Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder is a manic-depressive mental disorders that people experience episodic unusual, intense emotion, changes in sleep patterns and activity levels, and unusual behaviours. They may experience periodic manic/ hypomanic and depressive episode over time.
| People having a manic/ hypomanic episode may: |
People having a depressive episode may: |
- Feel very “up,” “high,” or elated
- Have a lot of energy
- Have increased activity levels
- Feel “jumpy” or “wired”
- Have trouble sleeping
- Become more active than usual
- Talk really fast about a lot of different things
- Be agitated, irritable, or “touchy”
- Feel like their thoughts are going very fast
- Think they can do a lot of things at once
- Do risky things, like spend a lot of money or have reckless sex
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- Feel very sad, down, empty, or hopeless
- Have very little energy
- Have decreased activity levels
- Have trouble sleeping, they may sleep too little or too much
- Feel like they can’t enjoy anything
- Feel worried and empty
- Have trouble concentrating
- Forget things a lot
- Eat too much or too little
- Feel tired or “slowed down”
- Think about death or suicide
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If you think you or your beloved ones have Bipolar Disorder, please seek help.
Reference: National Institute of Mental Health, 2016; American Psychiatric Association, 2013
