Keri Kendall

When you're anxious, your body's fight-or-flight response is activated, leading to the release of stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. This prepares the body to respond to a threat but can be harmful if it's triggered frequently or for prolonged periods. This constant activation of the stress response can cause brain dysregulation, especially in the areas responsible for emotional regulation and memory. Anxiety is harmful at any age but can be extremely harmful for kids.

While manic episodes themselves may not directly cause permanent brain damage in all cases, untreated or chronic mania can lead to long-term cognitive, emotional, and structural brain changes. It's important to manage mania with appropriate treatment, including mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, psychotherapy, and lifestyle changes to prevent lasting damage and improve brain function. I have a passion for helping bipolar patients, it has affected my family.

Untreated ADHD often leads to compounding problems that become harder to address the longer they persist. It may result in worsening mental health, job loss, relationship difficulties, and poor quality of life. Co-occurring conditions: Untreated ADHD can increase the risk of developing other mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder due to the frustration and challenges ADHD brings to daily life.

Untreated ADHD often leads to compounding problems that become harder to address the longer they persist. It may result in worsening mental health, job loss, relationship difficulties, and poor quality of life. Co-occurring conditions: Untreated ADHD can increase the risk of developing other mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder due to the frustration and challenges ADHD brings to daily life.

While manic episodes themselves may not directly cause permanent brain damage in all cases, untreated or chronic mania can lead to long-term cognitive, emotional, and structural brain changes. It's important to manage mania with appropriate treatment, including mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, psychotherapy, and lifestyle changes to prevent lasting damage and improve brain function. I have a passion for helping bipolar patients, it has affected my family.