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Bipolar is a disorder of mood and emotions that change drastically, recognize the symptoms

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Kapanlagi.com - Mood and emotions that change drastically, even considered extreme, are also known as bipolar disorder. The symptoms of bipolar disorder are often overlooked because they are often mistaken for normal mood swings.

Although mood swings are a mental disorder, there are specific characteristics that indicate these emotional changes as symptoms of bipolar disorder. According to its definition, bipolar is a change in mood that makes the sufferer feel emotions in different phases.

There are phases where they feel very happy, confident, and enthusiastic. While there are also times when they feel sad, lazy, less enthusiastic, and even desperate. These two phases are also known as the manic phase and the depressive phase of bipolar symptoms.

At a certain level, bipolar disorder can affect the lives of sufferers and their daily activities. That is why proper treatment is needed to overcome bipolar disorder.

Here is an explanation of the understanding of bipolar, bipolar symptoms, and their characteristics that have been summarized by kapanlagi.com from various sources.

 

1. Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Experiencing happy, sad, confused, anxious, and worried moments is something that you have probably felt. This condition is normal considering that life is not free from various complicated problems. However, do not misunderstand the emotional changes that you may experience as ordinary mood swings. It could be one of the characteristics of bipolar disorder. So what is bipolar disorder?

Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder that causes individuals to experience drastic emotional changes. For example, you may suddenly feel extremely happy and then suddenly become very sad. The same goes for the opposite emotional condition, with such drastic and rapid changes.

In some cases, individuals with bipolar disorder tend to be unable to control their emotions. When these emotions are out of control, it can affect their personal lives, including daily activities.

Bipolar disorder may often go unnoticed, as its symptoms are almost similar to other mental health disorders in general. Bipolar disorder itself can occur at various intervals, ranging from weekly to monthly.

 

2. Causes of Bipolar Disorder

Every health problem that occurs in the body certainly has a cause or trigger. Including mental health issues such as bipolar disorder, it is known to have its causes. The causes of bipolar disorder can occur due to various factors ranging from social impact to heredity.

Quoting from alodokter.com, some of the causes of bipolar disorder include hereditary, social, environmental, and even lifestyle factors. This also affects the central nervous system function, namely imbalanced or disrupted neurotransmitters. However, the exact cause of bipolar disorder is still unknown.

 

3. Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

It is important to recognize the symptoms of bipolar disorder in order to seek immediate treatment. This way, bipolar disorder can be effectively managed. Before that, it is necessary to know the symptoms of bipolar disorder from various different phases, as described below.

1. Symptoms of Bipolar Mania

Bipolar mania is a phase in which this mental health disorder causes the sufferer to feel happy, joyful, and even excessively confident. Some symptoms of bipolar mania that can occur include:

- Feeling extremely happy, joyful, or elated.

- Being enthusiastic and highly energetic, or becoming very active.

- Speaking very quickly on various topics.

- Being highly sensitive and easily offended.

- Feeling racing thoughts or thoughts that are out of control.

- Feeling a lack of sleep or sleeping for a short period of time.

- Being able to engage in multiple activities at once.

- Loss of appetite.

- Sometimes making poor or uncontrollable decisions, such as spending money, consuming alcohol, engaging in promiscuity, and so on.

2. Symptoms of Bipolar Depression

Unlike bipolar mania, bipolar depression tends to disrupt various daily activities of the sufferer. This phase is considered quite serious and requires immediate attention. The symptoms of bipolar depression are as follows.

- Feeling sad, anxious, worried, lonely, or even desperate.

- Not interested in doing any activities, even if they used to be their favorite.

- Feeling tired and lacking energy.

- Lacking self-confidence, feeling worthless, and feeling very guilty.

- Uncontrolled appetite, which can either increase or decrease.

- Unable to concentrate.

- Often feeling drowsy and lazy.

- Not wanting to socialize or withdrawing from close surroundings.

- Feeling a desire to attempt suicide.

In addition to the above two phases of bipolar symptoms, there is also a mixed phase of bipolar symptoms. This means that the sufferer can experience both symptoms at the same time.

 

4. How to Overcome and Treat Bipolar Disorder

Further examination is needed to determine whether one is experiencing bipolar disorder or not. Usually, this examination is done by a mental health specialist or psychiatrist. Here are ways to cope with and treat bipolar disorder.

Easy ways to cope with bipolar disorder:

- Exercise regularly to maintain physical and mental health.

- Take time for vacations to calm the mind.

- Socialize with the environment and participate in social activities.

- Strengthen relationships with family and relatives to strengthen the heart and make you more enthusiastic.

- Maintain a healthy diet.

- Express your feelings and do not keep them to yourself.

Bipolar treatment:

Meanwhile, the treatment for bipolar disorder can be done according to the condition of the sufferer. Usually, the doctor will provide medication along with therapy to reduce bipolar disorder symptoms. With this treatment, it is hoped that it can help the sufferer overcome mental health problems.

That is an explanation of bipolar disorder, which is a mood and emotion disorder that changes drastically. Bipolar symptoms can occur in two phases, namely bipolar mania and bipolar depression symptoms.

Source: hellosehat.com, alodokter.com, halodoc.com, merdeka.com

 

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