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[[Image:francis1a.jpg|thumb|right|Frances O'Connor, the Armless Wonder]]

Bipolar II is considered the less-severe form of Bipolar Disorder. According to most medical opinions, psychosis must be absent in order to qualify as a Bipolar II diagnosis. Bipolar II has not been studied extensively independantly from Bipolar I, and its frequency in the general population is uncertain. Since it may require less medical attention than Bipolar I, more people with Bipolar II remain undiagnosed, as they may not be adversely affected by the condition. Those seeking help for Bipolar II usually do so under the umbrella of Bipolar I, since Bipolar II may not be considered a medical need by some practitioners. However, this brings with it the possibility of over-treatment.

'''Frances Belle O'Connor''' ([[September 22]], [[1914]] – [[January 30]], [[1982]]) was born in [[Granite Falls]], [[Minnesota]]. She was born entirely without arms, and made her living by appearing in various [[circus]] [[sideshow|sideshows]] as the [[armless wonder]] or the living [[Venus de Milo]]. She would perform various tricks, such as eating, drinking and smoking a cigarette, all using her feet in place of the missing hands.

She also appeared in the controversial [[1932]] film, ''[[Freaks]]'', directed by [[Tod Browning]], in which a number of real people with physical abnormalities played themselves or other characters.

O'Connor never married, although it was said that she was never short of admirers. She died in relative obscurity in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[California]] in [[1982]].

==External links==

*Community

* [http://www.missioncreep.com/mundie/gallery/gallery24.htm]

**[[Myspace]] group for Bipolar II [http://groups.myspace.com/bipolarII]

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