because alot of people with bipolar are going to be unstable, and unstable tends to mean some sort of violence erupting from it whether direct or not

what?

being bipolar doesn't mean you tend to be violent or cause violence

i am not sure what you're saying

He's saying instability is associated with violence, so people think bipolar people are violent because they're unstable.

i concur

from all my experience bipolar=manic depression, and instability and outbursts are more prone,without those it should be a different form of depression

personally i was exposed to extremes tho in a mental hospital, and the most unstable and violent patients were the ones with bipolar

and alot of the times bipolar was treated the same way as people with unstable rage outbursts, and thats just the nature of manic depression, the desensitization of depression and the instability of mania

bipolar II exists

don't equate bipolar to violence tho

bipolar II is depression and hypomania

bipolar 2...

and mania in bipolar I can be expressed in many different forms. some of them are increased irritation or aggression, others are very high energy and feeling good

also if you're in a mental hospital it's probably not a good place to get a read on the average person with a disorder

yeah

but really

bipolar 2

not some wierd name for higher levels of instability

i don't even know why we're talking about this because this isn't relevant to any of the points I was trying to make

unstable - yes, if it's not being treated. violent - no, not a helpful generalization to make

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well alot of the patients just go in for a week to test out a new medication to make sure they are safe

well im not saying its inherintly violent

but violent outbursts would be something that seperate it form generic depression

manic depression, highs and lows

outbursts are kinda different tho

depressed people can have outbursts

bipolar is marked more by week + long periods of mood changes

violent outbursts aren't something that make it separate from depression bc you can be depressed & have violent outbursts

well its gonna be more common in bipolar

imo instability of some level is the mark of bipolar

its not an opinion piece

but ok

well if they can both be marked by outbursts of some sort than whats the difference?

the lines shouldnt be that blurred

long periods of mania and depression, or hypomania and depression

these periods are marked by big changes in mood, energy levels, and activity levels, and last from 4 days to months

simplified "instability"

referring to it as "instability" implies shorter, more sudden changes

someone with bipolar may have 2 weeks of mania where they're extremely productive and energetic, but unable to sleep, and then may have 2 months of depression