1. The Manic Depressive Unveiled By Tessa Krog Bipolar Disorder

2. School + Sports + Job + College + Homework STRESS!

3. What Is It? “Normal Mood”“Bipolar” Celebration Grief Manic Depressed

4. Types Most Severe Least Severe

5. What Causes This?

6. Mania Capabilities Confidence Euphoric Distractibility Reckless Delusional Racing mind

7. Depression Sad / crying Sleep or appetite No energy Anxiety Pessimist Social withdrawal Death

8. Negatives

9. You Are Not Alone Abraham Lincoln Charles Dickens Ludwig Van Beethoven Marilyn Monroe Vincent Van Gogh Sylvia Plath Ernest Hemingway

10. The Safety Net Pastor Work Friends School Friends Mentor Family

11. Treatment Psychotherapy Hospitalization Medication Support Groups $$$

12. Alternatives Exercise Diet Lifestyle

13. Works Cited Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. 8 November 2002. 20 April 2006. http://www.dbsalliance.org National Institutes of Mental Health. 2 April 2006. 20 April 2006. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ Wessel, Doug. Professor at Black Hills State University. Personal interview. 5 March 2006. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 May 2006. 4 May 2006. http://www.wikipedia.org