Friday, October 23, 2009
Glenn Close Campaigns to End Stigma
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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)
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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:
do you know what daniel did the other day.???....well he his so kind hearted, but it really gets him into trouble....i had a guy look at his old car, it is a yahmaha and it runs perfectctly....so the guy says do i need to talk to daniel, i said yeh not knowing what wopuld transpire, he said 700 dollars, right, and i said i think so....well when the guy sealed the sale, dan came back with $400 dollars and i said how did it go, and he said just great, look i have $400 , and to be supportive i said , that's great....but dan has always been like that kind hearted...he did the same in taking a guy to the airport....he charged him for the gas, and he missed a day of work and the guy gave him $15 for a 300 hundred mile trip...i am just glad the gov't has helped him out although lately he gets only medical, no ssi while he works, which is ok
I love this. LOVE it.
This is great. Thanks for sharing.
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