I'm in a psyc. 101 class and I think our teacher is informing us wrong. I have a friend who has bipolar 1 and has never been delusional.
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It could be that delusional is not superimposed on the Bipolar I, to have it, I mean.
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Clyde
Yes, you're right; one can be Bipolar I wiithout delusions. The difference between BP II (which I have) and BP I is mostly one of degree. BP II only gets "hypomanic." For example, I get much more talkative, lots of ideas, more energy, etc. But I don't ACT on all my ideas and do anything really reckless. BP I CAN escalate to psychotic symptoms, but not always. They may, for example, go on major spending sprees, become hypersexual, etc. Also, there is less self-awareness then BP II. They may forget some of what went on during episodes. BP II is often combined with an anxiety disorder and typically more depression than mania. A good website is PsychEducation.org. (I am not a psychologist, just have learned a lot, due to a great therapist, my own illness, and my natural curiousity about neurospsych.)
It's a tricky thing to correct a teacher. It might be best to go to another teacher that you get along with and present a book that shares the different conclusion than the teacher taught. Let that teacher share with yours instead of you doing it. That way you can stay anonymous and the teacher can correct themselves easier and not feel put down by a student.
Good wishes on this! It's great to see a teacher admit an error and present the correct information. Hey, they get confused sometimes too.
drjean