Hi I saw this request by Bipolar disorder and I am going to try and answer this request for you.

I used to live under someone with this disorder and I know that it is a medical condition. When we moved in we did not know that the person upstairs had this disorder because she was on medication. I was pregnant with my daughter when we moved in. I had my baby and about one month after having my baby we noticed that the neighbor was always parting and being really loud. I know most people would think that the neighbour was just rude but when we politely asked her to keep the noise down she would just get worse.

We put up with it for over a month. I called our land lord and he said that he would talk to her but that just made things worse. I later found out that she was off her medication and was drinking alot. Drinking and having this disorder is not a good combination. Lets get into more detail what Bipolar really means. Most people think that people with Bipolar are people that have many issues in their lives but this is not true.

Bipolar is a Medical condition that has been recognized by the Medical professionals of Canada and the USA. Here are some of the symptoms of Bipolar Disorders:Feeling down and happy through out life is normal for all people but people with Bipolar are different because it is extreme ups and downs for them:

- One day a person may feel so depressed that they can not go on with their daily routine.

- One day the person feels great and feels as though they are getting things accomplished, But some people might think that the person that is like this think that they are being dangerous.

Bipolar is hard to diagnose by most Medical professionals as it is a life long disorder. You do not wake up one day and just have the condition. Bipolar is one of the disorders that are hereditary in families. Bipolar is also known as a form of Mania. Bipolar also have many signs of what could be a form of some other mood disorder. People go for 10 years or more before they are diagnosed with the problem.

On the lighter side bipolar is a treatable disorder with the proper medication, However most people do not seek help because they feel really happy and high off of life. The time when most people seek help is when they feel depressed. Medical Professionals now have a questionnaire about how you feel and what you have experienced. This questionnaire was introduced by Robert M. A. Hirschfeld, MD, and published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. This questioner is 13 questions long. Here are some examples of what the questions would look like:

1. Has there ever been a period of time when you were not your usual self and... ....you felt so good or so hyper that other people thought you were not your normal self or you were so hyper that you got into trouble? Yes No

....you were so irritable that you shouted at people or started fights or arguments? Yes No

....you felt much more self-confident than usual? Yes No

....you got much less sleep than usual and found you didn't really miss it? Yes No

....you were much more talkative or spoke much faster than usual? Yes No

....thoughts raced through your head or you couldn't slow your mind down? Yes No

....you were so easily distracted by things around you that you had trouble concentrating or staying on track? Yes No

....you had much more energy than usual? Yes No

....you were much more active or did many more things than usual? Yes No

....you were much more social or outgoing than usual, for example, you telephoned friends in the middle of the night? Yes No

....you were much more interested in sex than usual? Yes No

....you did things that were unusual for you or that other people might have thought were excessive, foolish, or risky? Yes No

....spending money got you or your family into trouble? Yes No

This is just under question one. I know that most people are embareesed by this disorder but they should not be because there are alot of people out there that have this disorder. Now lets go to how you can live with Bipolar because that is what the request is all about. Here are some examples of how a person lives with Bipolar.

Some people who have this disorder do not know what it is about and have the question on their minds(what do I do now) The best way that anyone can live with this disorder is to first seek medical help. The next thing they should do is educate themselves on the disorder.The next step after that is to keep taking their medication.

Do not drink with the medication as the medication will not work. A person with bipolar needs to manage their stressors in life and try to balance their routine. I know this is all I have researched on this condition and I hope that this helps out. NOTE* If you know someone with this disorder try to be understanding and help them out. Do not criticise them.