People with this illness suffer recurrent episodes of high, or elevated moods (mania or
hypomania) and depression. Most experience both the highs and the lows. Occasionally
people can experience a mixture of both highs and lows at the same time, or switch
during the day, giving a ‘mixed’ picture of symptoms. A very small percentage of sufferers
of bipolar disorder only experience the ‘highs’. People with bipolar disorder experience
normal moods in between their mood swings.