Thread: hypomania?
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Old Apr 15, 2014, 08:05 PM
prettybear prettybear is offline
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I've been feeling depressed for probably a month, probably in part because of my struggling relationship with my now ex-schizoaffective boyfriend.

On Saturday I woke up feeling restless and *had* to get things done. I ended my relationship with my boyfriend (not an impulse move - it was definitely in the works for a couple weeks). I stayed busy all weekend because I felt a physical anxiousness if I wasn't doing something. My mind was moving fast and I struggled to watch a movie (I kept pausing it to do other pointless stuff). The only way I was able to relax was by watching episodes of Hannibal (still pausing to do stuff but I wasn't as restless as during the movie (I have trouble with movies requiring too much time and focus). I was in a pretty good mood yesterday.

Today at work I felt really irritated and angry. I was so annoyed with everyone and felt on edge. My body felt like it was sort of humming with energy.

I've been diagnosed with BPII and I've been told that my hypomania tends to be more irritable. Is it possible to go from depression to hypomania so quickly? I still feel depressed but I have the hypomania irritation, anger, and energy. I constantly feel tired but my body feels so full of energy and I have trouble falling asleep because I sort of kick my legs to get rid of the feeling of "trapped" energy. Could this be a mixed episode?

I'm not on any medications, so it's not a side effect of drugs.
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