What are the symptoms of being bipolar?

Intense up and down: Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of abnormal fluctuations in one's biological rhythms resulting in manic highs characterized by decreased need for sleep, creativity and irritability or euphoric mood, followed by episodes of depression and apathy. Both states can be associated with increases in suicidality and psychosis and episodes can last anywhere from weeks to months.

Symptoms: When a person is manic or hypomanic they may exhibit aggression, agitation, lack of judgment ; impulse control, distractability, rapid thoughts ; speech, ^ libido, v sleep, spending sprees, high risk behaviors, elation, ^ physical activity ; even psychosis. When depressed one may experience low mood, v energy level, v concentration, amotivation, ^ or v sleeping, change in appetite, poor self >>.

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. Different people exhibit different symptoms, yes. No two bipolar sufferers are alike.