Bipolar Disorder/Writing name

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QUESTION: My girlfriend writes her name consecutively on a peice of paper until it is completely filled, Why is this?
ANSWER: Hi Oscar,

I have no idea why. We need to ask your girlfriend.

Sometimes this is due to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which forces a person into repetitive actions, some form of "making sure" action. This may be due to anxiety or excess adrenaline production.

The best is to consult a therapist who has direct contact with your girlfriend.

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Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor: HYPOGLYCEMIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA at
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author: “Getting off the Hook” at
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QUESTION: My Girlfriend won't tell me or anyone why she does this, but I forgot to mention that it is her first name " Birth-name and or nickname" that she repeatedly writes until the sheet is completely full, Could she be Bipolar?.
Thank You,
Oscar

Answer
We probably need a correct diagnosis to start off with. This cannot be done over the internet. Once we have a diagnosis, perhaps something can be done.

I am sorry I cannot be of much help at this stage.

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Jurriaan Plesman, BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor: HYPOGLYCEMIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA at
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author: “Getting off the Hook” at
Google Book Search

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

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Have worked as a psychotherapist for overv twenty years, dealing with many personality disorders

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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia. Its web site is at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Author of the book "Getting off the Hook", It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Health Association's Newsletters

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BA (Psych) (University of Sydney), Post Gad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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