Is anyone here suffering from bipolar disorder?!
Question: I've read about the symptoms, but I'm looking for more "real life" examples of feelings and symptoms, if you wouldn't mind sharing. I'd really appreciate it.
Answers: I've read about the symptoms, but I'm looking for more "real life" examples of feelings and symptoms, if you wouldn't mind sharing. I'd really appreciate it.
I am Bipolar II. My experience with it was that I would go from feeling so depressed I was ready to kill myself (to the point I had the plan and the means) for weeks to feeling damn good. I didn't get manic, like that crazy psychotic bit. But I would just be REALLY happy, and energetic and social and just pretty damn good. Though I didn't like that all that much because I was always afraid that I was going to crash back down like I always did. When I was down I was VERY depressed, couldn't sleep, wasn't hungry, didn't care much about getting my school work down and then would hate myself when I got bad grades and did a lot of selfharm. Then when I would get back up, I had so much energy that I couldn't sleep (started getting tired from no sleep, but couldn't sleep because of the energy...if that makes sense). I would self harm when I was up too, to calm myself down, and I couldn't concentrate. So really, I couldn't win being up or down. Up was better though, because at least I was happy.
I felt completely out of control and physically and emotionally drained. I tried to get help when I was depressed, but by the time I would start to see a therapist, I would feel better again. And even if I was still kind of down, I had no idea why. There was never any cause. It just happened.
On meds now, and my life is better than it is ever been.
Hope that is what you were looking for my personal experience. If you ever want to talk about it you can AIM me. SpaceMonkeyYeah
You have frequent mood-swings, going from extremely euphoric - a manic stage, to feeling completely depressed and hopeless. These mood-swings can happen several times a day. I have it, and experience this on a daily basis. I can feel extremely energetic for awhile, then get all depressed and down on myself within a short time. It's like being on an emotional roller coaster ride everyday. You never know how you're going to feel from one minute to the next.
Bipolar (me being with it) is SO hard and I don't want people to feel sorry for me but it's annoying cause i can feel like crying my eyes out and need full attention to angry and feel like i could take some1's head and smash it! I get very very talkative where my fiance wants to take a bullet to his head so i will shut up to the point where i am "in my own world" I can have millions of brilliant ideas to completely blank I am in the rears of having Alzheimer's really my Memory is crap! I want chocolate and hand-burgers all the time! I love McDonald's! Sometimes I feel like a 5 year old because its hard when you are sick and can't do much for yourself! How is that? E-mail me if you have more Questions
through my own experience, my "manic mode" is when I feel like I can spend money on anything and everything and not be concerned about paying my bills. It is as if I won the lottery and just blow it all. I also tend to tell myself that it was something I really need and it won't impact my bills etc. I also tend to get less sleep. Like I will be on the computer for longer periods or I will just go out and drive...time just slips right on by. I hope this helped a little bit.