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Originally Posted by cocoabeans
I agree with Robert. Mania/hypomania is a heck of a lot more than feeling okay after one night of missed sleep and getting drunk for the first time then sleeping it off.
Depression and anxiety disorders definitely can cause swings in your emotions like what your describing. So can letting yourself go because you're too focused on school.
You describe a lot of symptoms but, you're not describing experiences that I can relate to "bipolar".
Good luck.
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I mean, it wasn't just feeling okay after a missed night's sleep, I haven't felt that good in a long time.
Do you think it could just be anxiety? I mean anxiety can be its own thing or a symptom of bipolar, so it's hard for me to tell. I guess the reason I'm thinking hypomania and not anxiety is I have waves of feeling good along with the restlessness. I don't think I would have gone on my morning adventure were I just anxious to be honest. I'm still feeling really sped up and its been hours.
I'm sure the quizzes here shouldn't be taken too seriously, but the questions are pretty straight forward on the bipolar one, and when I was finished it said that people who have answered similarly to me have been diagnosed with Bipolar I or II. That kind of reinforced how I was feeling, but at the same time I'm aware that many symptoms associated with bipolar are also common to many other conditions.
Anyway, I really appreciate your input! I don't want to go around thinking I have bipolar if I don't, but I also don't want to dismiss it if I do. Hopefully I can sort out things with the psychologist.