Thread: Roll Call 27
View Single Post
 
Old Jun 10, 2014, 04:28 PM
Atypical_Disaster's Avatar
Atypical_Disaster Atypical_Disaster is offline
Elder
 
Member Since: Mar 2011
Location: Nowhere noteworthy.
Posts: 7,145
Quote:
Originally Posted by sunshine1995 View Post
Well, imo when their mood changes rapidly. I personally don't buy into rapid cycling. Idk, I fought being bipolar. It wasn't until I didn't eat or sleep for 5 days and went into the psychosis and ended up in the hospital that I finally accepted it. It's also just a vibe I get. I may be wrong. I'm irritable, I didn't get enough sleep...
Rapid cycling actually means having four or more mood episodes in a year, not hours, not days. A year. So yeah when I hear people talking about their moods changing so fast I end up doubting their diagnosis.