Kids4Christ
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Bipolar
Does anyone on here have bipolar? How did you find out you had it, or make you think you had it?
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Kids4ChristKids4Christ
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@Liz2464 What exactly is an episode like? if you don’t mind me asking
Kids4ChristKids4Christ
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@Liz2464 I’ve never been diagnosed with it. But I have had my bouts with depression since being diagnosed with OCD..but after I come out of my depression I feel really happy and hopeful? Is that the same feeling…kind of like I’m ready to do the things I enjoy again. I do feel irritable at times bc I work alot: Is that something similar to bipolar or is that just depression? I also want to thank you for sharing and opening up❤️
Kids4ChristKids4Christ
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@Liz2464 Not really..I’m kind of just in the middle if that makes sense..I have bad days & good days. It only happens when OCD flares up. Does that make sense? Don’t apologize you explained it well!
RaymaruRaymaru
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🙋 bipolar diagnosed 2006 after severe 6 month manic episode. Earliest memory of having both depressive and manic episodes are from the mid 90s. Manic episodes are extreme, no sleep, weight loss, I exercise 10 hours a day, mood is irritable and either I'm happy and energetic or angry. Usually crashes into depression with loss of appetite/binge eating, sh, si, no sleep/too much sleep. I've not had the so called hypomania (period of euphoric happiness) in years. I miss it a lot. All the creativity and being happy and seeing beauty everywhere. My last manic episode lasted 10 months 😵💫. I was told bipolar tends to get worse with age and I'd agree, however it's different for everyone, just like the episodes can be very different. Depending of the symptoms medical treatment isn't always needed either.
RaymaruRaymaru
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For me there's severe memory loss during worse episodes but I'm getting older too 😒
Kids4ChristKids4Christ
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@Raymaru I appreciate you sharing! I don’t think I’m going through that. I feel like I’d know right? I have been diagnosed with OCD and depression..never even thought of bipolar depression until I saw a video and OCD ran with it lol
RaymaruRaymaru
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@Matthew007 I did things that made it worse, like substance abuse and unhealthy habits. With bipolar its even more important to sleep and eat properly. And it is one of those things that ocd can make seem overwhelming. For getting clarity it's useful to keep a mood chart, write down how the mood is every day and show it to your doctor. My therapy included keeping a mood chart and going through it with my therapist every two weeks. It helped predict the more severe episodes. If the mood swings worry you definitely talk to a professional.
RaymaruRaymaru
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Sorry if I sound like offering reassurance, trying my best to stop doing that 😑 also not want to scare anyone, I realized my symptoms sounded pretty scary.
Kids4ChristKids4Christ
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@Raymaru Lol nah your good! I appreciate you sharing your story. Thank you so much
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