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Sep 22, 2010, 12:30 PM
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Some of you may know my story... My girlfriend is BP and we have had some issues but we are together and continue working. The other day we had our first actual talk about her BP (besides her telling me she has it a couple months ago, didn't discuss it then). I think we both feel much better after having the long conversation on this and other topics, but one thing I wanted to ask about.
When I asked her about how BP affects her personally and what her ups and downs are like we got to talking about her Manic times. She said that when she is Manic she is very aggressive, agitated, angry and downright more of a ****** than usual (that is a running joke between us). From what research and talking with people I have done, this seems odd to me. I thought that when Manic it was supposed to include the fuzzy, butterflies in your stomach, happy, energetic ready to conquor the world and have fun doing it feelings.... Is it normal or common for her to have these feelings when manic or could there be other issues or a secondary diagnosis that needs to be done? Before I had been thinking that her becoming Hypomanic would be enjoyable compared to all I have ever seen her is down.... but I worry that for her it may be worse for her to be up....
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Sep 22, 2010, 01:12 PM
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There is a euphoric mania and a dysphoric mania. She seems to have dysphoric mania. It's actually very common for mania to start out as energy and turn into agitation, irritability, aggression, etc. It's a myth that all mania is happy and euphoric.
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Sep 22, 2010, 02:17 PM
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precisely. farmergirl said it all.
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Sep 22, 2010, 02:17 PM
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I have been researching this non-stop since I posted. It appears from what I have read that Dysphoric Mania as best can be described, is the same thing as a Mixed State in BP Disorder. My question now is can people who have mixed states or dysphoric mania also be Hypomanic in the more positive way also? My girlfriend said she has never had that "happy" mania so does that mean she will never be on the happy side? I am worried that no matter what I do she can never be happy with me....
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"Wit is educated insolence" ~ Aristotle "And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" ~ Friedrich Nietzsche "And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh" ~ Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Sep 22, 2010, 02:27 PM
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You can have some, all, or none. There are too many variables to consider - meds taken, neurological makeup, environmental stressors.
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Sep 22, 2010, 07:42 PM
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mysecretname; Hypomania for me can present as irritability, impatient etc. It can also present as me being super duper happy, driven etc. It really depends, but unfortunately we have no control on how it presents.
Hypomania and Mania share symptoms. Where the "line is drawn" between the 2 is severity. The only symptom that isn't shared is hallucinations and delusions which is a symptom only listed for mania. I have attached a link to the Mood Disorder Society of Canada website. There is a booklet on BP that can downloaded for free. It does a good job of giving a general overview of BP and also defines hypomania and mania. http://www.mooddisorderscanada.ca/page/quick-facts The book in my signature was written for spouses, family members etc. and I can highly recommend that. I hope that helps.
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