Is bipolar ii disorder serious?

Yes: It can significantly affect one's life.

Bipolar 2: Like most illnesses, it is treatable & can stabilize for many years, as long as patient is compliant, socially doing well, and has good support system.

Yes, but treatable.: Yes, it is a serious condition and evidence shows that it can be just as debilitating as bipolar i disorder. It is, however, treatable by a qualified psychiatrist. Patients can live productive happy lives with the correct course of treatment.

Bipolar II: If chronic, resistant to treatment and complicated by factors such as substance abuse or rapid cycling.

Yes, but...: Yes, bipolar ii can adversely affect the course of one's life, especially relationships. It can also be very greatly helped by modern medications plus psychotherapy. However, there is a strong relationship between bipolar, and certain kinds of creativity. The best approach is to treat the adverse symptoms, but look for the silver lining and integrate it.

If left untreated: it can cause many other co-morbid phsychatric afflictions.

Bipolar : Bipolar I and bipolar II, In the first, manic phases are more severe, and in the second, depressive phases are more severe. There is also cyclothymia which is a low grade version of bipolar disorder in general, where mood swings are not as severe in either direction, manic or depressive. Either of these types of bipolar disorder can be life threatening.