Bipolar Disorder & SSDI in Virginia
Helping You Get the Assistance You Need
While everyone experiences mood swings, those who suffer from bipolar disorder experience intense, extreme mood volatility that swings from manic highs to manic depressive states. Both the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and the National Institute of Mental Health estimate that 5.7 million adult Americans suffer from this manic-depressive disorder, which crosses all boundaries of race, age, social classes, or ethnic groups.
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Types of Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar I: Those who have had a minimum of 1 manic episode. Other episodes of depression may have also occurred.
- Bipolar II: Those who have had a minimum of 1 episode of depression and a less severe, shorter period of manic episode(s) (hypomanic). The depressive generally states last longer in this form of bipolar disorder.
- Cyclothymia: Mild, less severe mood swings.
- Rapid cycling: When mood swings occur at least 4 times a year.
- Mixed state: When a person experiences depression and mania symptoms simultaneously.
Symptoms
A person suffering from bipolar disorder will alternate between extreme highs and lows which may last for days, weeks or months.
Examples of manic behavior include:
- Euphoria
- Rapid speech and thoughts
- Anxiety
- Drug use/abuse
- Overconfidence and self-esteem
- Aggressiveness
- Dangerous behavior
- Lack of concentration
- Extravagant spending
- Increased sexual drive
- Insomnia
- Hallucinations or delusions
Examples of depressive behavior include:
- Suicide thoughts or attempts
- Lethargy or fatigue
- Irritability
- Change in sleep patterns
- Physical pain
- Guilt
- Helplessness or hopelessness
- Extreme sadness
- Weight loss or gain
- Hallucinations or delusions
- Lack of concentration or memory problems
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