'This behaviour can be extremely disruptive – for example, they might miss work if they're depressed, or take impulsive ill-judged risks if they're manic.' 'People with bipolar often don't have complete cognitive control when they're experiencing a mood swing, so they end up doing things they wouldn't normally do and later regret,' Dr Goodwin said.
Mood swings that are symptomatic of bipolar may lead you to do dangerous or disruptive things. 'A mood swing for someone with bipolar often disrupts their usual activities.' While people can continue with normal life while suffering from mood swings, those with bipolar tend to suffer much more disruption.ĭr Goodwin said: 'Someone without a mood disorder can experience a mood swing, but the symptoms are much less extreme, and they'd be able to carry on living their life as normal. 'However, changes in mood, which may persist over many days and become cyclical, can be the way bipolar disorder starts.'ĭr Sai Achuthan, a consultant psychiatrist at Cygnet Health Care in Taunton, Somerset, explained that bipolar sufferers will have at least two episodes during which their mood and activity levels are 'significantly disturbed'. Meanwhile, mania tends to last for at least one week.ĭr Goodwin explained: 'Mood swings can be the way some people describe their everyday feeling of being a bit down or happy. It is a misconception that those who rapidly swing from one mood to the next are affected by the condition.ĭepressive episodes last at least two weeks among those with bipolar disorder, although they can last for months, according to mental health charity Mind. While most people will have days when they feel happy and joyful and others when they're sad and exhausted, those with bipolar experience these feelings for weeks. They may act withdrawn, have trouble sleeping or sleep too much, eat too much or too little, avoid contacting people and spend a lot of time thinking upsetting things.ĭr Goodwin added: 'If someone with bipolar is experiencing a low mood, they can go into a deep depression, where they're unable to function and may have recurring suicidal thoughts.' Meanwhile, during a depressive episode, a bipolar patient may feel upset, tearful, agitated, tired, uninterested in the things they usually enjoy and suicidal.
They could even lose touch with reality altogether, feel paranoid and experience hallucinations.' 'If their mood escalates even higher, it becomes mania and they may take risks they wouldn't normally take.
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