Mental Illness: Bipolar Disorder

Mental Illness I struggle with a chronic illness known as Bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is reoccurring episodes of manic and depression that last from a day to months. This mental illness causes unusual and dramatic mood swings, energy and the ability to think straight. There is several different types of disorders. Bipolar disorder has a very negative impact on my life. This illness has caused me to ruin many friendships and have a downward spiral in my jobs and school. Ten billion people in the world have bipolar disorder but with the irregular pattern it is very hard to diagnose. Although the illness can occur any point in a person’s life, more than one-half of all cases begin between fifteen and twenty- five years of age. Bipolar