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You can tell if you have bipolar disease by going to the doctor and getting some tests done. The doctor will be able to determine if you indeed do have bipolar disease. You cannot diagnose yourself with something like this.

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Bipolar is also known as manic-depressive. The individual alternates between states of manic activity and being depressed.

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