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Bipolar Disorder
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Do You
Have Bipolar?
The first question
that you need to ask is if you have this
condition. Learning the signs and
symptoms will help you to weigh the need
to seek out medical attention. If any of
your symptoms are severe or you are
considering harming yourself, you must
seek immediate medical attention as soon
as possible.
Bipolar individuals
will go through an alternating pattern
of highs and lows that play on their
emotions. The highs are called episodes
of mania.
The lows are episodes
of depression. The intensity of these
highs and lows will vary from person to
person and from one episode to the
next. For some, the symptoms can be
quite mild but for others they can be
quite severe. In addition to this, you
may also have very normal times too.
During the manic
phase, there are a number of symptoms
that can be observed as follows:
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You may feel
extremely happy and optimistic. You
may feel euphoria. You may also
have an inflated self esteem or ego,
too.
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You may have very
poor judgment, and you may know this
by being told by others that you’ve
made the wrong decision.
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Your speech can
be very fast. Your mind is going
crazy with thoughts. You may be
agitated and feel the need to move
your body and your mind. Physical
activity may be increased, too.
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Many will be
aggressive in their behavior, often
more so than is “allowable.”
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Some people find
this to be a time of problems with
sleeping, problems with
concentrating one what you should be
doing. You may be easily
distracted, and have problems
getting tasks accomplished.
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You can be
reckless or you may take chances on
things that you normally would not
do.
Those that suffer
from the mania side of bipolar will
transition from it into the depressive
side. The depressive side is that which
people often associated with depression
like symptoms. These symptoms can
include the following, more than one,
too.
The depressive
bipolar symptoms include:
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Feeling very sad,
very guilty or feeling that all is
lost. Hopelessness is a common
feeling here too. The trademark of
a problem is that the symptom is
unfounded and is persistent.
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You may be very
tired, often not caring about
getting your tasks accomplished.
You may lose interest in the things
that you do daily, normally. Even
those things that you love to do may
not be done.
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You may be very
irritable, losing your temper for no
real reason.
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You may not be
able to sleep although you are
tired. You may not be hungry and
some will lose weight because of not
eating properly here.
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Some have
problems with pain, too. If you
have pain that there is no real
cause for, this can be a sign of
depressive behavior.
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The most serious
of all symptoms and signs of
depressive behavior is that of
thoughts of suicide. If you have
these thoughts, your condition needs
immediate attention.
If you think that you
have any of these symptoms, then you
need to work with your doctor to be
diagnosised. It is necessary to get
treatment and treatment really can help
you!
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