[and_im_still_here]

I would really aprecciate it if someone could give me a nice answer.
Can there be a "normal" space in the bipolar disorder? I mean like not angry or sad but not very exited happy...
Like an in between.

I ask this because a few months ago i was thinking in looking for some medical help so i can figure out wether or not i may have his disorder i was feeling kinda with the sintoms like very harsh mood changes... but now i feel this feeling of not feeling anything im just like lost, sometimes i have like a flashback feeling like if i were gone and now back in my own bodd.
Can somebody help?

[LadyShadow]

Hello!

I can understand what you are feeling. Bipolar is very very tricky. I was diagnosed with a lot of things before they pinpointed what was wrong with me. I believe that there is no in between because its an illness that sneaks up on you. I went three years with just periods of lows and highs but was basically stable without meds till I relapsed into some deep schitzophrenic episode even though I don't suffer from that disorder. What??!! Exactly what I have been asking myself.

With this illness you feel ok some days but then there are times your mind wanders and you dwell on the past and depress yourself or then your mood goes from happy to sad in an instant.

I am in a state of perpetually feeling lost. I feel lost these days. My mood is very stable, and I just suffer from chronic boredom for something to occupy my mind. But if you are suffering from severe mood changes that could be the beginnings of it. Go to a therapist or a doctor. I suggest seeking talk therapy first because there are some doctors that will just push pills at you like one did to me. It wasn't a good experience. Talk it out with someone first and then you both can decide whether you need some type of medication.

Hope that helps.

Take care.

It'd be a good idea to go see a professional to help assess your history and symptoms. On the lost, I hear you, been there a lot.
For your question, yes. There can be spaces in between that are pretty level, being neither manic-y nor depressed (the lost thing is a separate issue). In BP, this would be called remission. It's very often the time when people doubt their dx and think they're either "cured" or never really had it. It can last varying amounts of time, but it can be a very rude awakening when symptoms return (if, in fact, someone actually does have it). In dx'ing, history will be considered, not just where you "are" at the moment. Hope that helps!

[and_im_still_here]

Platinumheart, thanks i will seek help its such a complicated thing i have looked for a therapyst but i really dont know how to express what i feel so what can i actually tell this therapist?

[and_im_still_here]

Innerzone, thanks for the info on the remission, so i should pay more atencion to what im actually feeling so i can learn more about me i guess

[SunAngel]

I think with BP disorder, we shouldn't over-analyze every single little mood shift we get. If we do this, it will drive us crazy.

Even people without a mood disorder has ups and downs.

Just go with the flow and let things happen.

[and_im_still_here]

Uh-oh! Ups and downs are really driving me nuts, im having problems with my moods and i want to seek help i dont feel like this is right, being ok is actually feeling fine, no?

[LadyShadow]

Hello!

I think you should tell the therapist you see about the highs and lows. Tell them everything about it. That's a good way to start. My therapist told me to keep a journal of when I am feeling the extreme lows (that's what I have been feeling lately) and report back to him (which I am tomorrow) then we can explore what may have caused them and discuss them in more detail

[BipolaRNurse]

Yes, there is middle ground when no mood episodes are occurring. After two months of increasing medications and intensive therapy, I have reached that glorious state of equilibrium, where I thought I'd never be again. Don't know how long it'll last---a BPer never knows---but I'm going to cherish every moment of it!

[moremi]

Originally Posted by and_im_still_here

I would really aprecciate it if someone could give me a nice answer.
Can there be a "normal" space in the bipolar disorder? I mean like not angry or sad but not very exited happy...
Like an in between.

I ask this because a few months ago i was thinking in looking for some medical help so i can figure out wether or not i may have his disorder i was feeling kinda with the sintoms like very harsh mood changes... but now i feel this feeling of not feeling anything im just like lost, sometimes i have like a flashback feeling like if i were gone and now back in my own bodd.
Can somebody help?

Yes there can be normal times in your life when you are bipolar. I think now that I am medicated I have them more than I have ever had them. These normal moments and to me they are not comfortable. I know that sounds ridiculous but its true. Im used to always being up or down so in the middle is weird and boring I think. I mean dont get me wrong I cant stand being depressed or being so out of myself with energy and emotion but normal is weird to me.

If you feel you may be bipolar definitely go in and see a doctor because the sooner you receive treatment the better even if its just therapy. Knowing that you have a reason for everything helps a bit too. The quicker you find out the faster you can start your research and start to know your body and your swings and what your triggers are and get it under control a little better.

Best of luck to you.

Crystal

[Victoria'smom]

Usually, this is the time I seek help. For me it's after a mania but before a deep depression. I feel like me again. The longer the calm-level last the more strange it feels and worried I get. I would seek help now because it's easiest to explain right now. If you wait until you hit a low mood you may just be dx. as depression and that can be really bad for a bipolar.