Doc_B's definitions

Mania

A state of mental and physical overactivity characterised by pressured speech, racing thoughts, decreased need for sleep, extreme irritability or elation and, not infrequently, delusions and hallucinations (i.e., psychosis). It is most commonly associated with bipolar disorder, a serious mental condition in which sufferers alternate between mania and depression.

True mania is a terrifying thing to witness and rarely forgotten.

by Doc_B May 4, 2015

Tourette's Syndrome

A neurological characterised by involuntary motor and phonic tics. This severe form of tic disorder affects males at approximately thrice the rate of females and is usually chronic.

Person A: why does that guy keep swearing and shaking his head?
Person B: he has Tourette's Syndrome.

by Doc_B April 16, 2015

Psychiatric disorder

An illness of the mind or brain which causes major disruption in a person's thinking, feelings and behaviour, and which is serious enough to require medical intervention. Also known as mental illness or mental disorder.

Schizophrenia is a very severe psychiatric disorder.

by Doc_B April 16, 2015

Side nigga

A guy a woman's dating in a very limited sense, i.e., a man who's just there "on the side", to fulfil the girl's sexual rather than actual emotional/romantic needs.

If your girl doesn't want you in her Snapchat pictures, you're a side nigga.

by Doc_B May 1, 2015

Insanity

The state of suffering a severe psychiatric disease which causes extremely abnormal behaviour or loss of touch with reality (psychosis), most commonly associated with schizophrenia and bipolar illness (the manic phase).

King George suffered from bouts of insanity.

by Doc_B April 13, 2015

Panic attack

Arguably the most extreme manifestation of acute anxiety, a panic attack is an episode of sudden apprehension and intense fear, combined with physiological symptoms that closely resemble a heart attack.

A panic attack is the most frightening experience one can ever experience; I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

by Doc_B April 14, 2015

Bipolar

Commonly used to refer to bipolar disorder, a serious psychiatric illness marked by alternating periods of extreme elation or irritability (mania) and severe depression.

Bipolar inflicts havoc on lives.

by Doc_B April 17, 2015