A person who is inflicted with bipolar disorder experiences an inevitable rollercoaster ride of emotions with no foreseeable future of ever getting off, unless they were to speak help from another individual. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depressive illness. It is a common and well known neurological disorder that affects the mind and the body. They experience a drastic change in their mood and behavior through a period of ups and downs. This condition causes risky behavior that results in damage to relationships, careers, and provoke suicide. Bipolar disorder is a extremely dangerous illness because of maniac, depressive, and psychotic episodes however, it can be a manageable with the right course of treatment. People with bipolar disorder experience unusual and powerful emotional states that drastically change over a period of time called mood episodes. One of these events is the maniac episodes. During a maniac episode a persons mood will shift into extreme happiness for a unknown period of time. The abnormal behavior includes speaking very fast, little or no sleep, racing thoughts, and becoming easily distracted. They end up involving themselves in impulsive decisions regarding pleasurable high risk behaviors. This makes them a threat to themselves and others. Most often they do not realize they are sick and in combination with the way their mind tricks them could lead them to a unsafe or fatal situation. The impulsive decisions happen so quickly that they leave the house not knowing their exact destination, how they are going to get there, they bring no money or clothing, and if they actually make it to their destination, they stop by unannounced and uninvited. Another type of episodes that the individual will experience is the depressive episode. Their mood exceedingly changes from feeling like everyone’s best friend and celebrity to barely being able to get out of bed. During a depressive episode a person will exp