Recently, "My Genius Son" swept the screen.
The protagonist, Jin Xiaoyu, was blinded in one eye by his playmate at the age of 6, and was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
It was hard to get into college, who knew that the school returned the file.
In the past ten years, he has taught himself English, Japanese, German and other languages, read almost all foreign language novels in Zhejiang Library, and translated 22 books, many of which are extremely difficult to translate.
Industry insiders report that this speed is quite impressive. Moreover, there are no typos, sentences, or mistranslations in the whole book, and every book is easy to sell.
Mother classmate said: You have raised a genius!
After Jin Xiaoyu fell ill, his father did consult a lot of information, and many geniuses had manifestations of bipolar disorder (bipolar disorder).
At the bottom of the manuscript message, there are also many netizens on bipolar disorder for various science popularization, "Sichuan University West China Hospital" Mental Health Center Director "Qiu Changjian" also spoke out: bipolar disorder is actually not terrible, you can try to come to West China Hospital for treatment!
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Bipolar disorder – alternating between mania and depression
Associate Professor Li Mingli of the Mental Health Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University introduced: "Bipolar disorder, also known as bipolar disorder, means that the mood swings back and forth between normal, pathologically high - manic attacks or hypomania, pathological depression - depression. ”
People with bipolar disorder experience two phases of mania and depression, and may have the following symptoms:
When a manic episode occurs
• Energetic all day long, feeling useful and endless energy
• Sleep only 2 or 3 hours a night without getting tired;
• The mood is also particularly pleasant, gushing endlessly
• Greet others warmly when they meet them, and come forward to help without thinking when others encounter difficulties;
• Think you are capable of anything;
• May also spend a lot of money, buy a lot of useless things, and do not consider their own financial situation;
• If someone disagrees with his views or ideas, he will get angry or angry;
• More seriously, there will be blindness and solipsism
• Even suspected that others were deliberately persecuting him for his status, talents and property;
• May become aggressive, quarrelsome, quarrelsome, and get into trouble.
When a depressive episode occurs
• Always feel depressed, depressed and uncomfortable, want to cry;
• I can't do anything, and I gradually lose the motivation to do things;
• Unwilling and afraid to socialize with others, voluntarily cutting off connections with others;
• May have no taste, sleepless nights, and lose weight day by day;
• Immerse yourself in feelings of inferiority, helplessness, and despair all day long, generating negative thoughts
• You may feel your presence by slashing your wrist with a knife to vent your emotions, and you may even start planning how to end your life.
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Bipolar disorder is genius?
They are not necessarily linked
Associate Professor Li Mingli introduced that bipolarity has nothing to do with "becoming a genius".
In the onset of mania/hypomania, patients with bipolar disorder have symptoms such as reduced sleep needs and accelerated thinking speed, which may give patients the illusion of "improving their work efficiency".
However, this "rapid progress" brought about by the disease is often unable to be implemented, and most of the patients are in an unconscious state when they are onset.
Bipolar disorder is still a disease, not a shortcut for anyone to succeed in their career and become a so-called "genius."
If the patient in the hypomanic stage has a fluke mentality, thinking that this is a sign of genius and not treated in time, it will delay the time for treatment!
Jin Xiaoyu also said in his self-statement, "In terms of translation, I feel that I am not a genius, I am just a painter, trying to paint the original work almost." ”
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Bipolar disorder is caused by genetic interactions with the environment
At present, drugs are still the most important treatment modalities
According to some data studies, bipolar disorder has a heritability of up to 80% (Note: This does not mean that parents are sick, 80% of children will develop the disease), often genetic quality, poor growth environment, psychological trauma and other interactions, resulting in brain neurotransmitter imbalance and brain function disorders.
Associate Professor Li Mingli introduced that drug treatment is the most important and important treatment method at present.
Bipolar is to some extent similar to hypertension and diabetes, is a chronic disease that involves changes in brain neurotransmitters and functions, and this imbalance needs to be repaired and maintained over a long period of time.
It is usually not until 1-2 weeks of drug therapy that the effect can be seen gradually. It may take 4 to 6 weeks to see a significant effect, and follow-up therapy requires continuation of consolidation therapy and maintenance therapy for 2 to 3 years.
If the drug is stopped after the symptoms are eliminated, it is very easy to relapse, and each recurrence is another injury to the brain, a vicious circle, which takes longer and more drugs to adjust the repair.
In patients with recurrent episodes, maintenance therapy lasts longer. The regular work and rest time, not staying up late, not drinking alcohol, adhering to a good lifestyle such as exercise, is also very important for the recovery of the disease.
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Bipolar disorder recurrence rate is high
These signs indicate a possible recurrence of the disease
Associate Professor Li Mingli introduced that for bipolar patients, the change of sleep is a point that we need to pay special attention to.
• If there is difficulty falling asleep, if it is easy to wake up, wake up early, or excessive drowsiness, we need to be alert to the possibility of bipolar depression recurrence.
• If you sleep for a few hours less than usual and do not feel sleepy, tired, or even still energetic, be alert to whether this is a precursor to a hypomanic or manic episode.
But there is no need to worry too much, or even panic, about these signs. At this time, you can contact the doctor for follow-up consultation, realize the situation, and make self-adjustments in time.
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Preventing relapse – both of these aspects are important
First of all, we need to make it clear that the more adequate treatment in the acute phase, the more complete the remission, and the smaller the chance of recurrence in the future.
In addition, it is very important to support society and families.
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A harmonious family can become the patient's spiritual destination and the most direct and effective dependence, just like Jin Xiaoyu's father said: "The child has no friends in his life, and as a father, I am most fortunate to be the child's best friend and assistant in this decade." Jin Xiaoyu's "genius" is inseparable from the support of his parents.
Good social support also has a positive effect on patients' recovery and prevention of relapse. In Mr. Kim's self-report, he said he occasionally flipped through comments online, and he was grateful to readers for their encouragement. On his trip to Wenzhou, he was also excited to exchange farming knowledge with the old man who cleaned at the train station.
In addition, a good doctor-patient relationship allows patients to trust the advice and help provided by their doctors and actively cooperate with treatment. Doctors will also always pay attention to changes in the patient's condition and make appropriate treatment adjustments.
Finally, I want to tell you that the vast majority of bipolar patients can return to society well through systematic treatment, have normal life and work, and some patients have good creativity, hoping that society can give bipolar patients more understanding.
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