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HOW TO RECOGNIZE BIPOLAR DISORDER IN YOURSELF,
YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS

There Are Over 30 Signs A Bipolar Sufferer Exhibits.

Three or more of these symptoms occurring together should alert you to the need for possible psychiatric intervention. They include:

  • Poor Temper Control
  • Non-Stop Taling
  • Extreme Restlessness
  • Delusions/False Beliefs
  • Lack Of Concentration, plus

Twenty-five more symptoms you could observe. For a complete list
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WHAT WE BELIEVE:

    • That mental illines is eerybody's business
    • That the mentally ill desrves our compassion and concern
    • That Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder) is a manageable mental illness
    • That a holistic approach, one tha incorporates medication, talk therapy, health lifestyles and spiritual activities, is the best program for mental healing.
    • That He who made the mind is able to fix it when things go wrong.

OUR MISSION

TO ESTABLISH A MINMUM OF FOUR (4) SPECIAL AFTER CARE HOUSES FOR THE CONTINUOS CARE AND TREATMENT OF PEOPLE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER

YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT:

    • 1.5% of our country's population suffer from various mental illnesses 5% of 1.3 million = 65,000 persons
    • 25% of that population suffer from Bipolar Disorder 25%of 65,000 = 16,250 persons
    • It affects the most talented creative and inteligent of our citizens
    • Bipolar Disorder starts in the teenage years and if not properly diagnosed, treated and managed could persist for life.
    • People with Bipolar Disorder are not "ill" all of the time and could take persoanl responsibility for their illness.
    • Researchers have yet to discover what causes Bipoar Disorder and as yet there is no known cure.

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