Charlie Sheen and Bipolar

I've been reading and hearing alot about Charlie Sheen lately. So I decided to do some Google research on him, and do you know what I found? I found that even some of the top experts are saying that they believe that Charlie Sheen has bipolar disorder! They at least believe that something is mentally wrong with him, that's for sure, because of his behavior of late.

If you look at it objectively, you can see many of the signs of bipolar mania in Charlie Sheen's behavior (many of the manic signs): flights of ideas, fast talking, pressure to talk, irrational speech and ideas, jumping from subject to subject, acting as if running on a battery, excessive energy, interrupting, not being able to sit still, grandiose thoughts and ideas (and plans), starting things but not finishing them, etc.

In several (if not all) of his recent interviews (both radio and TV), Sheen has shown these symptoms. He even claimed to be a god in one of them! Now, that's definitely a grandiose thought! A good indication of a bipolar manic episode.

It has also been suggested that Sheen, who has done this before, is again using alcohol and drugs. This is common behavior for people who have bipolar disorder, who many times will use these substances to mask their bipolar symptoms, or to "self-medicate" them.

Then the problem is, however, that they may end up dual-diagnosed, and both problems need to be addressed and helped before they can get better (which is what is being predicted in Sheen's case).

The thing that is unmistakable is that Sheen's behavior is not normal. That's why there is all this speculation of a mental illness, breakdown, or even use of drugs and/or alcohol.

Of course, not everyone with bipolar disorder wears their symptoms "on their sleeves" so to speak. With many people, you can't even tell that they have the disorder if you you didn't know it.

However, these are usually the more high functioning and more stable people with the disorder. Not people who seem to be in crisis at the moment, like Sheen seems to be.

The problem with Sheen is that he is not reaching out for help, and that's what bothers me about the whole thing. I know that when I was really sick and didn't think I needed help (thought I could do this all by myself), I got worse. That's what I'm afraid is going to happen to Charlie Sheen as well.

Most of us have found out that we need other people in order to get better from bipolar disorder. We form a good strong support system to help us and we let them help us when we need them. We know that we are not alone. So we do get better. With help.

I sincerely hope that Charlie Sheen does not deny that he needs help, nor tries to get better on his own, or he will fail, or may even get worse. I'd hate to see that happen, wouldn't you? No one deserves that.

Wishing you peace and stability,

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Remember God loves you and so do I,

Michele