Bipolar

Bipolar refers to extreme changes in moods: the extreme highs and lows. When feeling happy there is a manic mood that occurs and when feeling sad there is depressive mood. Moods are episodic in nature. The feeling of extreme sadness will come either for a long or short period of time, there will be a recovery period of time and the cycle will begin again with another mood. Some of the manic and depressive episodes can be short lived while others can extend through longer periods of time. The extreme changes in moods negatively impact other aspects of their lives: physical, relational and work.