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