What exactly bi-polar means?

Question

Really don't know, I am not a native English speaker.

Answer 1

It is a mental disorder, when the chemicals in your brain are out of whack!

The person that has been diagnosed with a bi-polar disorder usually has tremendous mood swings. Very jolly one minute and extremely angry in the next moment. The individual may have a learning disability. It can be severe enough to cause harm to others or to oneself. Can be very quick to anger.

The good news is that it can be treated. Many very talented and famous people are bi-polar. Or the individual just learns how to deal with their problem without medication. It just take awareness of oneself.

Answer 2

Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depressive illness, is a condition that affects more than two million Americans. People who have this illness tend to experience extreme mood swings, along with other specific symptoms and behaviors. These mood swings or "episodes" can take three forms: manic episodes, depressive episodes, or "mixed" episodes.
The symptoms of a manic episode often include elevated mood (feeling extremely happy), being extremely irritable and anxious, talking too fast and too much, and having an unusual increase in energy and a reduced need for sleep. It's also very common for someone to act impulsively during a manic episode, and engage in behaviors that are risky or that they later regret, like spending sprees. And in over half of all manic episodes, people are troubled by delusions or hallucinations. For example, they may think they have a relationship with someone famous, claim to be an expert in an area they really know nothing about, feel paranoid (unusually fearful), or hear voices that are not there.

The symptoms of a depressive episode often include an overwhelming feeling of emptiness or sadness, a lack of energy, a loss of interest in things, trouble concentrating, changes in normal sleep or appetite, and/or thoughts of dying or suicide.

A mixed episode includes symptoms that are both manic and depressive.

What causes it?

The symptoms of bipolar disorder are thought to be caused by an imbalance of key chemicals in the brain. The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells that move a constant stream of information from one to the other. To keep the information flowing, the cells release chemicals known as "neurotransmitters." Two key neurotransmitters that are needed for brain function are dopamine and serotonin, which play a crucial role in emotional health.

Many scientists believe that when the levels of these neurotransmitters aren't quite right, it may result in bipolar disorder. For instance, too much dopamine in certain parts of the brain can cause symptoms such as delusions, while too little dopamine in other parts of the brain can cause symptoms such as a lack of emotion and energy.

Answer 3

Bi- polar is used very loosely these days, too loosely in fact. It is a term used in a form of a psychiatric illness, manic depression. This means that the sufferer goes from one extreme mood of intense energy, elation, high spirits, compusivity, super confidence, etc. and then to the depths of despair, such paralysing depression and inability to function due to such depression. We all go through "ups and downs", but if you are "bi-polar", generally treatment is necessary.

Answer 4

Bi-polar (also known as manic-depression) is a disease of the brain where the person goes from extreme highs to severe depression. This illness has been treated with lithium for years.

Answer 5

Bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) is a diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders where the person experiences states or episodes of depression and/or mania, hypomania, and/or mixed states. Left untreated, it is a severely disabling psychiatric condition. The difference between bipolar disorder and unipolar disorder (also called major depression) - for the purpose of this introduction - is that bipolar disorder involves "energized" or "activated" mood states in addition to depressed mood states. The duration and intensity of mood states varies widely among people with the illness. Fluctuating from one mood state to another is called "cycling" or having mood swings. Mood swings cause impairment not only in one's mood, but also in one's energy level, sleep pattern, activity level, social rhythms and thinking abilities. Many people become fully disabled - for significant periods of time - and during this time have great difficulty functioning.

Answer 6

Bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) is a diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders where the person experiences states or episodes of depression and/or mania, hypomania, and/or mixed states. Left untreated, it is a severely disabling psychiatric condition. The difference between bipolar disorder and unipolar disorder (also called major depression) - for the purpose of this introduction - is that bipolar disorder involves "energized" or "activated" mood states in addition to depressed mood states. The duration and intensity of mood states varies widely among people with the illness. Fluctuating from one mood state to another is called "cycling" or having mood swings. Mood swings cause impairment not only in one's mood, but also in one's energy level, sleep pattern, activity level, social rhythms and thinking abilities. Many people become fully disabled - for significant periods of time - and during this time have great difficulty functioning.

Answer 7

Manic Depressive

Answer 8

It's the same as manic-depression. Which means you go through periods of feeling very high on life (you also might spend too much money, become irritable and difficult, and even have hallucinations) followed by an emotional low characterized by severe depression.

Answer 9

It means a person has only two emotions. happy or sad , happy or angry, sad or angry, happy or violent. things like that.
dont get it confused with skitzophrenia, they are two separate things. If you can understand my english then u are doing good.
just keep up the practice. there are adult classes you can take to learn english after work or so.

Answer 10

It means that you change moods/attitudes drastically, several times a day. It's usually caused my a hormonal imbalance in the body (physiological)