bipolar depression tests

What is bipolar disorder (manic depression)?
My doctor wants to do some tests to determine the time or not, I have bipolar disorder. She gave me a brochure but not very informative, only states the facts that I feel depressed a lot and have most of my life and I have mood swings that is true. but not those caused by, how it can be treated and so on. Any information would be great. Thanks Prince! I agree with your answer. Despite she was not coming to conclusions.
People confuse the mood with excitement ….. mood affects everything about you. His energy level, sleep patterns, appetite, emotional response (to the emotions you feel and how much), in his opinion, sexual appetite, etc. …… Bipolar is not to be happy one minute before the sad crazy emotions then follows, which is having ….. Mood swings in bipolar disorder last a very long time, from weeks to months to years and the average bipolar swings just once or twice a year. People never, ever understand the true gravity of bipolar disorder. Also, do not understand that for an "episode" be considered bipolar that has to last all day every day for a week ……. That is the minimum, in fact, the last episodes for weeks or months or even years. There are cases where a person can have more than one or two episodes a year, but it's really weird. You also have to have a mania (or hypomania) to that is bipolar. No hobby is only recurrent depression. Mood swings in bipolar disorder usually do not have a trigger. They come and go very random …… If someone with bipolar or manic depression there is nothing I can do to get them out of their mood medication short ….. This is what bipolar is like for me. Depression to tired to get out of bed, shower, brush your teeth ….. in bed and staring at the ceiling for days at a time, mourn much, feelings of guilt, and hatred itself, can be suicidal, but are too tired to even consider planning it, sleep 16 hours a day or more, eating too much or not enough. manic – Over the moon happy, hypersexual (and masturbate 10 times a day and sleeping with numerous men, strangers, his cousin ……. determines that they are bi, because then there are twice as many people who have sex with others, decide you are in BDSM and contract to be someones slave for a week), spending their money mortgage on African violets (or some other useless stuff) driving your car 120 mph, great thoughts (such as thinking you can put a new furnace in his home by himself, or tearing of the house because sideing youcan put things new intellectual property for himself with a hammer and a hacksaw), leave their jobs because they are buying lottery tickets with his last paycheck and you know who will win …… sleep only 2 or 3 hours at night and feel completely rested, can not concentrate, thoughts (it sounds like 50 people in its head all talking at once), speaks very fast and hard because his mouth can not continue with our mind.
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