The term MANIC DEPRESSION was used for many years to describe the mental and emotional rollercoaster of this mental illness characterized by extreme feelings of grandiose highs and deep depressive lows. From someone who has suffered with this condition for over 40 years, I would say this is a most accurate description of the malady. It is not a joke or something beneficial but a destructive series of episodes that ruins your life and puts you and others in danger through the impulsive acts you feel drawn to doing and the wild moods that prevail both in highs and lows .
BIPOLAR DISORDER is a term substituted for MANIC DEPRESSION because people felt MANIC DEPRESSION carried the stigma associated with the word MANIAC, but BIPOLAR DISORDER is a term that confuses most people into thinking it refers to two people from POLAND that are bisexual or POLAR BEARS that are confused about their sexuality. As for stigma, tell your friends, coworkers and your boss that you have been diagnosed with a MENTAL illness and you will soon be friendless and without a job. The stigma remains. The best excuse why you were climbing a light pole on your lunch break is that you had too much to drink. Everybody understands drunks and alcoholics. Nobody understands the mentally ill unless it is CRAZY SAVINGS at the automobile dealership. Substitute CANCER DAY or HEART ATTACK Day SALE and people will get hurt and offended, but it is still okay to mock and torment the mentally ill by belittling their condition and suffering. Our PRESIDENT calls people crazy all the time to mock and demean them even though he appears a bit looney himself. It is a vicious circle.
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