Yeah, manic episodes are very intense. I’ve seen two personally. However both people are very responsible well-meaning individuals who would rather help you than harm you. In my brother’s case he said he’d rather take his meds and deal with the side effects than scare or hurt people. Look, none of us are strong enough to get through life without some sort of brake down. Most of us are lucky to have ours in privet. So my sympathies are with Jason Russell and his family, especially his family.
Those of you who have never lived through something like this have a lot to learn. If you are spreading hate over this embarrassment you should examine yourself wouldn’t you want some sympathy in a similar situation? If you disagree with his project fine criticize that but don’t discount him as a human. From what I know about psychotic breaks they happen in times of acute stress and as long as the individual is properly diagnosed and cared for nothing like it will happen again. I see this as a call to care for each other. Because if you really think about it all of us are a little bipolar it’s just the extremes we can’t handle.
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Here's some resources:
medical definition of a psychotic break:
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/A+psychotic+break
Warning signs of a disorder:
Change in sleeping habits (too much or too little sleep)http://www.unccmh.org/clients-and-families/learn-about-mental-illness/a-family-guide/iii-what-are-psychotic-disorders/
Withdrawal from family and friends
Disorganized, hard-to-understand speech, or diminished verbal interaction with others
Lack of emotional response
Decreased motivation; inability to concentrate or focus
Exhibiting unusual behavior, hoarding objects, or wearing strange clothing
Suspiciousness or hostility
Having strange or unbelievable ideas, such as "My parents are poisoning my food."
Hallucination
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