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 . Someone with mania will feel great. They’re glad and seem they’re on top of the world.
However, the main point of mania is that the person is not only pleased, but glad in the extreme. All symptoms of a person actually has in a manic episode is pushed to the extreme that is why it’s regarded as a mania, not just simply be happy.
The other trouble with the manic episode is that because of the extreme high, the person may tend to do something spontaneously, and cannot control their behavior. A lot of people during this episode will feel like they’re unbeatable.
Other things that can happen during a manic episode may not seem like happy behavior. A person may become very aggressive and confrontational. They may seem very mouthy or irritated.
Symptoms of bipolar (manic episode) include:
• Very confident
• Irritable
• High energy
• No require to sleep
• Unrealistic thinking
• High self-esteem
• Fast speech
• Extremely active
• Unable to concentrate
• Restlessness
• Irresponsible behavior
Depression
The other type of episode experienced by someone with bipolar disorder is the depressive episode. Completely opposite of mania, depression causes a person to feel very low. A person will be overly sad and down.
They will begin to feel like their life is useless. The depressive episode may cause thoughts and actions to suicide.
A depressive episode is often times more harmful to a person than a manic episode. Depressive episodes are almost always treated with medication because of this fact.
However, regular medications used to treat depression do not often work for bipolar depression and can actually make it worse. A person is a bipolar depressive episode will often move slowly and start to act very different than someone who simply is suffering from depression.
Symptoms of depression bipolar include:
• Feeling guilty
• Extreme sadness
• Move and speak slowly
• Always sleeping
• Extreme changes in eating habits
• Feeling of emptiness
• Apathy
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.