Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is where you have a serious mood swing problem.  Bipolar affects men and women equally; ages 15-25.

• People with bipolar disorder type I have had at least one manic episode and periods of major depression. In the past, bipolar disorder type I was called manic depression.
• People with bipolar disorder type II have never had full mania. Instead they experience periods of high energy levels and impulsiveness that are not as extreme as mania (called hypomania). These periods alternate with episodes of depression.
• A mild form of bipolar disorder called cyclothymia involves less severe mood swings. People with this form alternate between hypomania and mild depression. People with bipolar disorder type II or cyclothymia may be wrongly diagnosed as having depression.
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001924/
  
  Symptoms:
  Easily distracted
  Little need for sleep
  Poor judgment
  Poor temper control
  Reckless behavior and lack of self control
   drinking, and/or drug use
  Poor judgment
  Sex with many partners (promiscuity)
  Spending sprees
  Very elevated mood
  Excess activity (hyperactivity)
  Increased energy
  Racing thoughts
  Talking a lot
  Very high self-esteem (false beliefs about self or abilities
  Treatment is to go to the doctors to get medications, go to therapy, avoid people who are stressful and make things worse.