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I have so much energy nowadays... I can do anything....I am having affairs, you know those one night stands!... Can't find time to sleep... I am busy... I have new projects coming on. I can conquer the world !Feel like I can fly!

What do u want from me? I don't feel like talking...In fact what can I talk about? My mind is full with nothing but sorrow...I feel so tired. I can hardly move.So I stay in bed, do I can't sleep. I have nothing to do...Everything is meaningless... You can come up and tell me that I won a million dollar lotto that would only stress me, cause having so much money only make me nervous....

Wonder why I go to extremes? Too high or too low there ain't in between....Thats what Billy Joel says as a song....I am a bipolar...I have learned lot about since I have diagnosed as bipolar. It's a life struggle. U have to know your enemy well to fight back... I learned how to live live with it and also accepted. This is the first step you have to face...

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide (1)

About 2.6 percent of the American population age 18 and older in any given year,1 have bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder typically develops in late adolescence or early adulthood. However, some people have their first symptoms during childhood, and some develop them late in life.

Bipolar disorder has two faces: Manic episode and depressive episode. People can be eutymic in between those episodes without any or few symptoms... Manic and depressive episodes may vary, however usually one may experience more depressive episodes than manic ones.

The manic phase may last from days to months and include the following symptoms (3):

Elevated mood
Racing thoughts
Hyperactivity
Increased energy
Lack of self-control
Inflated self-esteem (delusions of grandeur, false beliefs in special abilities)
Over-involvement in activities
Reckless behavior
Spending sprees
Binge eating, drinking, and/or drug use
Sexual promiscuity
Impaired judgment
Tendency to be easily distracted
Little need for sleep
Easily agitated or irritated
Poor temper control

These symptoms of mania are seen with bipolar disorder I. In people with bipolar disorder II, hypo manic episodes involve similar symptoms

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