What is Bipolar Disorder

What is bipolar disorder...
Bipolarworldz.blogspot.com is dedicated to providing a people who have questions about what bipolar disorder is. It’s also more widely known as another term called or associated with (manic-depression).
I would like to take you inside a world that can often seem as If days and nights never end. You or someone you know may feel as If you are in an never-ending cycle. We as people with Bipolar like to call it as... Living In Cycles. Cycles are best described as fast and furious mood swings or behaviors. Often times these behaviors are of extreme in nature. I will touch on this a little bit later as I get more in-depth upon my world of Bipolar.
Why we are different: A short and simple explanation would be most people have normal everyday mood swings. But us with Bipolar have more of a long-term raging mood behavior and often times It can be detrimental to them or people around them.
I realize there are plenty of good sources of text based information on the web. There’s thousands of pages on mental health and very good articulated web pages dealing with this subject matter also. So much information is out there that it becomes a daunting and tiring task when sometimes you just want to find the answer quick and easy without all the fluff.. I will edit the world of bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depression) for you and then I will post what I feel is the most relevant information on my site Bipolarworldz.blogspot.comfor your review.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
The distinguishing characteristic of Bipolar Disorder, as compared to other mood disorders, is the presence of at least one manic episode. Additionally, it is presumed to be a chronic condition because the vast majority of individuals who have one manic episode have additional episodes in the future. The statistics suggest that four episodes in ten years is an average, without preventative treatment. Every individual with bipolar disorder has a unique pattern of mood cycles, combining depression and manic episodes, that is specific to that individual, but predictable once the pattern is identified. Research studies suggest a strong genetic influence in bipolar disorder.