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Old Sep 19, 2019, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Moose72 View Post
Brain damage! Yes! According to the kindling theory, every time you have an episode, its worse than the one before. And Im thinking that every part of the episode results in brain damage hence worsening brain damage as well.
"Cognitive Deficit" as it is called in the big words.
Here is a really interesting article and website for Bipolar Disorder, the navigation on the left has some good reading as well.
Check it out. (if you are up to it and have time)

Brain Damage From Bipolar Disorder | HealthyPlace

- EDIT Brain scan of a bipolar brain would NOT look "normal" -

and thank you everyone for your replies!
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Last edited by BipolarWolf; Sep 19, 2019 at 05:00 PM.
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