Posted by crushedout on January 22, 2005, at 21:46:48
In reply to Re: Am I bipolar? » crushedout, posted by judy1 on January 21, 2005, at 13:56:49
thanks, judy. i was really hoping to hear from you on this.
i guess i know i'm not *really* bipolar but isn't there some newfangled bipolar II diagnosis that's much more mild? i keep thinking i might have that. but i could be totally wrong. i might just be depressed and sometimes i have energy and feel happy and act like a normal person. that doesn't make me bipolar.
btw, what's the difference b/w manic and hypomanic?
thanks again,
crushed
p.s. i've never gone on three hours sleep for days and felt great, but the day i felt sort of manic, i'd only had about 6 hours, and i'm very big on sleeping a lot so that's incredibly little for me. and i had TONS more energy than i usually do. so it was weird.
> well, I am bipolar- and believe me what you are going through is not a manic or even hypomanic episode. mood swings are part of the human condition- everyone has them. personally, I think fallsfall gave you great advice. as someone who has gone through a bunch of therps- and was terminated by two of them-what you are feeling now is absolutely normal. what can seem like a great idea the night before is often revealed to be folly the next day. I guess that's why the saying is to 'sleep on it'. (and BTW, if you are sleeping less than 3 hours a night and feeling great, that IS one of the symptoms of a hypomanic/manic episode- I've gone several days without sleep, felt wonderful- and turned out hospitalized and psychotic- but I'm drifting away from my point). and that is, I think it's really healthy to write your thoughts out and if you're comfortable to share them with your present therp.
> take care, judy
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