Research shows that the number of people suffering from Mood Disorders is growing. What are Mood Disorders? The usual answer is Depression and Anxiety.
Since WWII the number of people diagnosed with Mood Disorders has grown and grown a lot! There are many attempts to understand why but we do not really know.
Because of the increase in the number of people using drugs both legal and illegal, the actual number of people with a Mood Disorder may even be a lot higher than estimates. Taking drugs and alcohol are often attempts at treating problems up and down moods.
Let me introduce another term: Bi-Polar. It is a way of describing a disorder that varies their moods from Very High (Mania) to Very Low (Depression).
Think of a Scale on Emotions from Zero to Ten .
A Zero indicates a person is calm and peaceful. Not high or low. A ten on the up side indicates the person is so high he/she is out of control. We can call it "speeding" by talking fast, moving fast, thinking fast, telling stories fast and jumping from topic to topic fast. It is irrational and the person cannot make it stop. In fact, he/she may not want to make it stop because it feels GREAT!!!
A person who is 8-9 or 10 on Mania will feel great but tend to make terrible decisions such as buying cars, spending money, donating everything to the poor, or gambling.
Have you ever seen this type of emotional mania? It is growing in America.
It can be treated with good medicine and talk therapy. Friends can help friends by encouraging them to seek help. Read my book Power Christian Thinking for assistance.
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