Is bipolar disorder the cause of great madness or great genius? The symptoms of this mental illness may also be considered as the driving forces behind some of the most gifted and talented people to grace our society. Although individuals with this illness may have some obstacles to overcome, it can be accomplished. With all of the treatment programs that are widely available, people have many options and methods to turn to for help. Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic depression, is a mood disorder. A person with bipolar disorder will have extreme mood shifts between mania, a state...
as being exceedingly gifted and talented. Millions of people, across the world, would probably agree that these bipolars have definitely left their mark on the world.

Who "upon a midnight dreary…would sit and ponder…weak and weary" but Edgar Allen Poe. What would the evenings be like without Vincent Van Gogh"s "Starry Night?" Where was freedom and equality born? The address is Gettysburg; the man of the house is Abraham Lincoln. When "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", they look to Marilyn Monroe. Why then, could anyone question Aristotle when he said, "No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness"?