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the main one that you must have in order to be diagnosed as bipolar is a drastic mood swing. you go from being extremely happy/ hyper/ impulsive/ energetic to being sad/ depressed/ lethargic/ angry. go to the wikipedia answers for more detail.

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How do you spell bipolar?

Bipolar is the correct spelling.


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