Inside Bipolar
The definition of Bipolar disorder or bipolar disease is that of a person that has one or more episodes of abnormally manic or elevated moods. It is a mood disorder suffered by numerous people. It is followed by symptoms and depressive episodes. Bipolar disease also causes a person to experience mood swings quickly. Mixed episodes are where they experience both extremes at once and this is not uncommon.
Different Types of Bipolar
There are several different bipolar disease types. First of all, and most commonly, a person will have mood swings that cause them to experience very high moods – or manic episodes. During these phases of their bipolar disease, they will feel as if they can do anything, and they will often rush from one thing to another, in extremely happy frames of mind. They make rash decisions while in these states, and often do things that they would not normally do while they are manic.
The second of the bipolar disease types is when the person experiences manic episodes and periods of depression. These are all intertwined. Here, people with bipolar will find that they are moving between episodes of extreme happiness and extreme depression quite often.
Mixed Episodes
In yet another bipolar disease type, a person will find that they are experiencing both the manic and depressive states at the same time. This will cause them to feel very agitated and confused, as they will be torn between being happy and manic, and still having the signs of depression.
Problems with Bipolar Disorder
A disrupted life is the biggest problem and symptom for anyone with bipolar. It can be quite difficult for them to make and keep relationships, they find themselves alternating between excessive sleeping and not being able to get enough sleep. They are simply not able to exist in the same world as everyone else.
Also, many relationships are strained when a person has bipolar disease. Because of the abrupt and swift changes in mood, a person with bipolar is often drawn to people who are at either end of the spectrum when it comes to moods of their own. They are often hard to deal with, irrational and upsetting to those around them. This, in turn, causes people to pull away from them, which end up causing more bouts of depression.
Treatment Options
The good thing about bipolar is that it can be treated with the proper types of drug therapy even though it runs in the family. Because its caused by inconsistencies in the brain function, correcting this function of the brain is the best way to begin dealing with bipolar disease, and this is done through medication.
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