| Are you easily distracted? Do you have
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| | There is rapid speech, agitation, and
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| trouble sleeping? Are you depressed or
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| | reckless behavior. Other symptoms are
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| sad one moment and full of confidence and
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| | poor concentration, difficulty sleeping,
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| optimism the next time? Do you find it
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| | poor judgment, and an unrealistic belief
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| difficult to concentrate? Are you
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| | in one's abilities and powers.
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| reckless and aggressive at times only to
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| | In the depressive phase, the patient may
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| lose interest in everything you do the
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| | have persistent feelings of sadness,
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| next moment?
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| | anxiety or guilt, sleep problems, loss of
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| If you answered "yes" to the above
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| | appetite, irritability, chronic pain with
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| questions, chances are you're suffering
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| | no known cause, and recurring thoughts of
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| from bipolar disorder - a mental disorder
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| | suicide.
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| that affects 222 million people worldwide
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| | "Bipolar disorder causes dramatic mood
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| and is the sixth leading cause of
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| | swings - from overly "high" and/or
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| disabilities worldwide.
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| | irritable to sad and hopeless, and then
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| Bipolar disorder is a serious and
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| | back again, often with periods of normal
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| debilitating mental illness that is also
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| | mood in between. Severe changes in energy
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| known as manic-depression or
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| | and behavior go along with these changes
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| manic-depressive illness. This mood
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| | in mood. The periods of highs and lows
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| disorder often affects adults and may
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| | are called episodes of mania and
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| persist throughout life.
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| | depression," said NIMH experts.
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| "Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder
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| | The cause of bipolar disorder is unknown
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| that causes unusual shifts in a person's
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| | but it can be triggered by drug abuse and
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| mood, energy, and ability to function.
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| | stressful or traumatic events. The
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| Different from the normal ups and downs
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| | condition tends to run in families,
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| that everyone goes through, the symptoms
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| | leading some researchers to believe that
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| of bipolar disorder are severe. They can
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| | the problem may be genetic or due to a
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| result in damaged relationships, poor job
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| | hormonal imbalance. Untreated, the
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| or school performance, and even suicide.
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| | condition can lead to substance or
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| But there is good news: bipolar disorder
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| | alcohol abuse and suicide.
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| can be treated, and people with this
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| | "Bipolar disorder can have devastating
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| illness can lead full and productive
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| | effects on relationships as well as
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| lives," according to the US National
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| | finances stemming from spending sprees
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| Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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| | during a manic episode or nearly complete
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| The manic phase of this disorder is
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| | isolation and withdrawal during a
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| characterized by feelings of euphoria,
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| | depressive phase," said the Mayo Clinic.
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| extreme optimism, and a high self-esteem.
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