A lot of people think bipolar means a person is fine and happy one second and angry the next. It's a lot more complicated and as other posters mentioned, this view is very stigmatizing to those of us who have this illness. Anybody can fly off the handle from time to time....even perfectly sane individuals. If you care about learning, there is good information out there on what Bipolar actually is. Please avoid listening to the stigmatizing information and look for the real, solid information. When you are finished learning, come fix my toilet! Just kidding. Have a nice day.