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Old Feb 08, 2014, 04:44 PM
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I'm worried about myself, I think I might be bipolar. My bipolar quiz score was 41, which was pretty bad I guess. It's ruining my relationship with my boyfriend of almost a year. I've been very angry and irritable and he says I don't talk to him and accuse him of stuff, etc. I'm in the process of trying to find a therapist, but in the meantime am trying to figure out what the hell is going on with me. Would I be considered bipolar?

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Old Feb 08, 2014, 04:50 PM
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Possible but it needs to be tested extensively to rule other disorders. A psychiatrist would do that and a therapist is to talk or scream your hatred anger and personal problems that might be causing your symptoms. Good luck....it's always good to try to get the upper hand as soon as possible.

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Old Feb 08, 2014, 07:23 PM
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Well you need to have a full psych eval done to find out for sure. In the meantime maybe you could share a bit more to see if anyone has similAr experiences. Being angry and irritable could be signs of a LOT of disorders or may mean nothing except you're in a bad relationship.
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Old Feb 09, 2014, 02:05 AM
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I'm not even sure where to start to give more info. I have depression and anxiety, diagnosed about three years ago. I'm not in a bad relationship, I think the stress of our situation has gotten to us. My boyfriend got laid off a few months ago and nobody will give him a job and we both took an EMT course so we're trying to finish that. We both have one test left to get certified. We are really broke, can barely pay my bills. My mother hates my boyfriend and he hasn't done anything to her or me, she says he is a smartass and she doesn't like it. He just likes to joke and his whole family is like that. My job sucks, I only get paid minimum wage which is $7.25/hr here and about 20 hours a week. My depression has gotten worse over the last few months and I don't think my medication is working anymore. I feel like I am stuck in a deep, dark hole and can't get out. I've been so angry and sometimes I don't even know why. One minute I'm happy and laughing, the next minute I'm irritated. This post doesn't even do justice to the crap that's going on with me now. Sometimes I feel like the stuff I go through isn't even worth it. I'm just, I don't know... *sigh*
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Old Feb 09, 2014, 08:23 AM
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It sounds like there are a number of environmental stressors that are addin to your distress. Any one of those things could cause anxiety and depression. Me and my husband are in a tight financial spot because of his myriad of medical bills and it causes me anxiety just to type that. But it doesn't necessarily point to bipolar disorder. Even with pure depression I don't think most people are depressed every single second of the day. Ben with my episodic depression I can be laughing and the to right back to depressed/irritable. Irritability goes with depression and anxiety too.

Not saying you can't have bipolar as outside stressors can trigger episodes for sure. Just that you really do need to see a psychiatrist and a therapist to try to untangle what is related to what. I finally accepted my bipolar dx when the episodes got more severe and kept happening even after the environmental stressors were resolved.

Bottom line is you're unhappy so no matter what your dx ends up being you've got to do something to feel better. Therapy is definitely a good start. Along with meds, possibly.
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