I just received the following comment from Eddie:
Thanks for sharing the secret and lucky I found your blog. Going to have a look at your videos in a second.
I have been doing some blogging therapy – I have never been offically diagnosed but I positive I have some mild form of bipolar. Clyctomania I believe its called.
Any comments/ thoughts would be great.
Hi Eddie,
Cyclothymia is harder to diagnosis for sure- I suggest that you start a mood swing chart where you chart your moods every night- it’s easy to do. I will do a blog on it soon with a link to a download mood swing chart- there is one in the back of my book Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder along with one of my charts- the book is all book stores- so you could look at it and start your own.
I have charted my mood nightly for the past seven years. It has been invaluable.
Cyclothymia can be so hard to diagnosis as it is often seen as moodiness- the depression is easy to spot- though it can be seen as negativity which further compllicates things! The problem is the mild mania. This is harder to spot- which is why charting the mood helps.
Cyclothymia is cyclical- thus the name! It means that your moods will eventually form a pattern. The depression form of cyclothymia is called dysthymia. That’s what my mom has- lamictal has helped immensely. Be careful of taking anti depressants as they can cause the mania to get worse!
It’s great that you’re exploring your moods and finding out what works for you.
Julie
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