An estimated 2 million Americans suffer from bipolar disease. Unfortunately, many of them make the walk alone, with few others understanding this condition and its impacts on a person’s life.
The reality is many people mistakenly believe those suffering from bipolar disease have control over their behavior. They blame the mood swings on other things and expect for a person to have the ability to “snap out of it” or “get it together.”
Sadly, with a misdiagnoses rate that is extremely high and a biological root for the condition, getting bipolar disease under wraps isn’t as easy as many would like to think. There are some basic things about bipolar disease anyone with a friend, loved one or co-worker should know. These include:
* A person is not in control. When this disease goes without treatment, the person suffering from it really does not have control of the mood swings or the symptoms that might arise from them.
* It is not totally psychological. Counseling will not cure this disease. In fact, bipolar symptoms are tied to a chemical imbalance in the brain. This means there is a biological root, although not understood, that leads to the periods of ups and downs.
* This condition […]

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