How do you know if someone is bipolar?

Answer 1

In general they will experience DRAMATIC mood swings that affect their lives and those around them.

The mood swings are not simple everyday mood changes, but swings that tend to last for awhile. For example a person might be manic for 2 weeks and experience depression for 6 months. There may be periods of normal moods in between.

Manic symptoms include:
spending sprees
talking fast
thinking fast and out loud
not needing sleep
increased sexual activity
driving fast

depressed signs:
crying
suicidal
not eating
losing weight
gaining weight
sleeping all the time
negative thoughts

These are some of the symptoms. But others can occur. Please don't confuse "moodiness" with Bipolar. There is a major difference!

Answer 2

These recordings will then be tested over a course of time to prove the disorder is a recurring event such as manic episodes and racing thoughts or actions they took at those times where subject to poor action steps.You . Well first of all
it takes study of that person to be sure. Taken study of some one will consist of recording levels of emotional, thought process and last action steps that this person has taken over a small period of time. There are different ways or methods to diagnose Bipolar and the Level they are at. In most cases of Bipolar disorder, additional mental disorders are usually present. It is very important to have professional therapy with a lifelong plan of action after diagnosed. If this person will not
see a professional to be treated then there will be continued ups and downs causing severs mood changes and much more. Self diagnose will be good enough either because no one can prescribe medication needed. My suggestion to you is not to be the Doctor and guess but to be a true friend and seek professional help.

Answer 3

1. They verbally abuse everyone.
2. They think they have super powers to influence thousands of people and they're better by far than anyone else in the world.
3. No sleep for days and days.
4. They jump up and down while telling tall tales of adventure.

My boyfriend is bipolar. His episodes last about 2 weeks and during that time I go to a hotel for a "rest" from the verbal abuse. Then he gets depressed for about 5 months and is sorry for the things he says and does. One time he hammered about 500 nails into our wood ceiling "to be sure it won't fall down". He was up all night hammering. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Mi husband is bipolar. Does he need very little sleep or no sleep at all? Does he think of himself the best at everything? Did he get a compulsion? it could be shopping, excercising, anything that means to be active all the time. Does he talk very fast?
If you answer yes to any of these, he could be. Get the person diagnosed.

Answer 5

You can do some research.

Sometimes it could be where a person's
emotions changes from one extreme to the
other also they may do something extreme
just out of the blue, depression also is a
tell tell sign.

John 17:3, Isaiah 33:24

Answer 6

Ask what their Dr's. diagnosis was.

Such a diagnosis is not something to be done by ametures. You can do damage to the person and relationship by assuming what may not be true.

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder#Diagnosis

Answer 8

spend time with them and see how they act.