Bipolar Illness

Did you know there are many famous people from the past and the present who suffer from bipolar illness? People from history such as, Abraham Lincoln, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michelangelo, and Winston Churchill are just a few to mention. There are people in our present day, like Patty Duke, Connie Francis, Dick Cavett and Robin Williams. The one thing all these people have in common, is the legendary mark they have made in history and today. There were writers, actors, composers, artists, musicians, and scientists whose brilliance and creativity came from being bipolar.

Although being bipolar has a downside to it with symptoms of depression, the opposite side of it is the mania. When a person is in a manic state, he or she becomes extremely creative and flights of euphoria seem to take over their mind. But, as we all know, what goes up, must come down. The mania eventually leads a person into depression. There are several warning signs that lead a person into either a depres...