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This condition can wreak havoc on the life of the person that has it, and the lives those around the person. It causes feelings of extreme loss, guilt, and utter helplessness. It is due to this unexplainable misery that many people with bipolar end up committing [[suicide]].

This condition can wreak havoc on the life of the person that has it, and the lives those around the person. It causes feelings of extreme loss, guilt, and utter helplessness. It is due to this unexplainable misery that many people with bipolar end up committing [[suicide]].

==Bipolar II==

==Bipolar I==

Bipolar II is characterized by swings from extreme [[depression]] to hypomania.

To meet the diagnostic criteria for Bipolar I, the individual must have experienced at least one high, or manic episode, that has lasted for longer than one week. Some people with Bipolar I will have only manic episodes, although most will also have periods of depression. When untreated, manic episodes can generally last 3 to 6 months, with untreated depressive episodes lasting 6 to 12 months.

 

Hypomania is a condition characterized by overconfidence, creativity, ability to focus, and viewing of problems in a more positive light. Hypomania can lead to reckless and/or inappropriate behavior.

==Bipolar I==

==Bipolar I==