Is bipolar disorder considered a disability?

[Anonymous]

Or is it a mental condition? What do you think? Why can it be considered a disability?

[jazzy34]

Yes and no. Here’s what Google has to say:


Yes, bipolar disorder is legally recognized as a disability under major frameworks like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). However, a diagnosis alone does not automatically grant disability status; it depends on how severely the condition limits your day-to-day functioning and ability to work. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

[Anonymous]

It absolutely is under the ADA. I should know, I have it. It’s both a psychiatric diagnosis (a mental condition) and a disability.

[Asker]

Really? How so?

[Opinion Owner]

It just is. The law says it’s a disability and psychiatrists say it’s a mental condition. Why do you ask?

[Massageman]

It's a diagnosed "condition" ICD-9 or ICD-10. The "official status" keeps changing. Must want to keep the coders in a job. My wife is a Licensed Clinical Counselor and all these changes make her life a pain at times.

[Anonymous]

It is a result of repression. ㅤ

[Asker]

How?

[Opinion Owner]

One gets taught to abandon their emotions in childhood.

It causes depression.

The mania is a mask worn to run away from the depression until there's no fuel to keep running.

The solution is to stop abandoning the authentic.

[Anonymous]

I am not a doctor and everything i say is just my opinion. No its mostly bullshit in my opinion its to prescribe you drugs that will turn you into a fat zombie with diabetes, so they can put you on more drugs like ozempic and insulin.

And then after that it's the nursing home and adult diapers being prescribed and of courses more drugs to put you on as young as they can probaby early 40s and have you in there for the rest of your life.

Bi polar and schizophrenia allows them to charge your insurance more money for stronger drugs.

A lot people are overprescribe in opinion. Unless you go to a private doctor you won't get any actually help. Every other doctor will never decrease your dosage even though you don't need a high dosage. They can usually lower once you're improving, so you can get back to work. But they keep it high so sleep in bed all day and like I said end up in a nursing with adult diapers so can make more off your insurance.

In my opinion, a private doctor is your only hope 90% of the time when it comes to stuff like this because the doctors working under a head doctor have to follow their protocol. Private doctor will do more to help in my opinion because they are not obligated to follow any hospital protocols.

Again it's my unprofessional Average Joe from off the streets opinion. Not educated in help, but I trust my instincts and thats it.

[Pretendingtobesweet]

Yes it’s the worst mental illness by the psychological association

[Asker]

How? Is it a disability?

[Pretendingtobesweet]

Yes it is people with bipolar can become uncontrollable they put them in a straight jacket in the hospital

[Asker]

Can they have bipolar and not be so uncomfortable it will put them in the hospital? That’s what happens to me and I’m bipolar

[Pretendingtobesweet]

You need medication

[Asker]

I’m going to take it asap!

[Asker]

But you didn’t answer my question you can be Bipoalr and not be in the hospital?

[Pretendingtobesweet]

Yes when you are not too depressed not to the point to commit suicide or not to the point to stay up 3 days investing all the money and screaming

[Nikki1989]

Yes, bipolar disorder is recognized as a mental health disability.

[jahaims]

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