For those of you who were initially diagnosed with "unipolar" or just Major depressive disorder and were later diagnosed with bipolar disorder, what were some of the main signs that you noticed that indicated you might have manic symptoms as well?
Or what made you/others realize that your "normal" state was actually a manic state?

For example, I'm down 6 days out of 7 then happy one of the seven.
I don't have depressed episodes , I have happy episodes

I was diaganosed with bi-polar. Different psychtriasts said it was bipolar 1 and a few said it was bipolar 2. Is there a difference? I have looked it up on google search but they seem the same to me and if there is a difference do you need different meds for them? Not on any current meds or seeing a counselor but i just would like to understand this more for just me since my family does not care what i have or even try to understand any of my mental health issues. Thank You

I was wondering if there's much difference between major depression disorder and bipolar 2 disorder? It seems when I see a new psychiatrist it gets changed.
Thanks for the help.

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Recently my long term partner broke up with me because they no longer were in love with me. In a conversation they told me two people with depression should probably have never been together. Is this a cop out or is there some truth in this? I always believed because we both suffered at different times we would be the best people to support each other as we really understood what the other was going through.

When ever I am having a problem, its usually because I OVEREACT. I don't like control trips.
I can tell when something doesn't feel right. The problem is analyzing, expressing myself, or asserting myself in a way that communicates effectively.

I can be very passive aggressive.

How does bipolar 2 effect your thinking?

Hi all,

Thanks for taking the time to read my message, I am at a point of being desperate and don’t know what the solution is.

I have suffered with depression all my adult life (I am 31) and have had periods where I have been perfectly in control with medication.

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