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Originally Posted by liveforsummer
This morning in my run I could feel my mood shift like a switch turned on. Became teary sad and felt like I could see the black cloud at my heels. Right now 8 hours later at this moment I feel ok. SO then I question this morning. And so the cycle goes. The labels a tough sell even though the evidence can be screaming at us. Sometimes it's not just about hitting rock bottom it's how many times do you have to hit it before you finally believe and accept. (Just my experience thus far in this journey. )
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Rapid cycling? I get more gradual and long lasting "big mood" changes. I get lots of "little mood" changes within them. I can smile when one of my kids makes me proud in the midst of deep depression and I will still be sad if I watch "Where the Red Fern Grows" during an intense hypomania episode.
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|Up and down
|And in the end it's only round and round
|Pink Floyd - Us and Them
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|bipolar II, substance use disorder, ADD
|lamictal, straterra
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