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THE BiP NETWORK - AN OVERVIEW

This page aims to give an overview about BiPN. Which is a social network for people who are interested in sharing their experiences about bipolar. Feel free to explore any of the following sections:

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What is bipolar?

The bipolar disorder does not have a specific definition but it is a condition characterized by mood swings between depression and mania.

People with bipolar disorder go through unusual mood changes. Sometimes they feel very happy and “up,” and are much more energetic and active than usual. This is called a manic episode. Sometimes people with bipolar disorder feel very sad and “down,” have low energy and are less active. This is called depression or a depressive episode.

Bipolar disorder is not the same as the normal ups and downs everyone goes through. The mood swings are more extreme than that and are accompanied by changes in energy level.

People with bipolar disorder can get treatment. With help, they can get better and lead successful lives.

Symptoms

Polarity of symptoms

Depression symptoms

  • Feel very “down” or sad
  • Sleep too much or too little
  • Feel like they can’t enjoy anything
  • Feel worried and empty
  • Have trouble concentrating
  • Forget things a lot
  • Eat too much or too little
  • Feel tired or “slowed down”
  • Have trouble sleeping
  • Think about death or suicide

Manic symptoms

  • Feel very “up” or “high”
  • Feel “jumpy” or “wired”
  • Have trouble sleeping
  • Become more active than usual
  • Talk really fast about a lot of different things
  • Be agitated, irritable, or “touchy”
  • Feel like their thoughts are going very fast
  • Think they can do a lot of things at once
  • Do risky things, like spend a lot of money or have reckless sex

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Statistics about bipolar

If you have bipolar, keep in mind that you are not alone at all. If you do not, expect to meet a person who has bipolar in your university, work place, or anywhere.

Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adults or about 2.6% of the U.S. population every year. Meanwhile, according to the book, The Bipolar Handbook: Real-Life Questions with Up-to-Date Answers, Penguin 2006: “It is estimated that 2 to 7% of people in the United States suffer from bipolar disorder. Almost 10 million people will develop the illness sometimes during their lives. About half of these will never receive the correct diagnosis or treatment.”. Globally, the WHO estimates that bipolar affects about 60 million people worldwide.
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Bipolar life website came with other statistics from different countries mentioning that bipolar affected:
Around 240,000 people in Australia.
Approximately 725,000 people in UK.
Around 990,000 people in Germany.
Around 390,000 people in Canada.
More than 800,000 people in Iran.
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Famous people with bipolar

Catherine Zeta Jones

Catherine Zeta Jones

Aactress

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato

Singer

Jane Pauley

Jane Pauley

TV Journalist

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Kickboxer

Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Stand up comedian

Winston churchill

Winston churchill

Politician

Scott Stapp

Scott Stapp

Singer

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Film actress

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Singer

And many other successful people from different nationalities, majors, and history periods.

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Who can join?

BiPN is a social network with different user roles which are:

Bipolar:

  • Personal information.
  • Diagnosis year.
  • Swings date log + notes.
  • Used medicines.

Supporter:

  • Personal information.
  • First date to deal with a bipolar.
  • Total years of experience.

Network features

  • The BiPN is oriented to all people around the world who have bipolar or who would like to share and rich their experience on how to help and deal with bipolars.
  • The network will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Persian, Spanish, and Turkish.
  • Members will be able to post notes. The note can be divided into sections where other members can agree/disagree on each section. For example, a bipolar person may share one of his depression experiences and list several symptoms he had. Another bipolar may vote and say "Oh yeah, I 90% agree on the point number 1, but only 25% the point 2."
  • The voting will have several averages based on section and voter role.
  • Members can also post media and all what they post can be classified into categories/tags
  • As any social network, these features will also be available:
    • Add or remove friends
    • Real-time chat
    • Groups
    • Member search based on location, role, gender and average post rate.
  • The bipolar is just a sample. Once this network is technically done, it could applied to other conditions.
  • The network will be built based on the latest standards in terms of security, mobile first, and offline first applications.

Costs

This project is listed in Zoomaal crowdfunding platform with budget equals to $60,000 (Sixty thousand USD). This will cover the following items:

  • Required hardware ($2,400).
  • Cost of living of developers during developing period ($10,000).
  • Hosting, domain, SSL and web services for the first year ($600).
  • Running, advertising and building relations ($40,000).
  • Translating the basic content ($3000).
  • Consultings from psychologists and lawyers ($4000).
  • Expected working time is 5 months.
  • During working, there will be an online page to track income and expenses. This sentence is the core of my next idea ;)

Does the community need such network?

Bipolar people: Feeling alone is one of the common feelings that people feel it, and unfortunately, more than 30% of people tried to suicide pushed by these feelings. This network will help the people to join a new community that contains people with similar experiences and then, feel that they are being understood and more importantly, not alone.

The nearby people (relatives/friends) will be able to read the real situations, stories, and experiences of other people, they will have more standby information to understand how to deal with the bipolar people around them.

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Feras Jobeir

Feras Jobeir

Web applications developer and Economist

Feel free to contact me on Facebook or via e-mail.