What does bipolar feel like

[tiger96]

I believe my 11 yr old son is bipolar. He says and does horrible hurtful things every day. After a "melt down" he cries and tells us he can't control himself. Please help me to understand what he is going through, as he is too young to verbalize it.

[Crystlas]

Your post scares me.  Why would you use drugs to throw your chemical imbalance worse than it already is?  Also, I never knew violence was part of bipolar illness.  I guess everyones moods fluctuate differently.  Can you not get on the right medications and take care of yourself so you do not have to use drugs?  From other bipolars I have talked to it makes it alot worse.  I only smoked pot and gave it up as soon as I was diagnosed!  

[chelle0]

MY SON IS 9 AND WSA DX 1 YR AGO AND HE HAS A VERY HARD TIME AND ALSO CAN NOT CONTROL HIMSELF. AFTER A MELTDOWN HE DOES NOT REMEMBER ALL THE HORRIBLE THINGS HE HAS DONE LIKE THIS MORNING HE ASKED HOW COME I HAVE SO MANY BRUSES ON MY ARM I HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT HE DID THEM IN A FIT I HAVE TWO BIG BRUSES FROM HITS ADN 6 BITE MARKS ON ONE ARM AND HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THEM. AND I KNOW HE FEELS BAD BUT HE HAS NO REMORSE BECAUSE HE DONT REMEMBER DOING IT. IM SURE THAT YOU FEEL BAD YOURSELF AND DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO I DONE KNOW WHAT TO DO EITHER BUT JUST BE THEIR AND LOVE HIM. NEVER GIVE UP ITS A LIFE LONG BATTLE AND HE WILL NEED ALL UR SUPPORT AND LOVE .

ITS GETS HARD AND I STILL DONT UNDERSTAND EVERYTHIGN BUT HAVE LEARNED TO DEAL WITH IT. AS A MOTHER IT BREAKS MY HEART JSUT FOR MY SON TO GO THREW IT AND WHEN I GET ON HERE AND READ ALL OF THESE PPL THAT POST THEIR EVERYDAY FEELINGS MY HEART BREAKS FOR ALL.

JUST DO EVERYTHING THAT THE DOCS TELL YOU TO AND LISTEN TO THESE PPL WHO LIVE WITH THE EVERYDAY STRUGGLE THEY KNOW HOW IT FEELS

GOOD LUCK

[cheeklollipop]

As a child i believd everyone was against me one second id be loving whating cuddles from my mother the next i would hate her hate her enough to hurt her, i always use to hit my mum without a care in the world i even chased my sister around the house with a knife and if i caught her i would of killed her, i remember holding my head pulling on my hair and screaming because my head never stopped rushing around i always felt like i dont belong anywhere and no one understood anything the way i did so i turned to drugs it was the only time i felt happy, and calm the only time i felt incontrol of my head.

[Crystlas]

Bipolar feels like being out of control and having no choice in the matter.  It sucks.  The only way to find out if your child is bipolar is to have him evaluated by a psychologist that studies the disorder.  Then, if he is indeed bipolar, find a good psychiatrist to get him on the proper medication.  I was diagnosed a year ago January after battling it all my life w/o knowing what in the world was wrong with me.  After a three month manic phase I finally got an evaluation and they figured out that I am indeed BP.  I remember when I was young and would jump from being very hyper and talkative to being moody and sad.  That was my beginning stages.  It gradually got worse over the years and I was diagnosed with un-polar depression to begin with.  Then finally my mania got bad enough that the doctors recognized it as bipolar.  Hope this helps.  Take care.