Part of the diagnosis is that the feelings are not normal and that they interfere with day to day living.
You might have a point about medications for depression: tri-cyclics, MAOIs, SSRIs and NASAs and etc are not well understood but they sometimes seem to work. Luckily meds are not first choice treatment for most people anymore. CBT is.
Suggesting that bi-polar is in anyway a part of the normal human range of experiences is just ignorant. Mania can be incredibly destructive. Some people love the feeling of being up, but full on mania is more than that and is an unproductive giddy high.
Your last para about self harm is also ignorant. Deliberate self harm is incredibly common. Some people with very mild self harm have severe depression and would need treatment. Some people with significant self harm have mild to moderate illness and are just stuck with an un-useful coping mechanism. There's no way of gauging someone's intent to die by the severity of injuries they inflict upon themselves.
Part of the diagnosis is that the feelings are not normal and that they interfere with day to day living.
You might have a point about medications for depression: tri-cyclics, MAOIs, SSRIs and NASAs and etc are not well understood but they sometimes seem to work. Luckily meds are not first choice treatment for most people anymore. CBT is.
Suggesting that bi-polar is in anyway a part of the normal human range of experiences is just ignorant. Mania can be incredibly destructive. Some people love the feeling of being up, but full on mania is more than that and is an unproductive giddy high.
Your last para about self harm is also ignorant. Deliberate self harm is incredibly common. Some people with very mild self harm have severe depression and would need treatment. Some people with significant self harm have mild to moderate illness and are just stuck with an un-useful coping mechanism. There's no way of gauging someone's intent to die by the severity of injuries they inflict upon themselves.