What dose manic mean in manic depression ?!


Question: What dose manic mean in manic depression !?
I know what depression means but I can't get my head around what manic is!. How dose it affect people with this illness in the sense of their personality e!.g temper, happy, or sad !?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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The answers given so far give a good description of 'mania'!.
I would also say that mania does not always present as being elevated in mood and happy!. When somebody is in a manic phase they can become very excitable, and their thought processes are extremely fast, often jumping from one thing to another!. They can often become extremely frustrated with people around them, who they see as being slow and stupid because they can't keep up!. They may have bizarre or unrealistic ideas, spend a lot of money, set up doomed business ventures and they become very angry with people who try to reason with them, sometimes even violent!. Episodes of mania can completely ruin people's relationships with others, more so than the depression!. But some people can be extremely creative during manic phases, particularly the artists that I have known with this disorder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's the adjective pertaining to or affected by mania!.
Mania is a severe medical condition characterised by extremely elevated mood, energy, and unusual thought patterns!. There are several possible causes for mania, but it is most often associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may cyclically alternate with episodes of clinical depression!. These cycles may relate to diurnal rhythms and environmental stressors!. Mania varies in intensity, from mild mania (known as hypomania) to full-blown mania with psychotic features (hallucinations and delusions)!.

Synonyms frenzied, agitated, frantic!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Definition of Manic or mania

Manic: Refers to a mood disorder in which a person seems "high", euphoric, expansive, sometimes agitated, hyperexcitable, with flights of ideas and speech!.


Manic Depression is no longer used, now it is called Bipolar Disorder!.

Bipolar is usually characterized by unusual mood swings!. Bipolar disorder consists of mania and depression!.
http://www!.bipolar!.com/what_is_bipolar/w!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I think manic is a worse version of depression!. Like you will have extreme moods and extreme depressions!.!. like they can go from happy to deathly sad in seconds!. actually i think i might have this!.!. seriously, anyway i have known a few ppl who had it and they were all like this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

As my doctor explained it to me - it means uncontrolled!.
So - you can't necessarily avoid situations which make it worse or seek out situation which make it better!. It just sneaks up on you when you're not paying attention!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

manic depression is the old word for bi polar, there the same thing!. bi polar is when you go to impulsive, happy and on top of the world to completely depressed with no in betweenWww@Answer-Health@Com

It means that their emotions are constantly, manically changing!. They go from very happy to very sad quickly and usually for a small reason!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

manic depression is usually called bipolar disorder these days
which means alternate bouts of feeling very happy and very depressedWww@Answer-Health@Com

It means they swing from very high spirits and over the top behaviour to very low depression - often very quicklyWww@Answer-Health@Com

Well, basically, out of control!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I always thought it was distinguished by having suicidal thoughts but i think i was wrong from what others have saidWww@Answer-Health@Com

the answers given explain very well but it is not called that any more!.it is known as bipolar disorderWww@Answer-Health@Com

i think it means out of controlWww@Answer-Health@Com





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