Researchers do not yet fully understand the causes of bipolar disorder. There are still many theories that scientists are working to develop, understand, and test.
People that experience bipolar disorder may experience and balances of certain brain chemicals or interruptions in the way that messages are carried between brain cells or even within the brain cells.
The transfer and relay of messages between the brain cells is important as this can affect the brain's activities including emotion, memory, learning and thought. Bipolar disorder can have a negative impact on these functions and make it more difficult to carry these functions that.
The exact causes may not be fully understood or known yet, however it is important to understand that this could be due to a chemical imbalance. Regardless bipolar disorder is not a character flaw dory weakness it's an illness that affects your brain and can be treated or managed with a treatment plan that you and your physician can develop and implement to help you cope successfully deal with bipolar disorder.