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Bipolar Disorder is a serious but often misunderstood mental disorder, causing dramatic shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels. These shifts normally consist of manic and depression stages, but there can also be periods of hypomanic and mixed episodes. A person with manic episodes might experience extreme overconfidence and happiness, with bouts of irritability and anger. These periods are accompanied by racing thoughts, insomnia, phases of being impulsive, and the diagnosed may even talk faster than normal. A hypomanic episode is similar to manic episode, but these tend to be shorter and are less severe. A depressive episode has feelings of being sad, loneliness, and low self-esteem. Someone in the middle of a depressive episode loses interest in things they typically enjoy and often has difficulty focusing, will sleep less, and may even have suicidal thoughts.  A mixed episode includes both the symptoms of mania and depression at the same time. Types of bipolar disord...

If a loved one has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you might be well aware of the obstacles that accompany the condition that afflicts around 6 million adults in the United States.   Bipolar disorder ’s debilitating mood swings can extremely affect every part of your life. People who seek medical attention are able to treat their bipolar disorder, but sometimes these prescribed medicines are not enough to get their lives back to normal. This is the reason why people are looking for bipolar disorder treatment alternatives like yoga and meditation. Yoga Yoga, initially originated in India, is now practiced worldwide. While the effects of yoga have not been studied for those who struggle with bipolar disorder, there is a rising number of people practicing yoga in their routine. Yoga fuses mind with body in regimented movement and intense concentration. If done regularly, yoga can cultivate a sense of mental clarity, as the person is able to focus on the shape of the body, br...

Research has shown that bipolar disease has a genetic component. People who are diagnosed with bipolar disease are more likely to have parents (one or two) with the disorder. The average age of onset of the disease is 25 years, with most people first becoming affected between 15 and 30 years old. However, it is important to keep in mind that children may also be affected. Elderly people who first experience bipolar disease are more likely to have some type of neurological problem like stroke or cerebrovascular disease. Even though both genders are equally as likely to be affected by mania bipolar disorder , the types of bipolar that they experience often differs. Women are more likely to experience a higher rate of rapid cycling, cyclothymia and mixed states. Cyclothymia is a milder form of bipolar disease that is characterized by many hypomanic episodes and less severe depressive episodes. It is possible for those with cyclothymia to develop more severe bipolar at a later date. Men, ...