Discuss the symptoms of bi-polar disorder Dr. Jamison experienced in her book An Unquiet Mind

symptoms of bipolar disorder include:

depression which is a feeling of generally being unsatisfied with life,

suicidal thoughts is an extreme form of depression where the patient seeks to end the saga of life by taking his own life which he or she considers worthless.

Mania is a state of the mind where the mood of the patient is being excessively excited about nothing tangible.Being too positive about an events outcome ,when there is really no evidence to back up the claim.Severe or extreme form could lead toagitation which is a psychiatric emergency.Bipolar diorder therefore is a combination of both maniac and depressionin swinging or alternating patterns.