Varieties of Bipolar Disorder

This illness has happened all the way back to the 1600s and research concluded, in 1980, the founding of bipolar disorder. .
             Bipolar I is the first form of the mental illnesses. A person that has experienced bipolar I disorder has had at least one manic incident in his or her life. A manic incident is a time of strange moods, along with weird behavior that disrupts life. Actions include spending money far beyond funds, having sex with people they usually would not even think about, and creating plans that not even the above average person could do. In severe manic episodes, a person completely loses sight of realism. Most people that have bipolar I also experience periods of extreme depression. In most cases, there is a cycling between mania and depression. The plus to this subject is in between the cycles of manic depression most people are able to live healthy lives. .
             The next mental illness is bipolar II (bipolar two). This disorder is very similar to bipolar I. The only difference is the manic state never reaches full potential. It only reaches hypomania, meaning below crazy, and they have to at least experience one hypomanic occasion in a year (Palsson et al. 1) It is pretty much the little brother of bipolar I. The cycles remain the same as well; just the word hypo-was included. They still undergo manic and depressive stages as well; just nowhere near as severe as bipolar I. Unlike bipolar I, bipolar II qualifiers have never experienced a full on manic incident. .
             The subsequent illness is called rapid cycling. Rapid cycling is when the person has severe bipolar disorder. This disease is not commonly found. Only about ten percent of people with bipolar disorder are said to have rapid cycling. In rapid cycling, there are quite a few incidents. There has to be four or more manic episodes in a year to be considered for this disorder, while the other disorders needed only one. This disease occurs mostly in adult women.