What does it mean when someone is bipolar?

Answer 1

It means having Bipolar disorder, which is characterised by periods of mania, ie euphoria and hyperactiveness sometimes accompanied by psychosis, and periods of depression, ie low mood and sometimes suicidal thoughts.

There are three types of bipolar disorder;

Bipolar I; extreme mania, often with psychosis, and severe depression.

Bipolar II; hypomania (ie a less extreme form of mania, often correlated with increased functionality) and severe depression.

Cyclothymia; mild mania and depression.

WOW!

Answer 2

The definition of bipolar is having two extremes. Bipolar can used as an adjective to describe someone who acts in two extreme manners, or has two vastly different opinions. Someone can also have bipolar disorder, a mental illness characterized by manic and depressive states. People with bipolar disorder fluctuate between periods of mania when they are impulsive and euphoric, and periods of depression when they are sad and apathetic.

Answer 3

Fundamentally, "bi-polar" refers to someone who swings drastically or wildly from one emotional extreme to another, such as giddily happy to suicidal depression to destructive rage to insatiable lustfulness.

The "bi-polar" references have two extremes("bi" meaning "two), but the range that it occurs in can actually be among many different emotions; it is the exchange from one extreme to another that the term "bi-polar" is in reference to.

Answer 4

Bipolar is a catergory of severe depression. It means you flit between euphoric hights/excitability/hyperactivity, to extreme mood swings/anxiety/sad thoughts. Its a very extreme form of depression, and usually is only settled with medication and therapy

Answer 5

Bipolar is a psychiatric illness where a person has depressive and manic episodes. These people can go from happy to angry very quickly.

Answer 6

It means bouncing back and forth between two poles. Also known as manic-depressive, the individual alternates between states of manic activity and being depressed.

Answer 7

Bi = two. Polar = poles. So 'two poles' - mania and depression.