The symptoms of bipolar are divided into two groups; they are manic and depressive. People with bipolar disorder are going to suffer both groups of symptoms.
Mania
Mania is the high point of bipolar symptoms . With mania the person is feeling high. They are happy and feeling like they are on top of the world.
The major point of mania, though, is that the person is not simply happy, but happy to the extreme. In fact, every symptom a person has in a manic episode is taken to the extreme which is why it is considered mania and not simply just being happy.
The other trouble with the manic episode is that because of the extreme high, the person may tend to do something spontaneously, and cannot control their behavior. A lot of people during this episode will feel like they’re unbeatable.
Another problem that will occur in a manic episode will not look like happy behavior. The person will be extremely aggressive and provoking. They will look extremely impertinent or annoyed.
Symptoms of bipolar (manic episode) include:
• Very confident
• Irritable
• High energy
• No require to sleep
• Unrealistic thinking
• High self-esteem
• Quick talking
• Very active
• Unable to concentrate
• Agitation
• Reckless behavior
Depression
Another kind of episode suffered by a person suffering from bipolar disorder is depressive episode. Totally the opposite of mania, depression brings about someone to feel extremely weak. The person may feel very sad and low.
They may start to feel like their life is worthless. A depressive episode can lead to suicidal thoughts and actions.
A depressive episode is often times more harmful to a person than a manic episode. Depressive episodes are almost always treated with medication because of this fact.
The standard medications, though, used to treat depression frequently don’t work for bipolar depression and in fact will make it worse. Someone suffering from bipolar depressive episode usually will move slowly and begin to act extremely different than a person that is simply suffering from depression.
Symptoms of depression bipolar include:
• Feeling blameworthy
• Very sorrow
• Moving and talking slowly
• Sleeping all the time
• Great changes in habits of eating
• Feeling empty
• Sluggishness
It is important not to ignore the signs of bipolar disorder. The symptoms of bipolar are the first sign that something is wrong and the first opportunity for someone to get help and treatment.
