Bipolar disorder is a see-saw between two distinct phases: mania and depression. During manic episodes, individuals experience elevated mood, increased energy, and impulsive behaviour. This phase is often marked by heightened creativity and productivity, but it can escalate to a point where it impairs judgment and daily functioning. On the flip side, depressive episodes bring lingering feelings of sadness, hopelessness, gloom and a lack of interest in activities. Sleep disturbances, reclusive behaviours, changes in appetite, and difficulty concentrating are common hallmarks of the depressive phase. There are usually four types of bipolar disorder: bipolar 1 is severe mania lasting for more than a week; bipolar 2 causes fluctuations between a moderate mania and low mood; bipolar 3 or cyclothymia is characterised by longer-term hypomania and depressing episodes lasting for years. The 4th type is called unspecified bipolar disorder, which could be varying combinations of all the three previous types.