I recently added more information to my bipolarhappens.com website. One topic is the difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II. Everyone affected by the illness needs to know the difference as their treatments are very different! Do you know your correct diagnosis or if you love someone with the illness, do you know their correct [...]
I just received the following question from Kimbriel,
Julie, I thought that people w/ Bipolar II don’t get psychotic? Or did you have a psychotic depression?
Hi Kimbriel,
Believe it or not, I’m writing an article on psychosis right now. People with bipolar II can defintely get psychotic. I’ve had psychotic symptoms since age 19. Mine are always [...]
Bipolar Disorder Mania Peaks in the Summer!
NOw is the time for a mania check…
Wow, I had a wild hypomanic episode a few months ago. I wrote about it at the time. If you go to the mania link to the right, you can read all about mania and my experiences. It’s a very, very dangerous [...]
Bipolar Mania
Oh man, I had a terrible up swing yesterday! The problem with mania- well, there are so many problems with mania it would take a year to write them all down. The problem is that there are so many forms and they are all so sneaky. I’m an expert on mania treatment now- [...]
and I’m not happy about it.
I get euphoric mania. Since I have bipolar II, I technically have hypomania.
It feels so good. 95% of my bipolar disorder is depression. So mania is like a dream come true- but as with all dreams, you have to wake up.
I am upset because I’m rapid cycling. When I get [...]
I just wrote a blog on being hypomanic.
Here is what I’m going to do about it.
1. Use the energy to get as much work done as possible. Things have been quite terrible for a month- so I can at least use this energy to get caught up as much as possible.
2. Realize that I always [...]
Mania season is starting for those of us above the equator- and this is a dangerous time as it feels so good to feel better after the winter months.
Have you become manic at this time in the past? Do you have a plan for mania prevention now?
Here are some signs of mania:
- You need a [...]
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