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Bipolar Disorder may begin either with manic or depressive symptoms.
The manic symptoms include:

severe changes in mood compared to others of the same age and background - either unusually happy or silly, or very irritable, angry, agitated or aggressive
unrealistic highs in self-esteem - for example, a teenager who feels all powerful or like a superhero with special powers
great increase in energy and the ability to go with little or no sleep for days without feeling tired
increase in talking - the adolescent talks too much, too fast, changes topics too quickly, and cannot be interrupted
distractibility - the teen's attention moves constantly from one thing to the next
repeated high risk-taking behavior; such as, abusing alcohol and drugs, reckless driving, or sexual promiscuity

The depressive symptoms include:

*irritability, depressed mood, persistent sadness, *frequent crying
*thoughts of death or suicide
*loss of enjoyment in favorite activities
*frequent complaints of physical illnesses such as headaches or stomach aches
*low energy level, fatigue, poor concentration, complaints of boredom
*major change in eating or sleeping patterns, such as oversleeping or overeating


...this is me- and everyone i have ever known.

Man, im tired.