Background: Bipolar disorder is a chronic and lifelong condition which is characterised by elevated mood swings with manic and depressive episodes. Stigma and suffering are common, therefore it's important in care to have person-centered care and the essential role of the nurse is to be supportive.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe bipolar people's experiences of care.Method: Literature study, based on seven qualitative original articles.

Results: The result has two main themes each with three underlined themes. The first main themeis: To be in the center. The three underlined categories are: Uninformed, Doubtful regarding their diagnosis and medical treatment, to be involved. The second main theme is: The human encounter and its three underlined themes are: Burdensome meetings, to be seen and Helpful meetings to reflect on.

Discussion: People with bipolar disorder experience health, illness and suffering depending on which episode they are in. Care has a huge role in how the patients feel within themselves. Being treated with disrespect and not being seen or heard has a huge impact on the patient's psychic health. Not getting enough information and being misunderstood is common but yet crucial for how the patients react, live with and handle their diagnosis. Theese negative experiences causes suffering.

Conclusion: There are both positive and negative aspects of a bipolar patient experience.However, the negative aspects are more common and weigh heavier. Therefor it's important for the caregivers to evolve in how they provide care and treat patients to be able to give the optimal quality of care and in that way prevent suffering and stigma within patients