- Bipolar disorder is when individuals have periods of feeling "up" and then periods of feeling "down"
- There are many different patterns to the cycles of bipolar.
- Many individuals with bipolar disorder want to treat the depression because it is so uncomfortable yet do not want to treat the mania because it can feel good.
- Many individuals with bipolar disorder tend to stop taking their medications as a result of the above.
Self-evaluation: Am I bipolar?