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How Do You Know The Ups From The Downs From The Normal If You Are Bipolar
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As you know talking decisions is big deal for bipolar and anxious person , the question in my mind always is my decision based on low depression or manic depression or in a ok balanced state .so if someone have a technique to distinguish please advice.

posted July 7, 2017 (edited)
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I'm pretty stable these days on my meds and diet, but when anything stressful or bad happens I plummet into depression. I can tell because I cry and wring my hands, and say "I wish I wasn't me" (a mentally ill person). When it's worse I say "I wish I was dead" and when it's really bad I tell myself I should have died at birth and skipped all the decades of mental anguish. I tend to make bad decisions when I'm hypomanic or manic more than when I'm depressed (I am too busy crying and too miserable to make decisions then) and I can tell when that is happening because I'm more alert, have more energy, am incredibly confident about the future, and don't need sleep. Don't know if that helps?

posted July 9, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

i dont have bi-polar but i understand it somewhat from acquantances with it. they really dont have a controlling method other than to make sure their meds are functioning. otherwise they seem to ride the rollercoaster

posted July 8, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

This is a difficult question because I dont have bi-polar but my nieghbour has it. I think her decisions are made when she feels what she calls normal. ( but what is normal I dont know ) with me if I am down or anxious I just do nothing then in a bright moment I get stuck into what is important . hope this has helped a little. hugs x

posted July 8, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I'm bipolar and I try my best to stay away from making major decisions when up or down.

posted July 15, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I have bipolar, and I can tell I am in my lows when I fund it difficult to get out of bed. Also, I love dressing up and looking good but when I an In my lows I might not bath for several days and live in my pjs. My highs, I drive fast, impatient and has an over confident sense of self. It is as though I have been drinking and I talk a lot and fast. Hope this helps.

posted July 8, 2017

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