When a person has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, they have not just one but two moods. One mood is called depression, which is a downbeat mood and the other mood is a manic mood which is an elevated mood. Along with these two moods are corresponding changes in your levels of activity, your levels of energy, and changes in your sleeping patters.
When a person enters the manic phase, or mood, they have extra confidence in their abilities, are very happy, very excited, and impulsive. They may also be easily distracted and appear restless. When the person enters into the depression mood, the opposite will happen. They will feel sad, feel hopeless, have a low level of confidence, will usually lose interest in activities they enjoy, and have low levels of energy. When these behavioral changes happen, this is what constitutes the major symptoms in their bipolar disorder.
The symptoms of bipolar disorder are not connected, but appear separately as part of the problem. If the symptoms of bipolar disorder are mild they are usually ignored completely, but there are extreme cases. In some of these extreme cases the person will suffer from hallucinations and delusions. Sometime during the manic phase the person will believe that they are rich, have many powers, famous, and more and during the depression phase it is just the opposite.
These delusions are also the same symptoms of another disease called schizophrenia. In addition, there are other conditions with the same symptoms such as ADHD or PTSD, and other anxiety disorders.
There are four different types of bipolar disorders which include:
Bipolar disorder 1
Bipolar disorder 2
Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BP-NOS)
Cyclothmia disorder or just Cyclothymia
What type a person is classified under depends on the duration and severity of their symptoms. If you think you have any of these symptoms check with your physician for a correct diagnosis.
When a person enters the manic phase, or mood, they have extra confidence in their abilities, are very happy, very excited, and impulsive. They may also be easily distracted and appear restless. When the person enters into the depression mood, the opposite will happen. They will feel sad, feel hopeless, have a low level of confidence, will usually lose interest in activities they enjoy, and have low levels of energy. When these behavioral changes happen, this is what constitutes the major symptoms in their bipolar disorder.
The symptoms of bipolar disorder are not connected, but appear separately as part of the problem. If the symptoms of bipolar disorder are mild they are usually ignored completely, but there are extreme cases. In some of these extreme cases the person will suffer from hallucinations and delusions. Sometime during the manic phase the person will believe that they are rich, have many powers, famous, and more and during the depression phase it is just the opposite.
These delusions are also the same symptoms of another disease called schizophrenia. In addition, there are other conditions with the same symptoms such as ADHD or PTSD, and other anxiety disorders.
There are four different types of bipolar disorders which include:
Bipolar disorder 1
Bipolar disorder 2
Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BP-NOS)
Cyclothmia disorder or just Cyclothymia
What type a person is classified under depends on the duration and severity of their symptoms. If you think you have any of these symptoms check with your physician for a correct diagnosis.
