Everyone has ups and downs, but imagine your normal ups and downs stretched into a roller

coaster of extreme highs and crushing lows that derails your life plans, empty your bank

accounts, and blows up your relationships.

Welcome back to Savvy Psychologist, I'm your host Dr. Jade Woop.

Every week I'll help you meet life challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic

ear and zero judgment.

Today we look at bipolar disorder and it's a homework symptom, mania.

Menia is often misunderstood, so let's bust some myths and learn what it really is about.

Bipolar is a term that gets thrown around a lot, often in the meaning ways, as shorthand

for indecisive or inconsistent, such as, she's so bipolar, one day she wants to marry

him another day she wants to break up.

By indecision and bipolar disorder are not one and the same.

True bipolar disorder, which used to be called manic depression, is a very serious psychological

disorder that could completely append a person's life, changing the trajectory of their relationships,

physical health, career, and self-image, if not treated.

And it's not so easily overcome, not simply through dancing and love, like for Bradley

Cooper's character in the movie Silver Lining's Playbook.

So let's bust some myths and paint bipolar disorder in a truer light, so we can better

understand and support the people in our lives who may be struggling with it.

After all, about 5% of the population has some form of bipolar disorder, so chances are,

the someone in your life could benefit from you having more knowledge on this topic.

So what sets bipolar disorder apart?

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