| There may come a time when a person needs to | | | | mania that may be quite obvious. A person who feels |
| determine if a loved one needs to seek help for his | | | | little or no need for food or sleep may turn out to |
| or her problems. In fact, there may come a time for | | | | be in a manic state. While some may be able to |
| many when it is important to be able to recognize | | | | function this way, at least for awhile, most of us |
| bipolar disorder symptoms. | | | | need rest and sustenance to maintain ourselves. |
| Bipolar disorder symptoms fall into three main | | | | Psychotic bipolar disorder symptoms come mostly |
| categories. These are manic symptoms, psychotic | | | | with mania, but can come often with mixed moods |
| symptoms, and depressive bipolar disorder | | | | and occasionally with depressive bipolar disorder |
| symptoms. If several of these symptoms are | | | | symptoms. Psychosis merely refers to a break with |
| occurring, it may be time to go in for a consultation. | | | | reality. This can come in the form of hallucinations, |
| Manic bipolar disorder symptoms are numerous. They | | | | both auditory (hearing voices, etc.) and visual. |
| all share a certain feeling, though. Everything is faster, | | | | Delusions, or false beliefs, are also bipolar disorder |
| grander, and generally bigger than life. A person in a | | | | symptoms. For example, a person may falsely believe |
| manic state may be much more active than usual. He | | | | that he or she is actually some famous historical |
| or she may think and talk faster than he or she | | | | figure. |
| usually does. Everything about that person is | | | | During depression, bipolar disorder symptoms can |
| exaggerated, including his or her overwhelming feeling | | | | often be easily seen if one is willing to look carefully. |
| of self importance. | | | | Apathy may be a sign of depression, but other clues |
| Such a person may have grand schemes and | | | | are even more telling. Indecisiveness and low self |
| adventures in the works. When these plans don't pan | | | | esteem seem to go hand in hand in depressive |
| out, that person will generally put the blame on some | | | | bipolar symptoms. |
| extraneous factor if, in fact, he or she takes the | | | | Physical bipolar disorder symptoms of depression |
| time to consider it at all. Usually, it's simply off to the | | | | include fatigue, weight gain or loss, and eating or |
| next idea. These are not just whimsical behaviors, | | | | sleeping more or less than usual. The person who is |
| but are actually bipolar disorder symptoms. | | | | displaying bipolar disorder symptoms of depression |
| When manic, people tend to be reckless. They can | | | | seems to be telling the world that he or she simply |
| end up doing things that effect their personal | | | | doesn't care enough take good physical care. |
| relationships or may go so far as landing them in jail. | | | | One should never look for trouble where there is |
| This may be seen by someone who is not alert to | | | | none. There is no need to be afraid of any slight |
| bipolar disorder symptoms as simply a problem with | | | | variation in the moods or habits of a loved one. |
| their conduct. The truth is that those people probably | | | | However, if things just don't seem right, it doesn't |
| need treatment to do better. It isn't just a matter of | | | | hurt to be able to recognize bipolar disorder |
| making up one's mind to do the right thing. | | | | symptoms. |
| There are also physical bipolar disorder symptoms of | | | | |