I'm just curious about you guys: What is the longest time you've been depressed? What about hypo/mania and mixed?

What is the shortest time you've been depressed, hypo/manic, and mixed?

For me--
2 weeks min, 6 months max for depression
4 days hypo min, not sure the max
1 week manic min, not sure the max
1 week min, 4 weeks for mixed max

Not entirely sure...longest depression was 6 months severe, additional 6 months less severe.....a few months more in mild depression. I don't know the answers to the rest.

[Wander]

It is difficult to recall exactly but my estimates are;

Depression: min - a few weeks. max - over a year
Hypomania: min - around 4 days. max - around a month
Mania: min - 2 weeks. max - couple of months
Mixed: min - a week. max - Over a year, maybe 18 months (that was hell on earth)

For me I rarely get manic, mostly I get brief hypomania's soon followed by mixed episodes with a couple a week break in between. Less often I get pure depression which is what I was recently in for about 2 months. Now I am stable with regards to bipolar but experiencing bad PTSD.

[~Christina]

Longest depression about a year.

Longest Hypo/mania about 2.5 years. I bought a house and 2 cars ( single mom of a 6-7 year old lol

I did wrack up a hefty credit card debt along with the mortgage and 2 car payments .

I was undiagnosed in til age 43 , explained a lot. Hehehe

[raspberrytorte]

For me severe episodes last three to four months.