| If you ever ride a harsh unsympathetic | | | | blur of activity and over excitement. |
| roller coaster ride, that feeling is | | | | The mania might bring about feelings of |
| probably close to one who is living with | | | | self-importance, self-confidence, |
| the disarray of bipolar disorder. For | | | | superiority and poor judgment. People in |
| not only the person himself, friends and | | | | a manic episode could find themselves |
| family also suffer because their | | | | doing things that they would not |
| relationship is often strained with | | | | normally do in their life. They may have |
| uncertainty. | | | | a sudden drive to start a business, |
| A person with bipolar disorder wakes up | | | | which can definitely be a good thing. |
| to begin a day with a high level of | | | | However, if done during a manic episode, |
| uncertainty. He may have suicidal | | | | they may quit their job and jump into |
| thoughts running through his mind during | | | | starting a business without any proper |
| one of his depressive episode or a day | | | | planning or whatsoever. They may engage |
| filled with overexcitements when he is | | | | in risky sexual behavior that would not |
| in a manic episode. One may even have a | | | | be usual for him or her or even spend or |
| day fill with mix episodes of depression | | | | gamble money they cannot afford to be |
| and manic. This is the fact of a person | | | | without. |
| living with this disorder. | | | | What happen during an episode of |
| Both the manic and depressive episodes | | | | depression are the feelings of |
| usually happen separate that of positive | | | | hopelessness and vulnerability. They |
| or negative things and events in the | | | | would have no wish to enjoy life, |
| person's life. To explain in details, a | | | | achieve anything, or to socialize with |
| person with bipolar disorder does not | | | | people. They may go a day or two without |
| have a depressive episode because | | | | eating because eating seems |
| something bad or terrible has happened | | | | insignificant and irrelevant to them. |
| to him or her. And even if there is | | | | Battling suicidal thoughts is an |
| anything that would affect when an | | | | ongoing, exhausting effort. These |
| episode would happen, it is most | | | | suicidal thoughts pester your mind |
| probably the overall life stress that is | | | | regularly even if you are not planning |
| affecting the person. Periods of stress | | | | any suicide attempt or even when they |
| whether at work or at home can disturb | | | | decided that they would not commit |
| the balance that the person is trying to | | | | suicide. Fighting these "thoughts" is |
| maintain. | | | | tiresome and frustrating. They might |
| When wrapped in an episode, a person | | | | also experience physical pain, such as |
| with bipolar disorder will usually have | | | | sore shoulders, aching neck, or back. |
| lesser control of their behavior and of | | | | The physical pain some people experience |
| their lives than they would normally | | | | is described to be similar to that of |
| have. This is not to say that someone | | | | body aches that come with the flu. |
| with bipolar disorder is a vulnerable | | | | As anyone can imagine, living in either |
| sufferer with little chances of carrying | | | | one of these states of mind can be |
| out something. It is only that even | | | | disturbing and chaotic. Try to visualize |
| accomplishing simple routine tasks that | | | | spending your life crossing between |
| would normally be easy would suddenly | | | | these two extremes. When one is in |
| become exceptionally hard during the | | | | between episodes for most of the time, |
| duration of a manic depressive episode. | | | | it would be a challenge to try to regain |
| What happen during a manic episode is a | | | | his life, sprit and self consciousness. |