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Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental health illness that involves emotional highs that includes mania or hypomania and lows; depression.
You may feel gloomy or hopeless when you are depressed, and you may lose interest or pleasure in most activities. You may feel ecstatic, full of energy, or abnormally irritable when your mood switches to mania or hypomania. Sleep, energy, activity, judgment, conduct, and the ability to think clearly can all be affected by mood fluctuations.
Although bipolar disorder is a lifelong diagnosis, following a treatment plan might help you control your mood swings and other symptoms. Medications and psychological counseling are used to treat bipolar illness in the majority of cases.
A major depressive episode is defined as a set of symptoms that are severe enough to impair daily activities such as job, school, social activities, or relationships. Five or more of the following symptoms are present during an episode:
• A depressed mood, such as sadness, emptiness, hopelessness, or tears (in children and teens, a depressed mood can appear as irritability)
• Significant loss of interest or enjoyment in all or nearly all activities
• Significant weight loss, weight gain, or a decrease or increase in appetite when not dieting
• Insomnia or an excessive amount of sleep
• Either agitation or a sluggish pace of behaviour
• Tiredness
• Feelings of insignificance, as well as excessive or inappropriate guilt
• Inability to thought or concentrate, as well as indecisiveness
• Suicide-related thoughts, or attempts
Factors that are at risk:
The following factors may raise your chance of developing bipolar illness:
• Having a first-degree relative with bipolar disorder, such as a parent or sibling
• Stressful events, such as a loved one’s death or another catastrophic incident
• Abuse of drugs or alcohol
Complications:
Bipolar disorder, if left untreated, can lead to major problems that influence every aspect of your life, including:
• Use of drugs and alcohol
• Suicide or attempted suicide
• Relationships that are broken
• Unsatisfactory academic performance
