ANOSOGNOSIA: Signs, Symptoms, Causes (Bipolar Disorder & Denial)
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
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Denial and Bipolar Disorder go hand-in-hand. To the dismay of my family and friends, I lived in stubborn denial for years. I'm sure many of you found this video because you have a loved one in denial. But what happens when someone you care about isn't even aware that they have Bipolar Disorder? I'm not just talking about someone denying their diagnosis... I mean their brain literally won't allow them to see the fact that they are mentally ill.
Up to 40% - of people with Bipolar Disorder... (40 PERCENT) are living with a very intense condition known as “Anosognosia.” Some may call this the ULTIMATE form of “denial,” but it's actually not denial at all.
I'll explain a LOT more in this video - from Polar Warriors...
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I'll be in a light version of denial for the rest of my life. I know I'm sick, I'm being treated, I'm taking pills, but there's always a crumb of doubt in me. My family is in denial, but I'm glad I got a diagnosis, so now I know why I behaved the way I did. Great video, thanks.
After my diagnosis, I could recognize the depression but had a lot of trouble knowing when I was hypomanic. I mentioned this to four of my friends as we were driving out to dinner one night and told them I just don't know if I experienced hypomania. In unison, they all said, "Oh, yes, you DO!" and proceeded to give specific examples. Good friends! It really helped me to hear their comments!
Please just continue getting treatment. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.
I'm so glad I don't have Anosognosia so I take meds regularly and can be treated properly. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder for almost a year, although I have been ill for 20 years. I've noticed a significant improvement in my well-being recently, so I'm very happy and full of hope for a better life :D
Greetings from Poland
I have rapid cycling schizoaffective disorder so my meds are constantly changing. It makes it hard physically bc I get adjusted and then taken off. I'm glad I'm like you and are willing to understand I have a problem and work with what Dr's thinks is best.
It was just confirmed that I am bipolar yesterday. It took a lot of research to realize that something was wrong with me, and that not everyone doesn't experience moods to the extremes that I do. But I'm finding it a lot more relieving to just be accepting of it and to own it instead of letting it weigh on me.
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Embrace the energy & slopes with positivity. Stay healthy, mate.
Thank you very much for the informative video. Anosognosia, when present, makes treating bipolar disorder very challenging. My sister had bipolar disorder and anosognosia and repeatedly refused treatment over the years. We just couldn''t convince her to get help. She ended up taking her own life. It's so hard to think each day that her life might very well have been saved by medication that costs about $9 a month. Videos like yours help get the word out. This is very hard to write
Thank you so much for sharing your story 🙏
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I'm sorry for your loss. Bless you angel
💔I’m so sorry. I lost my sister and mother that were both ill too
I am so sorry. My husband's sister took her life about a year before my husband began what we THINK was his first manic episode. It's something I am on the lookout for constantly.
This would explain why when I'm on good meds, I think I don't have bipolar and don't need the meds. Great video, thank you so much!
Man....I'm really proud of you for turning the bipolar experience into a positive thing and helping so many. My girlfriend watches you extensively to learn more about my illness. She introduced me to you and I've learned so much. It's very easy to feel like we're the only ones on earth that suffer such a thing. I've found comfort in your videos and feel more of a connection to humanity by not feeling alone on this. Thank you man. God bless and good luck on future projects. Scott
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Thank you again for your research and all you do to help us with this disorder. I have never been in denial but I know some people who are and will share this. I knew I was 'different' than others when I was probably 10-11 years old but I functioned very well until I had a nervous breakdown at 49 and went for help because I couldn't sleep, and I mean for days on end. When I was younger I thought I was just a very emotional person and being a songwriter I thought that was normal. You have taught me things many doctors couldn't and I thank you because your help has kept me from failing into those long, dark deep depressions I used to experience until I found your channel a few years ago. I am a living testament to prove what you're doing really helps. How can I ever thank you enough?
Thank you for this information. My son is 45 and a single father to two. He has had reactions to most meds so just tries to "power through." On his good days he denies but when he spirals down he admits he's sick. Your channel has helped me so much.
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Another great video! It's brutal that this affects so many of us, especially since meds can be life saving.
This explains so well what my daughter is doing! Thank you for explaining this denial so clearly!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for this video. Ive been diagnosed for 15 years, meds, therapy the whole 9 yards and I'd never heard of this. Will definitely be studying up. Thanks again, very useful.
Thank you for explaining this so clearly. My 42 year old son has resisted all attempts for support and treatment, with no insight about his illness. This makes sense now.
Your channel is very helpful to me sir, thank you!
im great full for these videos you make they help me better understand what girl deals with in alot better detail than any Google search can give keep it up your catalog is amazing thank you
Girls?
Havent seen any videos from you in a while. Its good to see you again
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@@PolarWarriors Thanks, but money is tight for me atm. But I do look forward to his videos
There's a good discussion on the neurological basis for anosognosia I just saw yesterday (ask a psychiatrist channel) which was a little hard for a layperson, so I'm really glad you're talking on this. It seems impossible to reason with. That other video did convince me that it's based in actual brain function and not a psychological defense but I 'll have to watch again to understand/remember it better. He talked about stroke patients and brain region signalling.
great job
Please, a video on BPD and narcissistic personality disorder.
WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
I am so so grateful for you and your channel. My son is 41 years old and he has been having symptoms that seem to be bipolar disorder. Now that I learned about it I can see that he may have had this disorder for several years. He has blocked most of the family and is convinced that a few of us have hired a hit man to kill him. It’s so sad and we miss him. I don’t know what to do. This is just horrible.
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You might get a second opinion. My son is BiPolar 1, my cousin Schizophrenia. Dan is the later and has thought people were after him. My Bipolar son has not had that. Just keep an open mind.
It's common to have a diagnosis of bipolar 1 and be on the schizo affective spectrum as well.
I have bipolar disorder since I was 19 yo, but I never was on denial. When I was diagnosed and put on lithium I went on remission and had only an episode of mania twenty years later.
Thanks very much for this information. I have never understood why other bipolar do not get on remission. Could you dedicate a video for those, like me, that went on remission and just went to the psiquiatrist just for blood test and responsibility? I was prevented that ir could be very easy to have new episodes but I was on therapy that helped me deal with everyday problems.
By the way, I' m autistic. I knew it recently. Did you know that a 25% of bipolar people are autistic? It's an autistic comorbidity.
What would be the side effects of lithium? I had terrible side effects with meds and had to discontinue. But dealing without meds is difficult
Artistic & low on the depressive spectrum, thank Christ!
Thanks again for a great video. Makes me wonder of my uncle has this. ❤
Also, thought you may like to know, I saw ads before and after this video, not that I mind. Being on a fixed income, I have a very strict budget with very little discretionary spending power. I would love an option for one time/one month donation on your Patreon. Take care.
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@@PolarWarriors it's the remembering to cancel that is a barrier for me. With ADHD and chronic pain on top of everything, I often forget to cancel subscriptions until payments start bouncing in my account.
Added: I really love the content provided.
Thank you Rob. I fully reaise my problem.
I really appreciate you. thank you for your time and help
Excellent and informative video. Lovely setting.
Love it thanks for all your research and hard work ✌️
Bipolar cyclothymia explained:
up up up up up…….. DOWWWNNNNNNNNNN…… up up up up up up up UP UP UP UP……….. UPPPUPPUPPPP….. down. all that in a week 😭. Sometimes it happens to me in a days time.
Wow! I admire your honesty & bravery. Keep up the good fight, mate!
Same, and it’s flipping exhausting. I used to think my UP was just my normal coming thru, but once I felt those meds hit me for the first time- I realized something had been WAYYY off my entire life. I’m coming out of one of my longest lows so far since my Dx, and I’d take the up, Up, or UP over that any day.
Thank you for continuing to make your videos. I first found your channel when I was diagnosed 3 years ago. Your videos are so very helpful. Mahalo Nui Loa
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Thank you for all you do Rob. Much appreciated! 😊
You know : this illness sucks, I really hate it.
All those mood swings, it drives me crazy even I am on meds.
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Suffering without proper treatment is quite dangerous. Very informative post.
A very good explanation and very helpful, thank you.
🤔 Just stumbled on this video after being off my meds for the last 8 days. I decided to just get on with my life and try to forget my past. So far so good. I feel like I'm getting away with something I'm not supposed to for some reason. I thank all those who helped me but I'm done and I'm on my own now.
Nami is a great hotline with people to talk to if you feel alone. Sending love and healing your way!
Thank you for your videos😊 They're always very informative and helpful❤
Thank you for this video. I got diagnosed with bipolar 1 six years ago, and im currently 27. Your vidoes really help me, and i take medications seroquel 50 mg for sleep and i feel i am a lot more stable minded.
You look so good in your videos, like you got leaner :)
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Thank you, this is helpful. I vacillate between hiding it from myself and feeling like I'm just making it up.
Keep up the good work brother… we need videos like these.
Great video. Thanks for all that you do.
Good morning 🌞
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Thank you for this informative video Rob! I also appreciate your response to the questions I send you on Patreon!
Very helpful, keep it up and enlighten more people
Can dogs have issues, I think mine does. I found him abandoned. Took him in, and he has panic attacks sometimes from abuse. You guys do know that childhood trauma does play a large role in your mental illness. Sometimes pills need to be assisted with healthy human love.
This is true. In fact, it's widely believed that trauma is a primary cause of bipolar. And I think that makes sense. Every single person I know or have met that has bipolar also had childhood trauma of some kind. In my case, it was 6 years of SA from 12 to 18 years old. I've since overcome all that but the bipolar is permanent, unfortunately. 🙂
Bipolar disorder is a disruption of neurochemicals, absolutely not caused by trauma. Episodes after a trauma are commonly so severe, that they escalate to being diagnosed. Not BECAUSE of the trauma but because of the chemical shifts that occur in the brain. The milder symptoms early in bipolar, aren't usually as noticable... Or rather society accepts them: hypersexual behavior="player/slutty phase," Etc. But pyschotic mania is WAY more noticable and dangerous, and when that happens for the first time, there is a large chance of being diagnosed properly.
If anasognosia is a real illness, I want to keep it. I enjoy being in denial and I like not being aware of what's wrong with me. Definitely nothing to be ashamed of. i'm not willing to change no matter how much people try to force change on me, I don't make anyone else's feelings or concerns any of my business.
Hi @SuperMichelleDJ! Thanks for taking the time to comment. It's all about quality of life and it's a very individual experience.
Take extra good care of yourself and I hope you will continue to stop by the channel.
-Rob Whittaker, Polar Warriors
Thank you so much you give the most informative videos than anyone else even more than my own dr i wish I could have my family listen to you because they just don’t understand it at all the only person who understood me was my wonderful husband whom I lost suddenly 3 years ago
I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband. That must be incredibly painful. It's hard when you don't have others in your life who understand. I would encourage you to consider joining Rob's private community on Patreon. There is a wonderful group of supportive people on there and folks are able to relate to each other really well and offer/receive support when needed. It's a wonderful place and you also get to support Rob's amazing work with Polar Warriors, access exclusive content and contact Rob directly. I'll include the link below so you can check it out! :)
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I’m not in denial! I am just very frustrated and annoyed.
I'm so sorry to hear that Desiree! Sometimes it helps to talk to people who get it. Maybe consider joing a support group in your community or if you are interested Rob has a weekly support group for patrons only on discord. There are some things that only us bipolar folk can understand. Take care!
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great knowledge about this topic
Hi, so I know exactly what you are talking about. I went into fashion after doing some CBT because I thought that’s what I wanted but it turns out I tricked my brain into thinking that way because I just got used to the treatment. It was scary coming to terms that I had bipolar because I told myself I developed anhedonia after fashion but it was actually my brain telling me that it was hurting. Im starting to learn that there is such a thing as too much especially with bipolar. I shut my friends and family out because I want to believe I was normal. This illness is incredibly self destructive to the point where I got off my medication for a week and on the final day my brain gave out and I spiraled into psychosis I desperately tried the CBT technique on myself but it’s not safe at that stage. I eventually just had to feel all the things I forgot about due to the andognosia. It was like the whole world was screaming at me. I want to say thank you because thanks to your videos I was able to pull myself together with your meditations. It’s hard to find help when you tell yourself that you are normal.
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Thanks 👍
Thank you too!!!
Thanks!
This is so interesting!!!Thank you!
I don't think ANY of my brain has EVER worked at 100%, let alone the frontal lobe.
I have a hard time noticing I'm in a mood episode. And I will often deny that I am. It sounds ridiculous. And that can make it harder to get back on track.
It's like a total lack of awareness. And often, I'm irritated because it feels like people just don't want me to do what I want to do.
It all can get creepy when we talk about invalidating the variation of human experience but so is not knowing what's wrong in a lifetime of frustration. Not bipolar but i try to remember this when bipolar people wonder why i can't perform the miracle they wanted. My own blindsides scare me anyways.
my partner was diagnosed by his gp wifh extreme anxiety and deprression around 4 yrs he was given an antidepressant that made his IBS act up and stopped it over a yr ago. now by watching your videos i know he was misdiagnosed. He's 55 and he has episodes around every 2.5 months. this time(now)is the first time he's actually been mean. before this I'd be ghosted for over a week. now he's just angry and vicious...he's amazing when he's normal however i never know when he'll go. he can't see he needs proper treatment. i walk constantly on eggshells. I need help.
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I California I cannot even get my son into a hospital for help unless he agrees to go in. The dangerous things he has told me don’t matter. It would require a terrible event and then he’d likely be put in jail.
Thank you for sharing your story. It's important to shed light on these issues, and your experience could help others understand the challenges many families face.
-Rob
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well presented
love you Rob ! 😇
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If someone is proud of me, it hurts so much 😢
Can someone agree to thos feeling?
Wow, this was great. I had no idea.
Glad I could help!
I was on anosognosia until I watched your video. This allowed me to see the truth!
Literally my mother
Appreciate!
I hate bipolar and how we dont always know whats real and whats bipolar, i was obsessed with Moonbin and figured it was hyper fixation and stopped watching him and now he's passed away 😭 i wasn't a fan till the end because of stupid bipolar
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An issue I’m having with my partner, who has bipolar 1, is that he accepts his diagnosis and is not in denial about having bipolar. But he seems to be completely unaware of when he’s manic or that he might be going into mania. And then is in denial that it happened when he is out of mania. If I try to come to him and tell him that I see signs of mania or hypomania, he gets very angry with me and accuses me of using his illness against him. After episodes are over, unless I tell him how much he hurt me, he doesn’t seem to realize what happened and doesn’t seem to want to apologize for his bad behavior. It’s incredibly frustrating and I don’t know how to handle it anymore. It’s taking a huge toll on me and our marriage, which is another thing he seems to be unable to acknowledge.
Hi Chardee! That's for sharing about your relationship, it must be hard. If you're interested, Rob works with a lot of families and couples and hr has a support group for patrons on discord and we have some girlfriends and wives in the group. Or consider attending one in your area. Take gentle care!
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I write my bipolar off as post traumatic stress sindrome 😢
Every time I prolapse, I says its ptsd
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Wow, I didn’t know this was a thing! I do this, and I have bipolar.
Thank you. I think this may be my brother’s illness.
Thanks for this great video. However…….RUclips did make watch 2 different ads in the beginning of the video 😮😅
No way!
@@PolarWarriors oh yes! I was surprised! First one was 15 seconds long without skip option. Second one was 5 seconds long.
My brother with depression is in extreme denial of his condition. Is this common for those with depression too ?
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Thank you for this video! I may get a 2nd opinion.
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@@PolarWarriors I will! Thank you for all this important information. My son is 36 years old and he has bipolar 2 also. He is self-medicating with alcohol. I remember he used to take Wellbutrin. He hasn't talked to me in 7 years. I reach out to him on the holidays but he never responds. He did attempt suicide once when he was 17 years old. I am very proud of him though because he has become successful. He has a master's in industrial psychology.
My psychiatrist doesn't believe brain imaging is far enough along to be reliable. He has been my doc for more than 7 yrs and I trust him mostly, but I'm curious to know what your thoughts are Robert? Thank you for making these videos, I've been following for years and your stories and knowledge are helpful
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Can one have bipolar II if they don't react with mania/hypomania or increased irritability to SSRIs, haven't had psychotic episode, with the only thing being mood instability/ racing thoughts. If I had to call it, I'd say it's either cyclothymia, or ADHD, or maybe CPTSD, but obviously I can't truly evaluate myself objectively outside of just reading the same DSM checklist. Just curious of others relate.
Bipolar is characterized by depressive episodes AND elevated mood episodes (mania in Bipolar I and hypomania in Bipolar 2). You don't need to have psychotic episodes to be diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.
Seems like bipolar I mania reaches into psychosis at times for people so it's a more clear predictor. Further SSRIs switch people into mania/hypomania. My point is that BP2 is often heavily depressive and hypomania is harder to spot that mania and rarer in general leading to many being undiagnosed for a while.
Thank you.
Even though I'm a Christian, and most of my immoral embarrassing behavior happened decades ago - I cannot escape feelings of self-loathing. Am I alone in this degree of suffering?
No you are definitely not alone. I’ve just crashed from a hypomanic episode and the feeling is absolutely awful. I hear even of the small things I’ve done and I feel worse and worse as a person.
I am a Christian also and being bipolar has felt like I failed yet as believers we need to remember that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. He died for our sins in the past, in the present, and whatever we will do in the future. We are a new creation when we repent and trust in Jesus for salvation. Our past doesn’t matter. 2 Corinthians 5:17
This really helps people with suicide
What about the times when you’ve been completely med compliant and one thinks they are cured? Then they stop taking medication because they think it will throw them off balance. I’ve done it more than once and getting back to the equilibrium wasn’t the same.
I need to clarify one pondering in my mind. Does the person internally recognize that something is off or different?
I’m glad I don’t have this. I am 100% mentally Ill
Bro who's to say. There is a non 0 chance that we are all crazy and there's only a few sane.
So that's the name of a condition I've personally identified in my mom.
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Denial for me means I do not believe that bipolar treatments are bearable or helpful. (Epilepsy drugs are awful.)
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It is easier for me to pronounce "lack of insight."
Sounds made tf up
Thanks for the info. 9 months on keto for type 2. Feeling great. No more meds. Have you been following this type of therapy at all? cool. Michael
Same, but for type 1 with psychosis. Also remedied heart arrhythmia due to the psych meds, so off the med to treat that as well. Finally, have hope of college degree and returning to work force in 2 - 5 years instead of being entangled in the disability "safety" net. Feels good no longer being a slave. Recommendation: Brain Energy, Christopher Palmer for serious inquiry. As usual consult with your doctor blah, blah, blah. You know the drill...
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