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Just finishing up An Unquiet Mind

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I have been thinking about what Kay says about
the term Bi-Polar not being a good discription of this condition, she prefers Manic-Depressive.
At one point she refers to mania possibly being deep deep depression, this concept is very interesting to me. Could Mania be depression in an extreme degree?
I know when manic I lash out in anger and am vile along with getting the real issues in front of the people I lash out at.

Could Mania really be a form of depression?

Appriciate any feed back on this.

Ron
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I have no idea really except if that were true why do they say I can't have anti-depressants. They say that will MAKE ME MANIC!!! God At leats When I am MANIC I am not in my protective "SELF".

God Help Me I Just want to HIDE!!!! No Meds make me better just more depressed. At least with lithium When I stopped the drug I went High.

This MIXED STATES thing is going to kill me.

I hope that depakote increase makes me more depressed. I need to get out of this!!!!
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Manic- depressive isn't a good description of all the various types of bipolar. I am BP2 and my anger/rage is considered hypomania.
shen
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When I am manic I feel like I can do anything and nothing can hurt me.
I am like a God
that doesn't sound depressed to me.
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My mania is addictive! It's not depressed in any way shape or form. I can take on the world until I drop from exhaustion or a black out from sleep depravation. I don't really have the depressive side ,I just call that being normal.
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I prefer the term Manic Depression.

Bipolar sounds too neutered and comical when said aloud.
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Who's Kay?
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Never mind. I looked at the title of the thread.
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that sounds like maybe a mixed state to me, ron.

mania is heaven to me. of course, mine is "hypomania" i guess. whatever the hell that actually means.

any label to me, sucks
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Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.

ISBN:0-679-76330-9
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Shelly4
I have heard it said that mania is depression turned inside out. For me depression is deep, dark, sad, confused and debilitating. Hypo mania is high, happy or agitated, motivated, energetic, can be clear or racing thoughts. I dont think I can see hypo mania for me as a deep deep depression. I have experienced that and I have suicidal thoughts when I am there. I also agree with Not about the anti depressants. However, for bipolar 2 patients they do use anti depressants for those who suffer primarily from depression and not hypo mania. I am on a mood stabilizer and anti depressant. Hope this helps. Hugs
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She doesn't say the 'Kay' though.

It's a silent Kay.
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I am half way through the book myself.

I have BP mania...no depression, so for me the frustration, severe anger and rage is my depression.
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Save a lot of time.Just read the Epilog
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Her other books are interesting, also.
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Nah, I'm really liking it so far...what she is going through is exactly what I am going through, minus the fact that my father was not in the military. We pretty much have the same life.
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