[Atypical_Disaster]

Never mind.

[faerie_moon_x]

Personally, I think "mood disorder" is completely the wrong way of describe bipolar or the "mood" side of schizoaffetive. I say this because I have bipolar and this is what I think:

Depression, yeah, I get that. I lived with it a long time. Mania, sure, I get that too. But both of those are functional disorders that in turn supress my mood. If I'm just feeling sad/blue or whatever, that's not a big deal. If I'm totally devoid of motivation and my ability to make decisions, that's a huge problem. It's not because I'm sad. I can do things when I'm sad. I can do things when I'm happy. I can't do things when I cant concentrate or have 0 motivation. Those are not "moods" those are functional issues.

Likewise, in mania, racing thoughts are not a mood. They may frustrate and irritate me, but they are not a mood. Being over-productive is not a mood. Making big plans and grandios thinking are not moods. Those might cause me to become excited and giddy, but that is an effect of the functional problem that's happening.

Do you see what I'm saying? I feel like I"m rambling.

Anyway, I think the "mood" is a direct result of the functioning issue occuring, not the other way around.

[Atypical_Disaster]

Yeah I do see what you're saying, thank you for sharing.

[KUREHA]

Hope you're ok

[faerie_moon_x]

No, you're not rambling.

I think calling it a "mood" disorder makes people think it's a "happy/sad" issue. It's not. I have a lot of issues, LOL. But I can deal with happy and sad like a normal person.

[Atypical_Disaster]

Originally Posted by KUREHA

Hope you're ok

Thank you, I'll be okay I'm just... well, I don't know what I am. LOL.

No, you're not rambling.

I think calling it a "mood" disorder makes people think it's a "happy/sad" issue. It's not. I have a lot of issues, LOL. But I can deal with happy and sad like a normal person.

Yeah that makes a lot of sense to me. I'm sick of being labeled with things with seemingly no reason. Maybe they don't get it or can't be all that accurate because they can't observe me for long enough... but it seems malicious on their part to me.

I hate feeling so misunderstood all the time.

[faerie_moon_x]

I don't think it's meant to be malicious. I think that it's just because the nature of the whole thing is flawed because it is based on observation.

Hopefully in the future it will be better. Our only solace is at least we live now and not like during the 1800s where they would just lock us up and let us sit in our own filth.

I completely understand not wanting to be misunderstood. I feel that a lot, too.

[Atypical_Disaster]

Thanks, you're probably right I'm just paranoid as heck so bleh. I appreciate the reality check.

Hopefully in the future it will be better. Our only solace is at least we live now and not like during the 1800s where they would just lock us up and let us sit in our own filth.

Good point.