Throw in anxiety to the mix of Bipolar 1 or 2 and the tension rises constantly. Forget joy with my hypomanic episodes, all I cop is is irritability and agitation.
I think I might be bipolar. Sometimes Im happy, but my mood a lot of times gets really bad real quick for no reason or for a really tiny reason. When someone asks me a a lot of questions, Ill get furious on the inside and it feels like id blow up just from people asking too many questions.
I have bipolar 2 and i still get very tired and angry sometime's on lithium carbonate but i feel 10 x more focused and i feel like a controlled wolverine lol..
I have bipolar I disorder because I have recurrent manic episodes and to me bipolar II is better and worse than bipolar I disorder to deal with. It is better because when I get manic, it is like being possessed and the paranoid delusions and odd spending habits and being obviously psychotic is embarrassing after the fact… it is worse because people with bipolar II can be cycling and hypomanic and can be perceived as motivated or as an irritable asshole when they need help...
And my depression gets very severe and crippling, as you mentioned. I literally sometimes just stand still gazing into space for about 5 minutes because I lose motivation to move. Stay in bed all day. Wake up, spend a couple of hours crying, go sleep, watch TV all day, maybe sit on the computer if I'm motivated enough. I'm rapid cycling too so it's confusing for me personally.
Eek! I'm so confused now. It's a very good video but I have a diagnoses of Bipolar II and my hypomania CAN interfere with my life at times in an extent that I don't get anything done and stay up for a few days in a row.
I use to be a patient of Dr. Astric, and he was wonderful and his explanation of Bi-Polar II is a perfect explanatio. I have since moved to Florida and hate it here I have a pyschiastrist but he not as good as Dr.Astric, they are not use to dealing with Bi- Polar II here. I wish I was back in Saratoga Springs
Makes me wonder if I have Bipolar 2. I get these times were I feel so motivated & have so many ideas! It's not exactly extreme mania were I'm not in control of my actions, it's more of a happy & confident state. But I often get cycles were I feel down, sad, unmotivated, anxious & deep emotions...it's frustrating because it starts right when I feel like things are finally getting better :/ but I'm not sure if I have it because I do have ADD. So it might just be that! Idk lol!
i just got diagnosed with this. =/ my shrink found it hard to determine wat i had because i didnt have many manic episodes... more depression than mania.. i have something hypomania which is a less servere version of mania...my gf has depression and she dnt want to be in a relationship.. so im in an extreme depression... i love her very much.. its hard to make a relationship work when both have a mental illness.. =[ i hope these meds can work, thank u for the video i needed to gather more info
Just want to add that hypomania (BP2) also includes irritation. In my case, severe. It annoys me that some consider this to "not intefer with daily function"....ask anyone on the receiving end, they won't tell you that it is "low grade". It also doesn't help the depressive side when you've spent the week before snapping at people, upsetting people and verbally hurting the people you love. I'm glad I don't suffer from psychosis but I certainly don't consider BP2 a lesser evil.
@wolverine3777 I agree completely, the most severe symptom I have is the irritation, and it has caused me to lose jobs, friends, and family members when i say things in anger. the alienation sends me into a depression that is so deep i want to kill myself. its been 2 months since my hospitalization and diagnosis and i want my life back.
Thanks for doing this it helps people who don't know about bipolar people uneducated about it Thanks for educating everyone
MissZrabz 1 month ago
Throw in anxiety to the mix of Bipolar 1 or 2 and the tension rises constantly. Forget joy with my hypomanic episodes, all I cop is is irritability and agitation.
Rossco795 1 month ago
i think iv just found out i have this....
lisaparamore88 2 months ago
I think I might be bipolar. Sometimes Im happy, but my mood a lot of times gets really bad real quick for no reason or for a really tiny reason. When someone asks me a a lot of questions, Ill get furious on the inside and it feels like id blow up just from people asking too many questions.
samuriguy909 2 months ago
I have bipolar 2 and i still get very tired and angry sometime's on lithium carbonate but i feel 10 x more focused and i feel like a controlled wolverine lol..
rtx431 2 months ago
I have just been diagnosed and it all makes sence to me now not so shot on all the meds to control it though
stonham100 4 months ago
I have bipolar I disorder because I have recurrent manic episodes and to me bipolar II is better and worse than bipolar I disorder to deal with. It is better because when I get manic, it is like being possessed and the paranoid delusions and odd spending habits and being obviously psychotic is embarrassing after the fact… it is worse because people with bipolar II can be cycling and hypomanic and can be perceived as motivated or as an irritable asshole when they need help...
MrSpemat 4 months ago 2
@MrSpemat 100% accurate comment
rtx431 2 months ago
And my depression gets very severe and crippling, as you mentioned. I literally sometimes just stand still gazing into space for about 5 minutes because I lose motivation to move. Stay in bed all day. Wake up, spend a couple of hours crying, go sleep, watch TV all day, maybe sit on the computer if I'm motivated enough. I'm rapid cycling too so it's confusing for me personally.
residentbipolar 7 months ago
Eek! I'm so confused now. It's a very good video but I have a diagnoses of Bipolar II and my hypomania CAN interfere with my life at times in an extent that I don't get anything done and stay up for a few days in a row.
residentbipolar 7 months ago
I use to be a patient of Dr. Astric, and he was wonderful and his explanation of Bi-Polar II is a perfect explanatio. I have since moved to Florida and hate it here I have a pyschiastrist but he not as good as Dr.Astric, they are not use to dealing with Bi- Polar II here. I wish I was back in Saratoga Springs
isadorer1 7 months ago
Makes me wonder if I have Bipolar 2. I get these times were I feel so motivated & have so many ideas! It's not exactly extreme mania were I'm not in control of my actions, it's more of a happy & confident state. But I often get cycles were I feel down, sad, unmotivated, anxious & deep emotions...it's frustrating because it starts right when I feel like things are finally getting better :/ but I'm not sure if I have it because I do have ADD. So it might just be that! Idk lol!
cookiedipp 9 months ago
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AnUnquietMind19 10 months ago
Great vid thanks
scout6686 11 months ago
i just got diagnosed with this. =/ my shrink found it hard to determine wat i had because i didnt have many manic episodes... more depression than mania.. i have something hypomania which is a less servere version of mania...my gf has depression and she dnt want to be in a relationship.. so im in an extreme depression... i love her very much.. its hard to make a relationship work when both have a mental illness.. =[ i hope these meds can work, thank u for the video i needed to gather more info
nippletease 1 year ago
Just want to add that hypomania (BP2) also includes irritation. In my case, severe. It annoys me that some consider this to "not intefer with daily function"....ask anyone on the receiving end, they won't tell you that it is "low grade". It also doesn't help the depressive side when you've spent the week before snapping at people, upsetting people and verbally hurting the people you love. I'm glad I don't suffer from psychosis but I certainly don't consider BP2 a lesser evil.
wolverine3777 1 year ago 9
@wolverine3777 I agree completely, the most severe symptom I have is the irritation, and it has caused me to lose jobs, friends, and family members when i say things in anger. the alienation sends me into a depression that is so deep i want to kill myself. its been 2 months since my hospitalization and diagnosis and i want my life back.
ItsMeBenjaminBB 1 year ago
I agree, there is not enough information on Bipolar type 2.
KatieISrockin 1 year ago
Thank you for clarifying that. Great video. I look forward to more.
princessacristina30 1 year ago
Great video.
msanjelia 1 year ago