Oct 25, 2009
Victims Of Bipolar Disorder And Their Emotional Pain
Can be experienced through the loss of someone you love so much, emotional pain is quite an acute feeling in the mind. These experience of pain can come from depression which is caused by fear, anxiety, disappointment and guilt. For victims going through terrible experiences the replay or the reliving of these past traumatic events can become very disabling. These disabling effects, changes moods, alters relationships, personal life and profession. What makes these pain worse is it can occupy the victims mind for some time. But, those who have bipolar disorder symptoms it is very different from the normal way we experience as this will be discussed later.
Emotional Pain and the Causes
A lot of people go through traumatic experiences during their childhood years and these can be due to a number of factors like physical abuse, being neglected, abandoned by parents, or the loss of a loved one. With adults, emotional pain can be due to the end or the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship like divorce, the loss of the source of income, becoming a victim in a violent crime and substance abuse. Most often when severe trauma has been endured, victims can be continuously inhabited by bad dreams and constant nightmares. In the case of war or rape victims mental images can be experienced on a daily basis.
Deep Emotional Pain in Bipolar
These emotional pain experienced by bipolar victims can be very deep and for some to the point it is hurting so much that they can hardly stand. The experience can be compared to someone jabbing a knife into them. This deep, deep pain can last from 10 min. to 2 hours and suddenly disappear for no obvious reason. This pain can be severe to very bad that the feeling of alienation may also accompany the emotional pain.
Linking Past Traumas with Depression
Because our past traumas is stored in our unconscious mind some believe this emotional pain which is caused by low self-esteem, hatred of self, deep shame, anxiety and guilt is surfaced during bipolar depression. It is believed that all of these negative emotions and thoughts may contribute greatly to both the manic and depressive episodes.
Words of Advice
It is important we take this pain very seriously and do not put it aside because this emotional pain can lead some people to commit suicide. While some people can go without drugs and live a normal life, the use of medications can be necessary. In the midst of a very bad crisis, the use of bipolar medications can be the safest and quickest way to bringing the victims back to normal life. It is good to understand that all present and past traumas can play a part in forming this emotional instability. Those with bipolar symptoms cannot be traced back to an event, these pains seem to come from nowhere and stop all of a sudden.
