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Bipolar disorder is a condition where the behavior of an individual is severely affected. The person may have and elevated high of good humor and excitement or a depressed state where he is pessimistic and sad. Bipolar symptoms manifest themselves when the individual is around late adolescence or early adulthood.

This stage in a teen-ager's life is usually a very moody phase where the teen grapples with his identity as a child and an adult. Some bipolar symptoms are often misunderstood as rebellion, irrational behavior of a teen or angst. This disorder can often jeopardize a person's social life and friendships.

There are usually two poles in the mood range of a bipolar sufferer, extreme mania or excitement and severe depression or sadness. These poles are the gauges of which phase the individual may be in and what bipolar symptoms to expect at this phase or mood.

Bipolar Symptoms: Mania

The manic state of a bipolar sufferer may have several bipolar symptoms, including, increase in energy levels and less need for sleep, low attention span and incoherence due to very speedy thought processes that speech cannot cope with. Other manic bipolar symptoms are delusions or unrealistic belief in oneself and less concentration on things and projects. The individual may also exhibit an urge to laugh even at mundane things and be very excitable.



Bipolar Symptoms: Depression

People with bipolar disorder may feel depressed at times. This severe depression is accompanied by other bipolar symptoms like anxiety, sadness, hopelessness, isolation, guilt and anger. More bipolar symptoms pertaining to the depressed state are apathy, self-hate, depersonalization, social anxiety, shyness, irritability, loss of interest in previous interests and indifference. The person may also entertain thoughts on suicide and death.

Some people who have bipolar disorders may also experience a mixed state where they have both the mania and depression. The mood swings during this mixed state are rapid and the person may be volatile and very aggressive.

Bipolar symptoms are very similar to some disorders and sickness, except for the mood swings. You need to monitor your young adult regarding these in order to be able to help him cope with this disorder and start treatment as soon as possible. The usual treatment for bipolar symptoms and the disorder itself is medication. Effective alternatives to medication and drugs have not been discovered yet to fully control and manage this disorder. Early diagnosis and treatment will benefit the individual.









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