[lxegirl]

so i learned in pysch that bipolar (manic depression) disorder is like 6 weeks of depression and 6 weeks of euphoric happy feeling (mania). is it really like that? i'm thinking that might be me, but its been probably 4 months of depression, and now all of a sudden i'm like all okay with the world. i really feel like theres nothing to worry about and i have no issues. well, just my anxiety issues. but aside from that, i feel actually normal and pretty much satisfied with life. anyone know what i am talking about?

[Miss Laura]

Hey Lxegirl,

Oh God I wish....

I have just came our of 3 months of depression. Maybe it is for some people what you have said. But for me it's definately a no!!

My highs and lows come and go most I have been depressed is 6 months which was torture

[Anneinside]

Originally Posted by lxegirl

so i learned in pysch that bipolar (manic depression) disorder is like 6 weeks of depression and 6 weeks of euphoric happy feeling (mania). is it really like that? i'm thinking that might be me, but its been probably 4 months of depression, and now all of a sudden i'm like all okay with the world. i really feel like theres nothing to worry about and i have no issues. well, just my anxiety issues. but aside from that, i feel actually normal and pretty much satisfied with life. anyone know what i am talking about?

There is no time limit for depression and hypomania/mania. I have bipolar II and had a depression that lasted 2 years. Rapid cycling is defined as four or more episode in a year and yet some people cycle by the week or day. I tend to have hypomanic episodes that last just a few weeks while my depressions can last months before they are under control.

[lxegirl]

alright. thanks guys. whats the mania part like? idk if its me right now or not. i just want to know whats going on.

[Anneinside]

Mania and hypomania can include racing thoughts, pressured speech, making bad choices such as spending a lot of money, hypersexuality, risky behavior, grandiosity, inflated self esteem, very happy or irritable mood.... look up bipolar disorder under conditions here at psychCentral and you will see the diagnostic symptoms.

[Tsunamisurfer]

Something else I experience when hypomanic is a dizzy floaty feeling. Ideas often become stronger than external stimuli. I'll have a blissful euphoric passion for all these new revelations that come streaming into my mind, and get caught up in the prospects for something really awesome and earth embracing that will come out of my new ideas. People talking to me are almost ignored - I try to listen, but I just can't keep my focus on them because they are fuzzy and far away, while my ideas are bright, colourful, and very real.
At other times, I get overwhelmed by sounds around me, and find it incredibly difficult to think - everything becomes confusing, and I become highly agitated.
Both these experiences I have quite commonly with hypomania.

[sugahorse1]

I went through about 6 months of sever depression, followed by only about a week of hypomania and now pretty stable.
Generally I am a person that is easily triggered. When I'm depressed, I take everything personally and take off at people.
When I'm hypomanic, I get triggered by music or even energetic people. I'm much more enthusiastic during this time, can't sit still, and things are a bit fuzzy around me. I sleep just a little less than normal, but them I am a hypersomniac anyway