Bipolar Disorder
... Depressive Phase. During this time, the person feels gloomy more often than usual. They sense a feeling of failure towards themselves and the world. Symptoms are: excessive crying, feeling guilt, thoughts of suicide, loss of interest in daily activity, loss of sex drive, difficulty in concentrating, and persistent physical symptoms such as headaches, loss of appetite, chronic pains, etc. The depressive phase involves a slow downfall of mental and psychological activity. During the depressive episodes, a person would have the feeling where as their brain has slowed down. However there has to be more than just one episode to correctly diagnose depression. For the majority, depression usually stays stagnant at the first stage. If the depression continues it is likely to movie onto the second phase known as Manic Phase. This phase is the complete opposite of the Depressive Phase, whereas in the Depressive Phase thinking is slowed down, in manic it speeds up. The feeling of failure is no longer within them, but is put out into the outer world. Instead of feeling depressed they become overly confident. Symptoms are: abnormally elevated moods, feelings of euphoria, insomnia, increased sex drive, racing thoughts, and talkativeness. During the Manic Phase, one would become overly social and often impulsive. Because thinking is speeded up, a person would want to act quickly, keep up with the racing thoughts, and so often do acts without thinking, lead...