December 10, 2007

Thirteen Symptoms Of Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that involves rapid change of mood conditions. As the name implies, “bi” means two or dual and “polar” connotes polarity. By application, this means that a person with symptoms of bipolar disorder tends to abruptly change polarities from extreme happiness down to severe sadness within a short time interval.
It Can Be Hard To Detect
Bipolar disorder is a serious problem. If a child has this illness at a young age and is left unattended, drastic symptoms of bipolar disorder may start to emerge at adolescence. Research indicates that the illness will not manifest immediately. It can take several years before signs of manic depression become obvious.
The life of a patient who is suffering from this mental disorder is often disrupted. He doesn’t live a normal life. The list below shows the different signs as categorized by both mania or hypomania and depression.
When a bipolar patient experiences his or her highest manic state, any of these symptoms of bipolar disorder can be expected:
* The person will have a tendency to be overly optimistic and confident. This is the “nothing-can-stop-me-now” attitude.
* There is so much hyperactive energy and because of this, the person becomes restless. Sometimes the […]

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