[bipolared]

It's funny, when I chose my screen name I had no idea that bipolar figured so largely in this.  It was just something that I always suspected that my husband had but of course he would never see anyone or admit that there might be a problem.  It was just drinking, not drinking, his parents, his financial situation, his job, me...
Very interesting thread.

[Anjae]

It also depends what one calls an episode of mania. My wallower cousin had mania. But he never left, he never had OW, he never got into any replay behaviour.

At a point my wallower cousin was alternating between low and manic enough for my friend who his a psychiatrist to label him bipolar (I knew it was MLC, but let it pass).

To clarify, I never told anyone that Mr J is bipolar. Early on everyone knew he had gotten involved with OW1, later too many years went by. All I recall saying early on was: no idea what is going on with him.
 

[kikki]

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/science-depression

Short video on the current science of depression.

[Anjae]

Small hippocampus = less memory, less emotions. Stress affects hippocampus, stress is one of the main sources of depression, as well of MLC. If not the main for MLC. The Amygdala in my view also plays a role in depression/MLC. 

The little video made my day. It confirms that depression has biological causes with psychological and social implications. Same goes for bipolar (depression with mania). And for me same goes for MLC.   

But science show us leads to, MLC has biological causes, so it can be mitigated, cured, prevent. No need for us, or the MLCer to deal with the mess.

Now, if only we found something similar to the Ice Bucket Challenge to draw attention, and money to MLC and and support MLCers families during this ordeal. 

[Ready2Transform]

But science show us leads to, MLC has biological causes, so it can be mitigated, cured, prevent. No need for us, or the MLCer to deal with the mess.

Now, if only we found something similar to the Ice Bucket Challenge to draw attention, and money to MLC and and support MLCers families during this ordeal. 

   Amen!  To all of this!!

[calamity]

Good summary of depression.  Thanks Kikki.

[kikki]

But science show us leads to, MLC has biological causes, so it can be mitigated, cured, prevent. No need for us, or the MLCer to deal with the mess.

Now, if only we found something similar to the Ice Bucket Challenge to draw attention, and money to MLC and and support MLCers families during this ordeal. 

   Amen!  To all of this!!

I am liking that idea Anjae
Lets get our thinking caps on.

Some of the comments below the video are interesting
Depression is waaaaaaay more complex than shown in the video.
I was in depression for 5 years, and it seems that i won the battle.
And by battle, i really mean battle.

Depression. Most of you, who never had suffered under it won't understand what it does, but more importantly, how it feels.

Let me explain it to you, so that you'll understand it.

Think of a daemon (=depression) housing inside you. That daemon is controlling your thoughts, and the way you handle things.
The daemon wants you to do bad things, you can call it "self-destruction-mode", until you're dead, or winning the fight.

You feel bad, the daemon feels good then.
Because of that self-destruction you lose your friends, which will make you feel worse, which in fact will make the daemon feel better and stronger, and you do other stuff, which are bad for you, until, you're killing yourself.
So it is a spiral, and it is really hard to get out.


Has anyone watched the two part mini series on INXS?  The second part was on last night.  Nothing to do with MLC but it clearly shows how the lead singer, Michael Hutchence, went from sweet guy to raging, self destructive mode following an attack when he suffered a broken skull in the fall.
These sorts of things can help people understand the personality changes that can come with brain changes.

[Anjae]

Shouldn’t a demon inside your head be schizophrenia?  Do not recall any demon inside my head when I had my physical exhaustion breakdown that lead to depression. All I recall was the lack of energy and will to do anything. Nothing of that you should smash the car against a tree.

And same for Mr J when he had is two physical exhaustion breakdowns. Nothing telling him to put and end to his life. He also had no energy. No idea how he manages High Replay energy nor where it come from. His normal depression mode is flat.

But a male friend of mine who had (think he still is having, but calmed down a bit) his MLC, was always taking of the demons inside. And of how everything inside of him was in flames and turmoil.

Did not saw the mini series on INXS. about But didn’t Michael Hutchence had problems with drinking and drugs? Alcohol, drugs, any addiction change the brain, often leading to mood/personality alterations.

Think I do not want to see the brains of our MLCers. High levels of out of control hormones, alcohol, drugs for some, other addictions. Is it really possible for those MLCer in very long high replay activities to have their brains back to normal? Couldn’t some of them really become addicts for life?

[Ready2Transform]

Has anyone watched the two part mini series on INXS?  The second part was on last night.  Nothing to do with MLC but it clearly shows how the lead singer, Michael Hutchence, went from sweet guy to raging, self destructive mode following an attack when he suffered a broken skull in the fall.
These sorts of things can help people understand the personality changes that can come with brain changes.

Is this "Never Tear Us Apart" or something else?  I'm madly googling it now. LOL  You don't have to tell me twice to watch this!

[kikki]

Has anyone watched the two part mini series on INXS?  The second part was on last night.  Nothing to do with MLC but it clearly shows how the lead singer, Michael Hutchence, went from sweet guy to raging, self destructive mode following an attack when he suffered a broken skull in the fall.
These sorts of things can help people understand the personality changes that can come with brain changes.

Is this "Never Tear Us Apart" or something else?  I'm madly googling it now. LOL  You don't have to tell me twice to watch this!

It is