Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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bookmaven
bookmaven
Do you know yourself and your moods well enough to tell when you're sliding one direction or another? I always know when I'm going depressive. I tend to go depressive, though that's not been an issue for me for months thanks to new meds. My pdoc said this morning I'm manic. I didn't realise that. Honestly. And that's not the first time a professional from my mental health team has had to point out to me that I'm hypo or manic. I just don't recognise it in myself. Does anyone else have this problem?
rubyblue
rubyblue
hey lovely..... no sometimes I don't know when I am getting elevated either.... it has been a while now.. when I went for a 2nd opinion I would have sworn I was just my normal self but was judged to be highly hypo..... and recently was given an emergency appointment with my shrink as my support worker said I was hypo ... I haven't been actually manic in a long time.... not surprising with my meds

I suppose the important question is...are you safe?
sadiegirl13
sadiegirl13
Most of the time I am painfully aware of when I'm becoming depressed - which is the state I am most often in. Hypomania is a little more subtle bc I'm so happy to be feeling better, but then I feel out of control, don't sleep, etc. and I know what's going on. So yeah, I'd say I'm usually aware.
SensitiveHoboLady
SensitiveHoboLady
Lately I feel like life events are dictating elevations and depressions. And my sleep cycle controls SO much of my depression. So my hyper-awareness right now is strong and predictable. I don't like when life stressors seem to be taking hold over me. I don't even know if what I just wrote made any sense...eek!
MoobbusT
MoobbusT
I think of my manic self as an kind of an alternative ego; a persona that can take over the seat of consciousness and then I identify with, feeling its actually me. When I was having mania before the meds etc I loved the feeling of confidence and power it brought, just not the poor judgement or trauma it caused.

I can feel it now when there is a danger and adjust my meds to suit. I hope it stays that way for me.

All the very best
~M
dancingd
dancingd
I can see evidence of hypo-mania in myself when I get an onset of an episode.
Mostly because I find myself hopping up and down to do things.

Full blown mania, nope I was never aware when I was in a manic episode...... I kinda think that's a hallmark trait of mania, you are unaware
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