Understanding Bipolar Dissorder

Bipolar dissorder, also previously known as 'Manic Depression'. See's affected individuals experience persiods of mania, or extreme highs, and persiods of depression, persiods of very low mood. This was a diagram used to describe the condition. The black line represents the up's and down that most people will experience, and the red line shows the much more extreme rise and fall that represents the ups and downs of someone with bipolar dissorder.