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