What does "Bipolar" mean?!


Question: It's just another word for manic-depression. It is a disorder that causes people to experience at least one episode of mania or hypomania and possibly depression.

Some people only have one episode, some have many. Mania is being sped up, decreased inhibitions, euphoric OR irritable, possibly even hearing voices or imagining false things. Hypomania is like mania only less severe.

Some people have mixed episodes - features of mania and depression at the same time. Some people have rapid cyclying - manic then depressed all in the same day.

It is supposed to be very treatable!!


Answers: It's just another word for manic-depression. It is a disorder that causes people to experience at least one episode of mania or hypomania and possibly depression.

Some people only have one episode, some have many. Mania is being sped up, decreased inhibitions, euphoric OR irritable, possibly even hearing voices or imagining false things. Hypomania is like mania only less severe.

Some people have mixed episodes - features of mania and depression at the same time. Some people have rapid cyclying - manic then depressed all in the same day.

It is supposed to be very treatable!!

bi like bi sexual means two so you have like two personalitys but its just like moods if your bipolar you can get made realy fast and easy over something silly

bipolar is what u would call " bipolar disorder" which is manic depression

Bipolar disorder is any of a number of mood disorders where the person swings wildly from one emotion to another. The most commonly known is the manic-depressive disorder.

It used to be called "manic-depressive" to describe the two extremes of emotions that a person will feel. Someone who is bipolar (or manic-depressive) experiences extreme depression at some times, but then will have episodes of mania or extreme happiness (which sometimes comes off as craziness, because they're on such a high.)

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Bipolar disorder (also called manic - depressive disorder) is an illness that causes extreme mood changes that alternate between...Bipolar disorder causes big mood swings. You can switch from periods...

WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise
Millions of people have bipolar disorder
It used to be called manic depression.
With bipolar disorder, life can be like an emotional roller coaster. One day your mood is low and you feel sad. Then your mood gets really high and you feel great. Then the sadness comes back.
The good news is that there



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