Crystal treated her depression with the anti-depressant drug, Zoloft. But after being on the drug for more than two years, she decided to stop a month ago. She said she has not felt any symptoms of depression since she stopped taking her medication. I didn't know I was depressed. Bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depression, is another common psychological disorder.
Bipolar disorder is marked by incidents of mania.
Mania can include increased level of activity, unusual talkativeness, less need for sleep, having thoughts race through one's mind, inflated self-esteem, easy distraction and excessive involvement in pleasurable activities. Bipolar disorder can have episodes of just mania or mania and depression together. Michael suffers from bipolar disorder. He has episodes of both mania and depression. Unlike some people who try to harm others when they have flare-ups of the disorder, Michael has thoughts of harming himself.