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Bipolar? Should I go to the doctors?
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Sorry if this turns out a long post.
My friend say he's worried about me because he says he thinks I might be bipolar for these reasons:
Sometimes I'll feel happy or sad for no apparent reason.
I never get a lot of sleep (insomnia) but I go through cycles of functioning just fine without it and really needed it.
He says sometimes I'm really shy but sometimes I'll talk to strangers fine.
He reckons I have self-esteem issues.
In a nutshell he thinks that my mood cycles more than is normal and i'll go from being normal to showing signs of depression (irritability, apathy) to signs of mania.
Now he's the only person that's said anything about it and the only other person that's said they were worried about me was a teacher on a field trip who thought I seemed depressed and wasn't eating (the food was horrible!).
So, as no one else has mentioned it I just thought I'd see what anyone on here thinks about it and whether you think I should go and talk to the doctor or whether it's just general mood swings or something.
Obviously I know this isn't medical advice and if anything like this started to affect my life I'd go to the doctors but right now I'm just not sure. I've told him I feel fine but he just says it's typical of people with bipolar disorder to thik that everyone feels the same and it's normal.
Sorry if this turns out a long post.
My friend say he's worried about me because he says he thinks I might be bipolar for these reasons:
Sometimes I'll feel happy or sad for no apparent reason.
I never get a lot of sleep (insomnia) but I go through cycles of functioning just fine without it and really needed it.
He says sometimes I'm really shy but sometimes I'll talk to strangers fine.
He reckons I have self-esteem issues.
In a nutshell he thinks that my mood cycles more than is normal and i'll go from being normal to showing signs of depression (irritability, apathy) to signs of mania.
Now he's the only person that's said anything about it and the only other person that's said they were worried about me was a teacher on a field trip who thought I seemed depressed and wasn't eating (the food was horrible!).
So, as no one else has mentioned it I just thought I'd see what anyone on here thinks about it and whether you think I should go and talk to the doctor or whether it's just general mood swings or something.
Obviously I know this isn't medical advice and if anything like this started to affect my life I'd go to the doctors but right now I'm just not sure. I've told him I feel fine but he just says it's typical of people with bipolar disorder to thik that everyone feels the same and it's normal.
Reply 1
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What do they consider to be signs of mania? Bipolar isn't just being happy one minute and sad the next; mania is more than just being really happy. They also don't usually cycle that quickly.
It's true that people with bipolar often don't realise there's anything wrong, and have various delusions. However, if this friend is the only person who's noticed, I think it's unlikely you have it. If you met someone who was manic or even hypomanic, you'd know about it and more than one person would have commented.
So really, I don't think you have much to worry about at the moment.
It's true that people with bipolar often don't realise there's anything wrong, and have various delusions. However, if this friend is the only person who's noticed, I think it's unlikely you have it. If you met someone who was manic or even hypomanic, you'd know about it and more than one person would have commented.
So really, I don't think you have much to worry about at the moment.
Reply 2
Think your friend fancies himself as a bit of an amateur psychiatrist. You sound like a normal person to me.
Reply 3
Didn't mean it to come across as one minute I'm happy and the next I'm sad.
Anyway, I do have periods where I am a bit 'manic' but I wouldn't say it was anything like manic is the proper, medical sense.
I agree, maybe if he actually knew what Bipolar and manic episodes were like he wouldn't think I had them?
Glad I sound like a normal person
Anyway, I do have periods where I am a bit 'manic' but I wouldn't say it was anything like manic is the proper, medical sense.
I agree, maybe if he actually knew what Bipolar and manic episodes were like he wouldn't think I had them?
Glad I sound like a normal person
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