Symptoms to Bipolar? ?

Question

also whats the differences between bipolar and depression?

Answer 1

deppresion is when you are depressed about something but  bipolar is when you change moods alot like from happy to sad its a syndrome not a deppression.

Answer 2

With bipolar you have highs and lows.  With depression, you just experience lows, that won't go away.

Answer 3

bipolar is stages of mania and depression, depression is just depression. Mania can be anywhere from paranoia to hyperactivity

Answer 4

moodyness, 'happy-sad', unusual high energy

Answer 5

Bipolar disorder is not a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood, clinically referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time.

Major depressive episodes:

persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety, guilt, anger, isolation and/or hopelessness, disturbances in sleep and appetite, fatigue and loss of interest in usually enjoyed activities, problems concentrating, loneliness, self-loathing, apathy or indifference, depersonalization, loss of interest in sexual activity, shyness or social anxiety, irritability, chronic pain (with or without a known cause), lack of motivation, and morbid/suicidal ideation.

Manic episodes:

Elevated/lifted emotions, expansive/irritable mood state, increase in energy, decreased need for sleep, speech may be pressured, racing thoughts, short attention span (easily distracted), impaired judegment, spending sprees or impulsive behavior, substance abuse (alcohol/ depressants/stimulants/sleeping pills), aggressive behavior/attitude, grandiose/delusional ideas, increased sexual drive, extreme psychosis: break with reality, where thinking is affected along with mood, severe anxiety, very irritable, feeling of bliss or euphoria.

Hypomanic episodes:

Uncontrollable impulse to laugh at things he or she does not normally find funny, they go through a very "artistic" state in which a flight of ideas, extremely clever thinking, and an increase in energy occur.

Mixed affective episodes:

Agitation, anxiety, aggressiveness or belligerence, confusion, fatigue, impulsiveness, insomnia, irritability, morbid and/or suicidal ideation, panic, paranoia, persecutory delusions, pressured speech, racing thoughts, restlessness, and rage.

And:....

People with bipolar depression have both the lows of depression and the highs of mania. An emotional roller coaster - a shifting between one and the other.

Manic Episode:

1. A period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or iritable mood, lasting at least a week.

2. Persistence of at least three of the following: inflated self-esteem or grandiosity, decreased need to sleep, more talkativeness than usual, or prssure to keep talking, flight of ideas or the experience that thoughts are racing, distractability, inccrease in activity or psychomotor agitation, excess involvement in pleasurable activities that have high potential for painful consequences.

3. Significant distress or impairment.

Bipolar I Disorder:

1. The presence of a manic, hypomanic, or major depressive epsiode.

2. If currently in a hypomanic or major depressive episode, history of a manic episode.

3. Significant distress or impairment.

Bipolar II Disorder:

1. Presence of hypomanic or major depressive episode.

2. If currently in major depressive episode, history of hypomanic episode, or the reverse. No history of a manic episode.

3. Significant distress or impairment.

To be around someone with the above, you may as though you yourself are riding a roller coaster, or that your the passanger and they are driving. Depending on how you react to other around you and how you feel what they feel, etc. Being around someone with bipolar is almost as hard as having it. Plus, you have to witness your loved one go through it and can't do too much about it. Just try to be their, be understanding.

As far as socially, this depends on the person. Usually if they are bipolar - meaning they go through states of depression and tates f mania their social life will follow this. Their will be times where they are like over achievers socially, having the time of their lives with as many people as possible. But, when tey hit theit depressive state they will be like a hermit and not want to do very much at all. Again the best thing to do is try to be as understanding as possible.

Through their roller coaster of emotions they do tend to do the push and pull. They don't do this intentionally and do feel very regretful of their actions.

Again this i usually a yes depending on the state they are in. It just comes along with the symptoms. They end up feeling like they have done something wrong, everything is their fault, they are not deserving of the good things in life.

For some suggested links and facts about thi subject you can follow the link below. Go to chapter 7, Mood Disorders.

www.worthpublishers.com/comer

You can also google/yahoo the subject. The info about this is unlimited!!

Answer 6

The difference between Bipolar and non-Bipolar depression is the consistancy of the mood.

Bipolar disorder is the inability to control drastic mood changes. Everyone experience changes in moods. However, someone with bipolar disorder will experience mood changes in abnormal ways. There will be periods of extreme depression, periods of normal moods, and periods of mania. Someone who is experiencing mania will become hyper-active, delusional, and can hallucinate.

Mood changes can be triggered by different types of events. Triggers can include environmental changes, stress, or a drastic event.  

Everyone has the ability to become depressed. When life hits your hard, people can become bothered and depressed. Some people can have life shoot them down so many times, depression can become overwhelming and then hard to get out of. Severe depression is when getting in a good mood is extremely difficult if not impossible. People with severe depression should get help.

Answer 7

the first symptom is denial....i dont have either :)