Bipolar is a psychiatric condition where people experience mood swings. The reason it is called Bipolar is because it is a condition where the mood swings take place between two extremes called mania and depression.

During manic episodes, people tend to have elevated level of energy, and during depressive episodes people tend to have low energy level. There are different categories of Bipolar based on the episodes.
There are so many symptoms during each episodes.


People living with Bipolar have so many problems in their day to day life. First of all interacting with other people is critical. Mood swings do not allow the affected people to maintain a healthy relationaship with others unless the others have an understanding. If others do not have a sound knowledge about the condition , they will not be able tolerate. Even if they have knowledge, the question is how far they can and want to be patient.

Secondly, this affect a person's ability to work, especially work that warrants interaction with people on a regular basis. No one is going to tolerate mood swings in a working place. So, what option a person with this condition left with?