[widgets]

Is this normal, for the past two weeks EVERYTHING has been on top of me, just look through my previous posts.
But now, everything is good...
I havent slept for 5 days now, and at around 2am last night (no alcohol involved btw) i just realised that i was happy again.
I went to work today, and although a little reluctant to get out of bed (hey thats any 20 year old right) had a bloody good day!
My best friends moving away in April, and i didnt think i could survive without him, now i am thinking, "ooh he is going to live in London, think of the weekends i am gonna have visiting him!"
I feel strong, had some stressful situations at work, involving a queue and an angry customer. Oh well i dealt with it, and only realised after that i would have cried, had a panic attack and gone home for less in the past.

So my question is, between 'episodes,' there is usually some sort of normal period, but i went from seriously depressed to feeling really quite good.
I've had rapid changes before, but usually i fall rapidly and climb slowly??

[ladyjrnlist]

Hey there. I'm glad you feel good, but the five days w/o sleep worries me. It sounds like your rapid cycling your moods. Be aware of how you are sleeping, eating, etc....if you sense a crash coming, try to divert it before it gets really bad.
It's possible that you are just getting out of the depression and indeed just having a good mood, too, though. The key is just maintaining as much as possible to avoid a crash.
Good luck!
P.S. Make sure you SLEEP!

[Ryask]

There isn't always a "normal" period, it's different for everyone and sometimes even different between cycles. One time you can feel the depression coming on for weeks and then finally bam! there it is and sometimes you just wake and realize that your depressed after your week of mania or normal mood.

[blueoctober]

Hi widgets;I agree with lady. Five days without sleep can be a very classic symptom of mania or hypomania. However, it could just be that your feeling like yourself again. If you aren't already I would suggest tracking your mood. I found doing this helped me identify triggers etc. I found a great one online at http://www.medhelp.org/land/mood-tracker

[widgets]

its not that i'm not trying to sleep, it just hasnt been happening, My mind just wont stop for any time for me to sleep.
I feel really motivated and good.
But then i know how this can crash from previous experiences, but i feel so strong that i feel i know i can stop it.
i'm filling in the mood trackers and have my appt with my pdoc on wednesday.
But for now, i am happy being happy..

Originally Posted by widgets

...I feel strong, had some stressful situations at work, involving a queue and an angry customer. Oh well i dealt with it, and only realised after that i would have cried, had a panic attack and gone home for less in the past.... I've had rapid changes before, but usually i fall rapidly and climb slowly??

Agree with the others about the sleep thing, but would also say that, yes, but even if it is usually the situation of climbing slowly and falling rapidly, it doesn't always necessarily go that way. I'm glad that you were able to deal sucessfully with the difficult customer -- kudos to you... it's something I've always had a hard time with (and working many jobs with the public over... well, let's not say how many years, I know how hard that can be... ) You know, and maybe this is not related, but just last week was thinking about how what mode we are in can sooooo affect our reactions to triggers. When up, most are easier to handle, but when down.... hooboy... the slightest thing...
Big thing, like ladyjrnlist said, is diverting it if a crash starts. In the meanwhile, I'm glad you're feeling good!

[sugahorse1]

Glad you are no longer feeling down, but I have to second what everyone else says. It may be time to chat to a professional (Maybe your pdoc needs to change your meds) Just look after yourself.