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one woman's experience with mental illness
This is the best description of my own Bipolar II symptoms which I have found to date. Here is the link to the full article. (To my loved ones: please be aware that I am on several helpful medications. I am not feeling suicidal.)
Hypomanic Episodes: Hypomania is a mild version of mania where the symptoms are the same [as bipolar I] but are less intense – they only need to last four days and do not significantly impair a person’s functioning. Many people find they are more productive and have positive social interactions when hypomanic. Others find that although a single hypomanic episode does not cause much impairment, repeated episodes negatively affect finances, social relationships, and/or work performance.
Major Depressive Episodes (MDEs): Depression is the down state when people feel sad or blue, or simply cannot enjoy anything. This state tends to be characterized by changes in sleep, appetite and weight, energy, and cognitive (thinking) abilities. People may feel worthless and guilty, and may consider suicide.
Major depressive episode is defined as a period of at least two weeks with five or more of the following symptoms:
o Depressed mood and/or anhedonia (an inability to take pleasure in things, or greatly diminished interest in activities usually enjoyed)
and
o A decrease or increase in appetite; weight loss or gain
o Sleep disturbance (insomnia or hypersomnia)
o Feeling physically slowed down or physically restless
o Fatigue or loss of energy
o Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
o Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
o Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
3 comments:
Isn't that a good sign? I remember the process of going up and down and in and out day to day, and over time, you will find yourself waking up and realizing that today you feel good...and you will remember that you felt good yesterday, and the day before...and you will wonder how you got there.
One of the things I did that helped me with my transformation was to have a morning routine where I listened to uplifting music while I got ready for work/school. The routine of happyness was vital to my success as I also experienced success through medication.
I used my uplifting morning routine for months, and then one day I woke up and I didn't need it, and I haven't done it since.
You ARE making progress. Baby steps. 2 steps forward 1.5 steps back...3 steps forward 4 steps back, but that leaves you .5 steps ahead...for those two days... :)
lol...my spelling sucks and my math is off but I think you get what I was trying to say...
eimy's math is off...that struck me as funny...for all you know dallan you are probably 50 steps{baby steps] AHEAD
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