[fingers1]

Please describe what a mood swing feels like

Thanks

fingers1

[gayleggg]

for me they can be quite dramatic. Like feeling great one minute and then be depressed the next. Overall, I can go months being depressed or it can be a day or a part of a day. I've felt pretty good the last 5 months and then the depression started to seep in a day at a time. Pretty chaotic. That's just me.

[pjcjr77]

An unmedicated downward swing was like a trap door opened. Very fast, and a bit scary. This would be amplified 1000 times if I was intoxicated, which is even scarier.

Physically, I feel very tight, and will strongly clench my muscles. Especially my hands and feet. I'm not quite sure why..it's almost automatic. I also feel it in my chest. If I am home, or alone, I will basically break down. If I am out in public, work, etc...I try to hide away.

Upwards isn't something I notice really happening. It's not like a spring upwards, though that sounds like it would be pretty good. That I notice more from my actions, and the speed of which my mind is moving and planning. Also, the poor impulsive decisions I make. I also don't notice the decent from that unless it is very severely downward. I will notice the multiple unfinished projects, the money spend or actions that I end up regretting.

[Imah]

If you don't know, why are you here?

[UrbanShaman]

I don't know about everyone else but from happy to sad, it's like this:
-Background happiness, content.
-Slight confusion
-Overwhelming depressing feelings, every single sad emotion happening to you at once, and you cant stop yourself from crying out.

[*Laurie*]

A mood swing feels like my perspective was one way and now it has changed so dramatically that it is as though I am another person, as though someone else has taken over my mind/body.

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by Imah

If you don't know, why are you here?

Maybe they want a better understanding from people who experience it

It's a roller coaster ride. It's like falling out of a plane or riding a rocket straight up with no in between every 3 days or hour.

[butterflypower]

Going from "I can do anything!!!" to "I'm worthless and will never make it"

[Velouria]

To describe a few:

BANG!

or

ZOOOOOOOOOM!

or for when you fall into depression:

Mine are very slow changes usually I will have warning signs and it takes a few days for the actual bang - wake up depressed or wake up hypomanic. Gives me time to sort things out although I have failed this time round.

[Sinking Feeling]

It's so very much like the Beatles song "Helter Skelter"
Link to lyrics.

When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
And I stop and I turn and I go for a ride
And I get to the bottom and I see you again
Yeah yeah yeah

the song is about a roller coaster ride

[Skywalking]

Y'know, I've never been able to identify one. I can identify depression and that's about it. I'm rapid cycling diagnosed so you'd think I would have some idea, heh.

[ChaoticSymphony]

I'm still baffled by mine. It's like it happens and sometimes I don't even notice until it's over. It's all too consuming sometimes. The rest of the time is waiting for the next which is so unnecessary and futile because you never really enjoy life when you wait for the other shoe to drop. Hmm food for thought

[Wander]

Go to bed a 3am, pumped and excited about life and all I can accomplish. Wake at 9am feeling utterly hopeless and lost in the dark

[Crazy Hitch]

Changes in sleep patterns, thought process, productivity, energy, libido - can swing either way depending on whether I'm going up or down.

[fingers1]

Thanks for all your relies.

I should have explained why I am asking this questions.
I have diabetes type 2 and low blood sugars (hypo) feel very like a
Bipolar depressive mood swing.
At times its difficult to tell one from the other.
I have been in a low mood for the past ten years probably due to me taking
zyprexa.
In recent times I seem to have stopped my mood swings and mentaly I feel
really well. But physically I am still slowed down and lack energy.

fingers1

[Victoria'smom]

Starts with audio hallucination of "don't eat" (depressed) Or food & sleep is for the weak ( manic. Then moves to flu likesymptoms (depessed), adgetated (mania) delusions of being evil ( depressed), visions of hurting others (manic). It isn't until after I hurt myself before it breaks and I'm back to reality.

[Imah]

Originally Posted by fingers1

Thanks for all your relies.

I should have explained why I am asking this questions.
I have diabetes type 2 and low blood sugars (hypo) feel very like a
Bipolar depressive mood swing.
At times its difficult to tell one from the other.
I have been in a low mood for the past ten years probably due to me taking
zyprexa.
In recent times I seem to have stopped my mood swings and mentaly I feel
really well. But physically I am still slowed down and lack energy.

fingers1

Thank you for explaining why you asked. I took offense to your asking this question for 2 reasons.

1. Your repeated posts in bipolar success stories about how light and dark have 'cured' you makes me concerned that you are just going to use this information to continue peddling your ideas.
2. Because this illness is a hard struggle. So much so that it is life threatening. I have always worried about people gleaning information from our posts so they can attempt to con doctors into getting unneeded aid.

Best of luck to all of us who struggle with mental illness.

It's like a swing set honey, and there are 20 swings. Now each seat has an alter on it, and if it's a rainy day, only one or two are having fun swinging in the rain. If it's a sunny day, we're all having fun, but one or two is having a bad day.

That's what I deal with, several times a day.

I bet that's nothing like you're looking for! Lol