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think I might be bipolar but not sure

deleted_user
deleted_user
I think I'm bipolar from what I've heard from others but not really sure. Maybe it is just my life that gets me up and down and all around. I smoke pot to help calm my nerves. Without it I feel pretty irritable and anxious all the time. Is there a clear cut way to determine if you are or not?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Go see a doctor, only they can tell you! But see a good one.
deleted_user
deleted_user
the doc will ask you a series of questions. The way you honestly answer them will help them make a determination. Alot of us who have other addictions eem to feel that is the problem, in reality we were self medicating.
bbipolar
bbipolar
Fazer as long as I've known you you have sounded hypo-manic to me. Some people have the ability to stay there most of their lives. I don't think you ever get crazy manic, just energized and happy. You are lucky, I know you've had your down times, but you don't seem to spiral as much as some. Most of the time I see a happy green face. Hypo-manic is a possible state to stay in on regular basis. Hell, half the actors in the world and many of the commedians are hypomanic most of the time. Not to mention the politicians!
bbipolar
bbipolar
Dazy you may have a slight case of bipolar or you might be a moody person. You would know if the spiral gets really extreme.
Marilyanna
Marilyanna
I agree with frazer and make sure it is a shrink not a therapist or md
deleted_user
deleted_user
You sound bp2 to me.I only say that because I can relate to everthing you mentioned.
It has been my experience, (because bp runs in my family),that we all have simularities,esp with depression,yet we are sooo very different as well.
If you think that you need to get a diagnosis get it,you could second guess yourself forever.
Good luck
deleted_user
deleted_user
Between DS, BP information online, you and your pdoc we can figure this out and you are young enough to be able to live a healthy life with coping strategies. Heck, I lived for over 20 years learning coping strategies and messing them up before being diagnosed with BP II, beign happy with the diagnosis, then denying it to examine if it was PMDD or a nervous breakdown, and now realizing it is a true dx. So the recovery begins, again.
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