WoW !!!! Therapy is exhausting..........ZzZzZzZ!!!
Im in an ok mood today, Im at work right now on a break just relaxing. You know its really wierd as I stated earlier Im in therapy and its going good but the emotions you face and need to overcome are so exhausting. One minute Im fine the next I want to scream at the top of my lungs. The worst part is that its not like I have friends to call when Im feeling depressed or family for that matter. Thats what makes it worse. If there was that one person to not pass judgement and was there just to listen it would benefit alot. <~~~ Not including my therapist!!!! Of coarse the therapist can't pass judement on you. They get paid not to. Im talking about someone who knows me where i dont have to explain everything too they just already know how Im feeling and why Im feeling this way.
So, I was diagnosed with Depressive Bipolar disorder. Hmmm I said to myself !?!?! Im a freaking NUT???? The doctor explained it to me in detail.. He stated there are different levels of Bipolar Disorder the one he thinks I may have is the depressive one. The others are manic in which are way more intense.
Bipolar disorder can be severe and long-term, or it can be mild with infrequent episodes. The usual pattern of bipolar disorder is one of increasing intensity and duration of symptoms that progresses slowly over many years. (Patients with the disease, however, may experience symptoms in very different ways.) In most cases of bipolar disorder, the depressive phases far outnumber manic phases, and the cycles of mania and depression are neither regular nor predictable. Many patients, in fact, experience mixed mania, or a mixed state, in which both mania and depression occur.
SYMPTOMS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER
Symptoms of the Depression PhaseThe symptoms of depression experienced in bipolar disorder are almost identical to those of major depression, the primary form of unipolar depressive disorder. They include the following:
Sad mood.
Fatigue or loss of energy.
Sleep problems (insomnia, excessive sleeping, or shallow sleep with frequent awakenings).
Appetite changes (either an increase or decrease)
Diminished ability to concentrate or make decisions.
Agitation or markedly sedentary behavior.
Feelings of guilt, pessimism, helplessness, or low self-esteem.
Loss of interest or pleasure in life.
Thoughts of, or attempts at, suicide.It is often difficult to differentiate between unipolar and bipolar depression, particularly in bipolar II patients.
Depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder patients also tend to be atypical. For example, some patients experience increased sleep, gain weight, and feel a heaviness and slowness in the body. Other depressed bipolar patients experience impaired sleep, but unlike patients with unipolar depression, they do not feel sleepy the next day.
Bipolar depression does not typically last as long as major depression (although left untreated some bipolar disorder episodes can still last six to 12 months).
Bipolar depressive episodes develop more gradually than do those caused by major depression. Ther is plenty of more info but to write it all down takes forever if you want to know about it just ask................
There you have it so thats me Im a depressive bipolar individual. I have listed all the things that it effects. For those of you who read this please dont get the misconception that Im crazy because that I am not. We are still exploring to see if this is the right diagnosis for me. I am leaning toward this diagnosis than any other. Who would better know than me?!!! Take it easy and update you soon.
So, I was diagnosed with Depressive Bipolar disorder. Hmmm I said to myself !?!?! Im a freaking NUT???? The doctor explained it to me in detail.. He stated there are different levels of Bipolar Disorder the one he thinks I may have is the depressive one. The others are manic in which are way more intense.
Bipolar disorder can be severe and long-term, or it can be mild with infrequent episodes. The usual pattern of bipolar disorder is one of increasing intensity and duration of symptoms that progresses slowly over many years. (Patients with the disease, however, may experience symptoms in very different ways.) In most cases of bipolar disorder, the depressive phases far outnumber manic phases, and the cycles of mania and depression are neither regular nor predictable. Many patients, in fact, experience mixed mania, or a mixed state, in which both mania and depression occur.
SYMPTOMS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER
Symptoms of the Depression PhaseThe symptoms of depression experienced in bipolar disorder are almost identical to those of major depression, the primary form of unipolar depressive disorder. They include the following:
Sad mood.
Fatigue or loss of energy.
Sleep problems (insomnia, excessive sleeping, or shallow sleep with frequent awakenings).
Appetite changes (either an increase or decrease)
Diminished ability to concentrate or make decisions.
Agitation or markedly sedentary behavior.
Feelings of guilt, pessimism, helplessness, or low self-esteem.
Loss of interest or pleasure in life.
Thoughts of, or attempts at, suicide.It is often difficult to differentiate between unipolar and bipolar depression, particularly in bipolar II patients.
Depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder patients also tend to be atypical. For example, some patients experience increased sleep, gain weight, and feel a heaviness and slowness in the body. Other depressed bipolar patients experience impaired sleep, but unlike patients with unipolar depression, they do not feel sleepy the next day.
Bipolar depression does not typically last as long as major depression (although left untreated some bipolar disorder episodes can still last six to 12 months).
Bipolar depressive episodes develop more gradually than do those caused by major depression. Ther is plenty of more info but to write it all down takes forever if you want to know about it just ask................
There you have it so thats me Im a depressive bipolar individual. I have listed all the things that it effects. For those of you who read this please dont get the misconception that Im crazy because that I am not. We are still exploring to see if this is the right diagnosis for me. I am leaning toward this diagnosis than any other. Who would better know than me?!!! Take it easy and update you soon.
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