Can a depressive mood trigger a hypo-manic episode?

Starchild3 · Oct 04, 2011 at 06:15 PM

As I posted earlier, I got in a car accident today (my fault) no injuries but my girls were with me and I can't stop my intrusive thoughts of what if.... I have felt terrible all day. I "thought" I was going into a depressed state but now after talking to my insurance agent and finding out the other party is claiming injuries (they had absolutely no damage to their vehicle, documented by police) I am raging mad and have started making impulsive purchases online. I see my Tdoc thursday- thank god but I feel myself going the other way and very quickly. On one hand I'm upset all this happened today but on the other I'm raging mad and want to hit something!!! Ugh!!!

Starchild3 · Oct 04, 2011 at 06:19 PM

I guess I'm answering my own question but that is how I was diagnosed with BP with intense fast mood changes.............

AlwaysTheir · Oct 04, 2011 at 06:31 PM

Hello, the car accident must of been a huge shock to you, to actually go through a car accident can affect your emotion health.

Having emotions that make your thoughts race and get overally confused is difficult and is not something you can resolve on your own.

It's good to hear your seing your Tdoc soon, do you have a plan on what you are going to tell him or her. You may also need to take a cope of this which may help with your explanations.

Detach · Oct 04, 2011 at 06:52 PM

Long term or sudden, severe "stress" can cause me to be hypomanic quickly.... An event in which you described could do it for me, not always, but under the right conditions.

For example, about 6 months ago my mortgage company was claiming they had not received 3 months of payments and were going to start the foreclosure process. I was shocked and amazed, they cashed all my checks every month...However they had no record of it AND my account was put into the foreclosure dept. at Citi mortgage. Well, I got a lawyer, but he was useless and not up to my speed. I sent email after email to the president of Citi Mort. finally I threatened to go to the media. THEN, their lawyer said "Oops, your funds were applied to another lenders account with the same name, sorry. We've fixed the error and you don't owe anything at this time". Yeah, this sent me massively into hypomania with all the stress, worry, emails and calls!

wackywidow · Oct 04, 2011 at 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Starchild3

I guess I'm answering my own question but that is how I was diagnosed with BP with intense fast mood changes.............

It sure can!!!! What you might be experiencing is rapid-cycling bipolar. I have it and does it ever drive me wild at times. Sometimes I do not know if I am arriving or departing from a point in my life ... hopefully, the "trip" is never canceled.

I would ask your T or pdoc about this. I am convinced not too many T recognize this condition. I really think with today's constant Dx changes RCBP may be considered to be a form of schizoaffective disorder. Any T's out there that can clarify that????

jk2833 · Oct 05, 2011 at 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by dijmart

Long term or sudden, severe "stress" can cause me to be hypomanic quickly.... An event in which you described could do it for me, not always, but under the right conditions.

For example, about 6 months ago my mortgage company was claiming they had not received 3 months of payments and were going to start the foreclosure process. I was shocked and amazed, they cashed all my checks every month...However they had no record of it AND my account was put into the foreclosure dept. at Citi mortgage. Well, I got a lawyer, but he was useless and not up to my speed. I sent email after email to the president of Citi Mort. finally I threatened to go to the media. THEN, their lawyer said "Oops, your funds were applied to another lenders account with the same name, sorry. We've fixed the error and you don't owe anything at this time". Yeah, this sent me massively into hypomania with all the stress, worry, emails and calls!

Hi I agree with you on this one,my disability letter came through and had on that I'm being put into a work activity group,I'm physically and mentally disabled with my whole house adapted and have a support worker daily for personal care with my husband also being my full time carer.
Yes I love th fact I went to uni for years to study my profession and only managed to work a year before these multiple conditions stopped me working and took control of my life NOT! I'm 33 years old who would want to be like this?
I was like a raging lunatic and sent myself into hypo manic rage phoning them and trying to explain. I'm depressed 80% of the time 20% hypo manic the rest, however certain incidents can change my mood instantly.
I can totally understand how you must of felt when this happened with your mortgage,I hate it when you know your right and no one believes you.
So yes,sorry for the rant but stress can send your mood swings off
JK

Detach · Oct 05, 2011 at 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jk2833

Hi I agree with you on this one,my disability letter came through and had on that I'm being put into a work activity group,I'm physically and mentally disabled with my whole house adapted and have a support worker daily for personal care with my husband also being my full time carer.
Yes I love th fact I went to uni for years to study my profession and only managed to work a year before these multiple conditions stopped me working and took control of my life NOT! I'm 33 years old who would want to be like this?
I was like a raging lunatic and sent myself into hypo manic rage phoning them and trying to explain. I'm depressed 80% of the time 20% hypo manic the rest, however certain incidents can change my mood instantly.
I can totally understand how you must of felt when this happened with your mortgage,I hate it when you know your right and no one believes you.
So yes,sorry for the rant but stress can send your mood swings off
JK

Whats a work activity group?... Were you put into this because of your level of education vs your actual abilities? Do you have a lawyer that could request a reconsideration?
Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread, but just curious....

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Starchild3 Member Member Since Sep 2011 Posts: 100 12	Oct 04, 2011 at 06:19 PM #2 I guess I'm answering my own question but that is how I was diagnosed with BP with intense fast mood changes.............
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