Manic Bipolar Disorder And Depression

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a kind of bipolar disorder that works according to the season changes. Mania sets in during the brighter and sunnier seasons, a major gloom and depression is their companion through the cold and darker months. I tell you, it is not an easy disease to live with by any means.

When you are in the depressive phase of bipolar disorder, you tend to feel intensely sad or profoundly indifferent to work. Added to that, you will find it hard to partake in the activities of people around you, and of course folks that once brought you pleasure are totally revolting at this time. Imagine the turnaround when it is mania! Not very flattering for your mind at all.

It is normal to think slowly, concentrate poorly, and feel tired all of the time when you suffer from bipolar disorder. These are symptoms of the depressive phase of the disease, and you may find that you are in bed a lot of the time without being able to sleep, whereas you are eating more and more. Yet this is just phase of it.

Some of the symptoms of bipolar disorder involve your appetite and sleep patterns. Whether you are depressive or manic, you are sure to have trouble sleeping. When you are manic, you are sure not going to have a lot of time for food, and when depressed, you will likely gain a few pounds from eating too much.

When you begin to feel that overwhelming sense of worthlessness in everything that you do, you may want to be careful. It is a symptom of major depression, but it certainly also features very strongly in bipolar disorder. Of course, the helplessness that tends to come with it is not something you want to be flattered about.

There are times when you suffer from bipolar disorder that you will feel as though nothing can go wrong with life. You can’t seem to understand why everyone else around you is so slow about things because life is just so irrationally great. That, I will have you know, is a symptom of mania in bipolar disorder.

The part of bipolar disorder where you may feel pessimistic or hopeless about the future is depressive. If your suffering is the rapid cycling type, you may switch between that feeling and great but meaningless exhilaration within a matter of days or even ours. Symptoms like this may cause you to think about or attempt suicide.