Types and Stages of Bipolar Disorder.

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Ever seen someone who acts so strange that you assume they are trying to pull off two different characters? Let me try to explain that in better terms, a person who is so angry and frustrated, throwing off and damaging items this minute, laughing very hard the next minute when nothing is even funny. Alright, that is a literal explanation of what I understand by bipolar disorder, but there are published articles from where we can find more explicit, and more deep meanings.

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Bipolar disorder was previously known as manic-depressive illness or manic depression. It isn't just any form of disorder, but it is a mental illness and it creates a form of unusual shift in the energy, activity level, mood, and concentration effect of the person. This shift could get so rapid that one's day-to-day activity is affected.

There are three types of bipolar disorders;

Bioploar I disorder: This disorder episode lasts for at least 7 days, and it occurs almost every day. The accompanied symptoms are so severe that immediate medical attention is required. There is a case of rapid cycling when an individual experiences four or more episodes of mania or depression within a year.

This type of disorder comes with a decreased need for sleep, increased restless activities, distraction, and increased risky behavior. Hallucinations, false beliefs, and disorganized thinking are also characteristics of bipolar I disorder.

Bipolar II disorder: This type of disorder is characterized by a continuous pattern of depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes. The hypomanic episodes in this case are less severe than the manic episodes in bipolar disorder.
Cyclothymic disorder: This is characterized by recurring hypomanic and depressive symptoms that are not intense enough, or on the other hand, do not last long enough for them to be qualified as hypomanic or depressive episodes.

This type comes with difficulty with concentration, increased/decreased sleep, intense sadness, fatigue, and to worsen it all, it comes with frequent thoughts of suicide or death.

Bipolar disorders are characterized by phases of unusually intense emotions and changes in the pattern of sleep and activity levels. People who experience bipolar disorder often experience mood fluctuations also which usually lasts for a few hours. Bipolar disorder has the ability to disrupt relationships with loved ones, creating difficulty with either work or school.

Detecting bipolar disorders in children and teens can be very difficult, sometimes caregivers/parents find it difficult to tell if this is just a normal up and down phase, or if it is just a result of stress or other mental health problems. The most pressing sign of bipolar disorder in children and teenagers is a severe mood swing that is clearly different from normal mood swings.

While it sounds very scary, there is a way to manage and treat the condition. With consistent treatment, the symptoms of bipolar disorder get improve. Medication and therapy is the main treatment for bipolar disorder. Medications known as mood stabilizers are the most commonly prescribed medications for bipolar. The prescribed medications are believed to correct imbalanced brain signaling, the medications are individual-based, as some affected patients may have to try different medications before they are able to figure out what works for them.

Counseling and psychotherapy is another way to help relieve symptoms, as well as help a person manage bipolar disorder. Through these therapeutic approaches, there is a strong possibility of being able to help the patient, work on the factors that will help maintain a stable mood for a long time, it will also help them engage family members, colleagues, and teachers, through the therapeutic treatment as well, key triggers will be identified and steps will be taken for it's treatment.

Conclusion.

Bipolar disorders are not as rare as we think, they are almost everywhere around us, noticing the symptoms early enough to take our loved ones for treatment will help out a lot.