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Originally posted by ADPiShannan
OK my mom is a doctor and she explained it to me, but I didnt remember all she said so I went to webmd.com and got the info.
Bipolar disorder (also called manic-depressive disorder) is a medical condition that causes extreme mood changes that alternate between episodes of depression and mania. You may return to a normal mood between these extremes. However, a depressive or manic episode can appear suddenly, without an obvious trigger. Although mood changes associated with bipolar disorder can be difficult, effective treatment is available.
Bipolar disorder may be linked to problems in the balance of chemicals in the brain. It may also be linked to problems with how the endocrine system works. Another theory is that the structure or size of certain parts of the brain may be abnormal.
OK bascially it is not a mental thing where you get hazed and get bipolar disorder. It seems to be a chemical imbalance or you were born with an abnormal brain so I dont see how he can say he got this disorder just from hazing. It just doesnt seem right. It honestly seems like he is just using hazing for the fact he got arrested because he doesnt remember or he says he doesnt. I dont know about it... I agree the whole story seems wrong to me. I will say I can believe hazing was going on, but Im not sure about the rest. It would depress you if you were getting hurt, but either leave, or stick it out and quit whining about it. I mean you cant be a member and love your frat but sue their asses off. I think you have to have one or the other. You know if they find out they hazed badly they wont be easy on them like he asks them to be.
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The only point I'll deter from is I don't think he's saying the hazing caused the disorder, he was predisposed to that genetically with the family history. However, hazing (ie drugging) could have triggered it's CURRENT appearance in him. Everyone with bipolar disorder doesn't manifest the disorder in the same way or same time. It's not like at age 10 they suddenly start having mood swings there is usually some trigger (extreme emotional stress, financial problems, abuse whatever) that causes it to manifest. They also don't have to have extreme mood swings. They just need to have one VERY elevated and potentially destructive mood to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder which is why there are different classifications (type 1 or type 2) for bipolar disorder. Also, during elevated moods there can be some memory loss because of the same things that cause us to loose memory (lack of sleep, which is VERY common during a manic phase). Just in case anyone is wondering why I know all of this I'm working on a Ph.D. in counseling psychology and unfortunately seeing more college students who are being diagnosed with this as well as anxiety disorders.