How Bipolar are You?

On a scale of 1 to 10, I think I'm about a 4-5 when not stable. I read a lot of these posts on this forum and realize that most struggle more than I do with the illness. But I forget how I was before medication. Sometimes I don't even believe that I'm bipolar at all, but that's only because I've been on meds for 25 years.

Anyway, how bipolar do you think you are on a scale of 1 to 10?

I used to be about a 7-8 when I was really unstable a few years back. Now I'm probably a 2, maybe a 4 if I'm hypomanic. My family and friends may beg to differ, but that's how bipolar I think I am.

Im a good 9.5 as both my manias and depressions are so extreme, usually involving large monetary carnage and project insanity when the manias come crashing down.

Im BP as %#$#.

I think I am 1-1.5 . 25 years since I have been diagnosed with bipolar I have hadn't psychosis.

I will go with 3-6, with the 6 being infrequent when I have a delusion or take a deep dive into depression. I get pretty slammed at the low end sometimes, but I fear death more than despair and have never been suicidal. That fear is not always healthy; when an additional test is indicated but it is still highly unlikely anything bad is wrong, I am a mess until it comes back. Anyway, I wouldn't go above 6 since I haven't posed a danger to myself or others in several years, and when I did it was manic risk taking.

The DBSA support group I attend has opened my eyes to how good I have it compared to a lot of others.

I'm a 8-9 off medication, but a 1-2 on meds. Have been taking them for 2 years. Memories fading. Starting to wonder if it all was even that bad. Or if it all even existed.

But then I have days when the memories flood, and I'm just so terrified of losing control again.

I'm very new with the diagnosis, but I've never lost insight. I do have scars, physical and financial from it; a bit of hallucination and paranoia to tie it all together. So 7 without meds. If I ever lost insight, I'd be completely toast, I'd never survive it.

otoh, with these meds, its a 1. As long as I can keep myself from gaining so much weight that my pdoc pulls me off them, I hope to be stable, mood flat, and/or physcially round for a good long time.

Probably a 3. I have been stable for almost a year now and I think my manic episodes were just a result of severe insomnia and drug use. My depressive episodes were never really severe and everyone probably feels a little down from time to time.

When stable I can be anything from 5-2, when off my meds I am a big fat 10, I personally think I am a doing really good so I will say about 5 but my support team would say I am a 8

Counting the depression, a 7. Without it a 2 or 3. I think what I have is MDD.

I am anywhere from a 1-10. (Don't laugh)
I rarely have any mania or elevation these days and suffer from serious depression most of the time. Lately I have been baseline. (The last two weeks.)

My tdocs and pdoc constantly praise me for trying so hard and doing so many things to deal with my illness. I know they feel I am a very serious case. I'm exhausted just thinking about this question.

8-9 off of meds 2-3 on meds. More of the depression type of bipolar on meds. Medication completely controls my mania.

7-8 off meds. 3-5 on them. Lately my anxiety has been bothering me more than bipolar.

Last week I'd say 10 with meds. Now I'd say I'm a 7 on meds stable. I say that because of suicidal thoughts.

7-8 off meds although those who've met me ip might disagree. 2-3 on meds and stable

I have the added disadvantage of not being able to handle it well, and not really having many coping methods (and a sucky support system which is falling apart day by day)

about 8, i guess

only slightly lower on meds

saying that though, some of the attempts on my life should be a 12 or 13 (so off the scale)

I'm just going to say 5. Hard to put a number on it. I'm BP2 and tend to have mostly depression. Half the time I have hypomanic symptoms, I have them as part of a mixed episode.

I agree with this....I'm in the same boat.

When I'm in a good spot 3 ish and when things have gone to shite about an 8 I guess. Hard to put numbers on it as we all perceive different thresholds.

I think 0-1, supposedly I'm bipolar but don't notice any mood symptoms just normal emotions, but something caused the psychosis six years ago and they've ruled out schizophrenia.....

I like this thread, reviving

I think I’m a 4 when hypomanic, 7 when anxiety/depression hit with my old meds not working. I’m hoping for better results soon (looks promising with the lithium kicking in)

I like this thread, reviving

I think I’m a 4 when hypomanic, 7 when anxiety/depression hit with my old meds not working. I’m hoping for better results soon (looks promising with the lithium kicking in)

I'm a 10 and that's compliant on meds. I'm off the scale when IP.
I spend my life trying to attain normality and stability.
I was a 3 and normal for the month of July. It was wonderful.

I am over the top with treatment resistant depression. BPII. A 10 plus.
I think it's akin to treatment resistant MDD. My pdoc says treatment-resistant MDD is now BP II.

He also observes the worst depressions are severe and the newer "normal baseline" is not good. My baseline has shifted; it has deteriorated.

How BP does that make me? I dunno. It makes me very suicidal though.


WC