Whatver I got from Internet you guys have already discussed and dissected. And I don't think CVs will go to medical route, will blame it on Ashwin /maya's past i think.
1- Bipolar- what interested me in this was this word-strong
dysphoric manic episode - this can be triggered through small thing like driving in traffic and some car overtaking you for eg. when this happens it's like maniac rage or restlessness overtake you and you can't stop. This reminds me of Maya's episodes when Arjun leaves her side, the way she reacts like throwing stuff, hurting herself, checking cctv, constant crying. Violent and homicidal thoughts- a single thought about Arjun going away (due to outsiders) sets her off. She tried to run over sanjh and vandana with car and constantly hurt herself/ tries to commit suicide. Another thing was psychosis- whatever I got from this was major things about psychosis is that you feel paranoid and delusions. Delusion that someone going to snatch arjun, or that she's hearing ashwin for eg.
2-Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoaffective disorder is a diagnosis characterized by the simultaneous presence of both the mood disorder characteristic of
bipolar disorder and the psychotic thought problems characteristic of Schizophrenia. Although psychosis can occur in a mood disorder, the presence of psychosis during a bipolar mood episode is not sufficient by itself to merit the diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder which is only made when the full criteria for diagnosis of both a mood episode (such as a manic, mixed or major depressive episode) and criterion "A" for the diagnosis of schizophrenia are present. Criterion A of the schizophrenia diagnosis states that a person must be suffering from two or more of the following symptoms of schizophrenia during a one month period: hallucinations and/or delusions, disorganized speech and behavior, or limited emotional expression, thought and speech, and lack of motivation. A severely depressed individual may hear voices that confirm their negative emotions and convince them to commit suicide.
A major difference between the psychosis characteristic of normal bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder is that bipolar symptoms will remit when the mood disorder episode is over. This is generally not the case with regard to schizoaffective disorder wherein mood symptoms are more or less constant (although they may change in character they will not entirely disappear), while psychotic symptoms may wax and wane.
In schizoaffective disorder, psychotic symptoms must be present in the context of an ongoing mood episode, as well as during periods of relative normal mood. For example, someone hearing voices during a manic phase continues to hear them even after the mania has subsided. Given the complexity of this disorder, doctors tend to differ on whether it is better to diagnose one schizoaffective disorder, or to diagnose bipolar illness and schizophrenia separately.
@bold underline remind me of maya's episodes again, she become normal childlike self after arjun comes back/whatever her source of worry is gone. like today's episode when arjun comes back the way she behaves, or that episode when she tries to commit suicide and arjun says he's not going anywhere. or maybe her childlike self is Scrizho idk
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