Another diagnosis...

[boi]

It seems like I have a new suspected diagnosis of bipolar II. It's really wierd, I got a mood chart, and now that I am thinking about my moods more, and maybe recognizing them (I never even thought about them before) it seems maybe it is a little bit of mania. I thought when I am feeling really high strung and talking really fast and trying and get as many topics in as possible was just "me". The more I think about it as I fill out the chart the more I think it's mild mania. I just think it's hard to understand that what I thought was "me" all these years is not real in essence. I get agressive and pushy etc... and I always thought this behaviour was stemmed from "issues" of the past not bipolar. Maybe the reason is because I am functioning.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

What does "a new suspected diagnosis of bipolar II" mean, boi? Is this a self-diagnosis?

 

[boi]

no, sorry I wasnt clear. After a few sessions with my therapist the dr suspects bipolar II and not just unipolar depression which I had said in a different post.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

OK. It's not thatv those hypomanic times are "not real" - it's more that unless you can learn to manage them they can be self-destructive.

I wrote a review of a book on this subject recently on my blog: See Bipolar II: Enhance Your Highs, Boost Your Creativity, Escape the Cycles | PsychLinks Blog.

 

[boi]

I understand now. that article explained it very well. thanks