Bipolar symptoms are broken down into two groups – manic and depressive. People suffering from bipolar disorder will experience both groups of symptoms.
Mania
Mania is the high point of bipolar symptoms . With mania the person is feeling high. They are happy and feeling like they are on top of the world.
The major point of mania, though, is that the person is not simply happy, but happy to the extreme. In fact, every symptom a person has in a manic episode is taken to the extreme which is why it is considered mania and not simply just being happy.
Another problem with a manic episode is that due to the extreme high the person is on they may have a tendency to act impulsively without any control over their behavior. Many people during a manic episode feel like they are invincible.
Another problem that will occur in a manic episode will not look like happy behavior. The person will be extremely aggressive and provoking. They will look extremely impertinent or annoyed.
Symptoms of bipolar (manic episode) include:
• Very confident
• Bad-tempered
• High energy
• No need for sleep
• Unrealistic thinking
• High self esteem
• Fast speech
• Extremely active
• Unable to concentrate
• Agitation
• Reckless behavior
Depression
Another kind of episode suffered by a person suffering from bipolar disorder is depressive episode. Totally the opposite of mania, depression brings about someone to feel extremely weak. The person may feel very sad and low.
They will begin to feel like their life is useless. The depressive episode may cause thoughts and actions to suicide.
The depressive episode is frequently more dangerous than the manic episode. This episode is almost always treated with the medication due to this reality.
The standard medications, though, used to treat depression frequently don’t work for bipolar depression and in fact will make it worse. Someone suffering from bipolar depressive episode usually will move slowly and begin to act extremely different than a person that is simply suffering from depression.
Symptoms of depression bipolar include:
• Feeling guilty
• Very sorrow
• Moving and talking slowly
• Sleeping all the time
• Extreme changes in eating habits
• Feeling of emptiness
• Sluggishness
It is important not to ignore the signs of bipolar disorder. The symptoms of bipolar are the first sign that something is wrong and the first opportunity for someone to get help and treatment.