weren't worth a hill of beans. The
problem is not that they insulted you, the problem is
that you believed the lie. Beware, giving up on a lie
that we've believed in for a long time is tougher than
it sounds.
3 - This one is going to sound goofy, especially after
wading in deeply with the other two techniques. Get
some light to shine on the cells in the back of your
eyes. Go outside for an extended period of time
without sunglasses (no need to stare at the sun or a
light-bulb, indirect light will do). Use one of those
gentle light therapy products like www.everlyte.com .
Take a trip on a sailboat. Spend a few hours in open
fields on sunny days. It's those cells in the eyes
that produce much of the chemical that pills and
herbal remedies seek to replace, but the cells in the
eyes put the chemicals where they are needed, in your
brain, and not in your stomach and everywhere else.
This third technique will help you with the other two,
allowing you to think clearly, and get out from being
stuck in a loop.
I hope this "whole-istic" answer is as helpful to you
as it has been to me over the years. A gentle look at
the whole picture is often better than a sledgehammer
to just one piece of the problem.
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