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title: "Bipolar disorder: what is it?"  
description: "Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood,energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day to day task."  
author: "Himanshi Gupta"  
published: 2023-08-26  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2425/bipolar-disorder-what-is-it  
category: "medical"  
tags: ["Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that brings significant changes in an individual's cognitive", "and emotional behavior."]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Bipolar disorder: what is it?

![Bipolar disorder what is it](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9502e434-ecdc-44cb-8f4b-5daf8aa900eb/images/300aa19f-9f41-4801-a9c3-719a616f1149.jpeg) Bipolar disorder: what is it? ![Bipolar disorder what is it](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9502e434-ecdc-44cb-8f4b-5daf8aa900eb/images/c6207a63-5985-4f2b-aabe-67fb8a1fa77a.jpeg) Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes changes in mood, energy , activity levels and the ability to carry out day to day tasks. ![Bipolar disorder what is it](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9502e434-ecdc-44cb-8f4b-5daf8aa900eb/images/a9f125ef-551a-4cbd-85c7-c27cda5b1c5d.jpeg) Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They are different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to time. ![Bipolar disorder what is it](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9502e434-ecdc-44cb-8f4b-5daf8aa900eb/images/47205ffb-ecfd-4d90-bbae-4925bd196b0c.jpeg) Bipolar disorder symptoms can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide. ![Bipolar disorder what is it](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9502e434-ecdc-44cb-8f4b-5daf8aa900eb/images/51b5adaa-a240-4cac-8a32-871401be7893.jpeg) Bipolar disorder is not easy to spot when it starts. The symptoms may seem like separate problems. ![Bipolar disorder what is it](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9502e434-ecdc-44cb-8f4b-5daf8aa900eb/images/518f8606-e004-4670-baa6-dc6c7c62b45f.jpeg) It is also a genetic illness thatbaffects a person's ability to self regulate the mood.

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