Bipolar disorder
Some people have extreme mood swings that alternate between feeling very high and feeling very low. This is called bipolar disorder.
Bipolar Disorder is when you feel very high or active (manic) and very sad, low (depressed) at different times.
Bipolar Disorder can change what you do and think in ways that are a problem for you and others.
When you are very high you might talk a lot, make decisions too quickly, not need sleep, take risks, behave badly or feel impatient and angry.
When you are very low, you might want to sleep all the time, eat too much or not enough, cry a lot, and not do things you want or need to do.
There is medicine that can help with Bipolar Disorder.
If you have extreme moods, ask your doctor for help.
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