If my depression isn't bad I usually just wait it out. I'm rapid cycling bipolar 2, so I know that even if it feels like shit right now, I'll probably be feeling and thinking very differently in 3-7 days. I do self-care as much as I allow myself, and just wait for my mood to shift. Usually works.
I don't know if the commercials are the same over seas as here in NZ but we used to have one with the catch phrase, "take a break, have a kit Kat" time to take a break kit kat 🙂
It definitely makes the uncomfortable comfortable at its best. I love watching the videos when you say you're close to hypermania, because it's like you're glowing and radiating enthusiasm. But I don't think a state of perpetual enthusiasm, where everything is positive, is desirable or possible. The fact that you show up when the mood is not the best, when there is a rain cloud over your head, shows how authentic you are. I really appreciate your courage.
I currently have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with psychotic features. (The voices are never nice to me) I know alot about what you have been experiencing as far as the depression and psychosis are concerned (and I am still off of my meds too because I just moved to a different state and started a new job, hence no insurance). Tbh, I think about opting out alot...just struggling with emotional trauma, feeling unlovable, anhedonia, hell I have played guitar my whole life and haven't touched it in like a month. But it's good knowing I am not alone, that someone else understands these complex feelings that I can't even find the words to explain. It's awesome you are sharing this and hope you find some comfort knowing you have an entire hive here on YT who look forward to your posts and videos. Keep your head up, much love and best wishes. ❤
Wow, it's like you're saying my exact experience! The bipolar side of schizoaffective affects me the most today, I actually just came back from some mild depression. Thank you for sharing on this, it helps to hear that I'm not the only one dealing with this aspect.
Live in the moment, even if it sucks, the future holds great things for you. You are the creator of your reality. No one said it would be easy, your goal isn't just achievable, it's in your cards.
At the end of it, this too shall pass... for me , being able to recognize that during a depression and just waiting it out has been key. rather than losing my mind because it feels like $#!t. still miserable and alone, but staying out of the hospital these days
Thanks for the real content ❤ been on my depression meds since April and I had hopes it would help with the holidays but it really hasn't feeling restless and numb. Hope everyone here has a warm and safe holidays your not alone!
Firstly, I think its very brave and admirable of you to post such an honest video about your mood. Im sorry you’ve been feeling depressed. Try to take this time to engage in interests you enjoy, even if they feel more difficult. If anything, it will distract from negative thinking patterns.
When I start obsessing over cosplay too much is usually a sign to me my mood is going to do some sort of major shift. I keep thinking about MomoCon to try and block out the negative feelings associated with the mood shift. Your Bee is so cute! I didn't know there were stuffed animals that could be put in the microwave! I hope your depression doesn't get worse and that everything will be okay! Thank you for sharing everything and your authenticity is helping others check in with themselves as well.
I'm sorry you're feeling depressed; as someone who struggles with it a lot as well, it can be rough. I hope you're sleeping ok and the depression improves. And I hope you enjoy the new bee friend :)
I hope you emerge from this little slump soon. I can only marvel at your self awareness and understanding of the conditions and moods you deal with. I was diagnosed from a mh perspective over 30 years ago, which eventually "emerged" as a bipolar diagnosis. So I am aware of how tough this is even without all your extra challenges. I did get diagnosed as autistic a year ago which explains a lot. I now view bp1 more as a symptom of autism than a cause in its own right. Totally unscientific, possibly wildly inaccurate view of this but it fits more neatly in my mind. I hope you go from strength to strength. It is so encouraging to see younger people deal so much more competently and effectively with mh than my generation. I know this does not mean lesser struggles by any means. I just love the understanding and honesty that you show. Exactly the correct and possibly only way to keep this under control. Thank you for sharing.
Sure. This is very much how it feels to me and my mind still shifts between I have bipolar vs I was misdiagnosed. I have continued all meds as they help with bipolar symptoms. Maybe its more accurate to say as an autist I expeienced plenty of little t trauma growing up. And I have always been hypersensitive and hypervigilant. So, rather exposed to ill treatment even if most people would not think of these experience as traumatizing. I am also diagnosed with OCD (symptoms vary in intensity), general anxiety and cPTSD. These are almost standard issue for late diagnosed autists. Bipolar is less easy to relate to autism especially as causes are not as clearly defined. But I have definitely cycled in ways that cannot be explained by something autistic. So if bipolar seemingly "developed" from autism one could just as easily say it developed from trauma. Saying it is the cause is conceptual and no doctor has ever referred to these 2 as cause/symptom. Rather I think of Autism as my basis and the other diagnosies resting on it and certainly aggravating or energizing them. And even weirder concept is that because I am also diagnosed with adhd and it overlaps, exaggerates and suppresses autistic traits, I do feel there is this degree of contradiction when both present. Nothing like the intense and debillitating cycling of bp but almost confusion in how to manage symptoms and moods. I have travelled all over the world, to big cities and places days away from others. This is initiated by the impulsivity of adhd. The travel, by plane especially, is nightmarish for autistic me. But once trekking and self sufficient I build a routine and level of comfort that my autistic self needs. Its a pleasure compared to bipolar cycling but it does illustrate how different us humans can be even within our own skin. If there is any advice (not really advice) I can give for autism its "imagine you". Not to be delusional but to see yourself from many angles. Of course do this in a very stable head space. I'd worry it would exacerbate bipolar. You have infinite facets based on your past, present and future experiences and developing comfortable digestable even metaphorical understanding of yourself adds even more to the value and things to celebrate about yourself. I don't mean forget the dsm 5 exists or ignore medical professionals. This is a more internal personally journey that only you will know and treasure. And it will help dilute the shame that I think everyone with mh issues, is crushed by. @@yidavv
I as well have been diagnosed with severe bi-polar at 17yrs. old. I have experienced hypomanic conditions that kept me awake for days;and later on in my life, schizoaffective syndrome. I'm almost 61 now and I'm off all of my psychotrops. I'm doing great on my own. Thanks so much for your forthright openness with your situation. May GOD BLESS YOU!❤❤❤
This reminds me about my initial episodes of my bipolar that I had. My initial episodes for bipolar were practically cyclothymia, well for the first 2 months because it started a little bit before summer break and got worse when school started again, so basically when my episodes began I would have hypomanic episodes that lasted a week but would barely even qualify as a hypomanic episode because it wasnt very noticable to the people around me and i would barely even have the required 3 symptoms of hypomania in the dsm and then after the hypomanic episodes I would have sorta dysthmic episodes that also lasted a week that would happen not exactly right after a hypomanic episode but maybe a few hours to a week after the hypomanic episode and weren't nearly as bad as my most recent depressive episode that lasted about 15 or 16 days, thankfully I haven't had a full blown manic episode yet, but if I don't take care of my mental health I'll probably have a manic episode because of how much more hypomanic episodes I have over depressive episodes
Do you have tools to lift the feeling of the grey? I guess you do with the bees 🐝. One of my friends has bad depression however a view of ocean seems bring her a bit back up from it. Might be her remembering all her joys around water she been a real water baby. keeps her from going deeper down she seems to then tear up. I can’t tell but might be old Joys and it really helps her out of the blah empty feeling. She has so much value but sometimes doesn’t realize it. Sharing your moods sure helps others but hope you can stay in area you want when you want. 🐝 Think we all have it at times but some get stuck longer. Good luck Kit you are a great person helping many
I also have schizoaffective Bipolar type and have been feeling low. It keeps fooling me and seeming like it’s going to lift but the lift only lasts hours.
I'm in a situation that i can sleep all i want. for thirty years i had to fight my demons. i was very disturbed. it was a long long time things were not alright. now i suffer from PTSD about my plight though it's over and I just want to sleep. even though sleeping is so nice i am up and doing my thing.
SK - it's very interesting to hear of how your symptoms manifest. Would you say that the most effective medications dull the highest manias while also lessening the deepest depressions? It's like both have a higher intensity, which is food for thought for me. Happy beehive thoughts and honey moments will hopefully come your way soon on the other side of depression! 🐝
the last couple of weeks has been rocky for me. i’m experiencing a low mood kinda like u not too down i still get out of bed, the dominant system is loss of appetite, food and the thought of eating is disgusting right now
Thank you Kit. As always It's an awesome video. I have learned so much from your videos over the past year and I really appreciate your insights into the schizo effective condition. Are you gonna go live again anytime when you feel up for it?
Wishing you the very best, curious do the videos help your symptoms at all? They are very well done. Anyway wish you the best.Thanks for making your videos, they help me a lot.
Thank you so much for this amazing video! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
How do you know if you are depressed from bipolar or whether a medication like lithium is causing anhedonia and emotional blunting? I am asking for myself.
Please consider going to a church this holiday season. Look for a Calvary Chapel church in your area. Talk to the pastor about what you are dealing with. And let the church leaders pray for you about your condition. You may healed of it. You may not. It depends on what the Will of God is for your life. But one thing is for certain. If you open your heart and mind to the Lord, He will never leave you alone in this world a d you will feel His presence in your life forever. And your depression will go away. Come on now. Try it. There is no payment. There isn't even a commitment on your part. All there is, is an introduction and the beginning of a relationship with the creator of everything. Merry Christmas!
Nope,absolutely not. Everyone gets mood swings but that doesn’t mean everyone is “a little bipolar”. Having a diagnosis means these things rise to a level that affects your ability to function in daily life. An average person will have days when they feel energetic and productive and days when they just want to veg. A bipolar person has times they don’t sleep for a week and may be arrested for their behavior and times they can’t get out of bed for days. Saying you’re feeling bipolar or describing someone as bipolar because they have a normal mood variation is really offensive to those of us with the disorder.
Don’t be ridiculous. There are dietary interventions like keto that can help manage symptoms but there’s a lot more to it than taking a vitamin. I’m on something like 12 supplements including a multi to deal with bipolar and chronic pain and they barely make a dent in either condition.
@@andrewoats One tablet of multi/vitamin+mineral complex per day saves me from falling into a rabbit hole, especially after drinking. I feel the difference, and don't get depression anymore.
You're managing really well! Thanks so much for sharing your 'ups and downs' , like today, as well as all the other things going on. Have the best Christmas & I hope Santa brings you lots of great stuff!!
This is SO ME!! I have bipolar 2 and a fairly high dose of antipsychotic, meaning my over-active periods aren't real hypomania, and sometime my depression is only lighter and lasting 3-4 days. I go CONSTANTLY up and down between these states, as well as actual major depression which can last for months (but still have mood swings IN that depression). It's exhausting to never be at a neutral baseline! I also want and think my high days where I get a lot of shit down will last forever, and when I get tired and low I think THAT mood will last for ever. There is a lot more low than high for me, so that's bothersome. Also, a few weeks ago I also lowered my antipsychotic (Olanzapine like Kit takes), and then I was high for a few days, less sleep and way more active. Then I got low, and now I've had a virus for 3 weeks straight! So even if I'm not low anymore I can't do shit cause I'm ill, so that's annoying. Probably a variant of Covid, so I know I need to be careful to not get long Covid. But it's stressing me out and affecting my mental state. Have you ever noticed a connection between physical illness and depression? It's often combined for me.
I have chronic pain among other things and it is definitely linked to mood symptoms for me. When I’m depressed it revs right up, I’ve had times when I’m in more pain that i was in during labor for multiple days at a time. That levels of pain plus depression makes functioning near impossible. But when I’m manic i don’t notice the pain until i push it too far. I will be feeling fine and then suddenly my leg starts screaming that it’s been telling me to slow down and I’m not listening.
@@andrewoats I'm so sorry you have that much pain! It must be awful. But really interesting to see the connection. For me my biggest physical problems is I get infections all the time, my immunsystem has always been very sensitive. I rarely get fever, but tiredness, problems with my nasal cavity and head aches are common. This is actually the fourth week I'm ill, probably some kind of stubborn Covid variant... In the beginning of this infection I was hyperactive, doing too much, so I haven't rested as much as I should and I guess that's why I never recover. Now it's strict rest for me so I get well for Christmas! I often get infections when I shift to depression, but now it's like I've become depressed by being ill for so long... It's actually not strange that the mental health and the psychical health is connected, after all the brain is a part of the body.
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I hope your depression doesn't get any worse in this episode. 🙏
If my depression isn't bad I usually just wait it out. I'm rapid cycling bipolar 2, so I know that even if it feels like shit right now, I'll probably be feeling and thinking very differently in 3-7 days. I do self-care as much as I allow myself, and just wait for my mood to shift. Usually works.
I don't know if the commercials are the same over seas as here in NZ but we used to have one with the catch phrase, "take a break, have a kit Kat" time to take a break kit kat 🙂
Don't forget, you're awesome, even when you don't feel awesome.
It definitely makes the uncomfortable comfortable at its best. I love watching the videos when you say you're close to hypermania, because it's like you're glowing and radiating enthusiasm. But I don't think a state of perpetual enthusiasm, where everything is positive, is desirable or possible. The fact that you show up when the mood is not the best, when there is a rain cloud over your head, shows how authentic you are. I really appreciate your courage.
I really appreciate you sharing these videos. Thanks
I currently have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with psychotic features. (The voices are never nice to me) I know alot about what you have been experiencing as far as the depression and psychosis are concerned (and I am still off of my meds too because I just moved to a different state and started a new job, hence no insurance). Tbh, I think about opting out alot...just struggling with emotional trauma, feeling unlovable, anhedonia, hell I have played guitar my whole life and haven't touched it in like a month. But it's good knowing I am not alone, that someone else understands these complex feelings that I can't even find the words to explain. It's awesome you are sharing this and hope you find some comfort knowing you have an entire hive here on YT who look forward to your posts and videos. Keep your head up, much love and best wishes. ❤
The good days, the bad days, they are all part of the adventure of life.
Wow, it's like you're saying my exact experience! The bipolar side of schizoaffective affects me the most today, I actually just came back from some mild depression. Thank you for sharing on this, it helps to hear that I'm not the only one dealing with this aspect.
Love you, Kit. I hope your depression passes quickly. ❤🎉❤😊
Thank You for sharing this ❤
I hope you feel better soon. It’s so hard than you cannot just feel great and motivated without fearing the downturn
Wishing you only the best, Kit!
Thank you for sharing
Appreciate the video. Hope you feel better soon!
Stay strong, Kit. You’re a truly unique and amazing person.
Live in the moment, even if it sucks, the future holds great things for you. You are the creator of your reality. No one said it would be easy, your goal isn't just achievable, it's in your cards.
Thanks for making this, even though I’m sure it was difficult. Good work 🎉
At the end of it, this too shall pass...
for me , being able to recognize that during a depression and just waiting it out has been key. rather than losing my mind because it feels like $#!t. still miserable and alone, but staying out of the hospital these days
Thanks for the real content ❤ been on my depression meds since April and I had hopes it would help with the holidays but it really hasn't feeling restless and numb. Hope everyone here has a warm and safe holidays your not alone!
Just remember your a wonderful and beautiful person who is loved by many. Don't give up ❤
Firstly, I think its very brave and admirable of you to post such an honest video about your mood. Im sorry you’ve been feeling depressed. Try to take this time to engage in interests you enjoy, even if they feel more difficult. If anything, it will distract from negative thinking patterns.
When I start obsessing over cosplay too much is usually a sign to me my mood is going to do some sort of major shift. I keep thinking about MomoCon to try and block out the negative feelings associated with the mood shift. Your Bee is so cute! I didn't know there were stuffed animals that could be put in the microwave! I hope your depression doesn't get worse and that everything will be okay! Thank you for sharing everything and your authenticity is helping others check in with themselves as well.
Wishing you wellness.
good video kitz!
I'm sorry you're feeling depressed; as someone who struggles with it a lot as well, it can be rough. I hope you're sleeping ok and the depression improves. And I hope you enjoy the new bee friend :)
I’ve been feeling low and disconnected over the last week. Thanks for sharing it makes me not feel alone. You’re amazing 👍
We all have our ups and downs, don't let the downs drag you down
Huh?
I hope you emerge from this little slump soon. I can only marvel at your self awareness and understanding of the conditions and moods you deal with. I was diagnosed from a mh perspective over 30 years ago, which eventually "emerged" as a bipolar diagnosis. So I am aware of how tough this is even without all your extra challenges. I did get diagnosed as autistic a year ago which explains a lot. I now view bp1 more as a symptom of autism than a cause in its own right. Totally unscientific, possibly wildly inaccurate view of this but it fits more neatly in my mind.
I hope you go from strength to strength. It is so encouraging to see younger people deal so much more competently and effectively with mh than my generation. I know this does not mean lesser struggles by any means. I just love the understanding and honesty that you show. Exactly the correct and possibly only way to keep this under control.
Thank you for sharing.
can you expand on the idea of bp1 as a symptom of autism than a cause in its own right? interested to hear what you have to say.
Sure. This is very much how it feels to me and my mind still shifts between I have bipolar vs I was misdiagnosed. I have continued all meds as they help with bipolar symptoms.
Maybe its more accurate to say as an autist I expeienced plenty of little t trauma growing up. And I have always been hypersensitive and hypervigilant. So, rather exposed to ill treatment even if most people would not think of these experience as traumatizing. I am also diagnosed with OCD (symptoms vary in intensity), general anxiety and cPTSD. These are almost standard issue for late diagnosed autists.
Bipolar is less easy to relate to autism especially as causes are not as clearly defined. But I have definitely cycled in ways that cannot be explained by something autistic. So if bipolar seemingly "developed" from autism one could just as easily say it developed from trauma. Saying it is the cause is conceptual and no doctor has ever referred to these 2 as cause/symptom. Rather I think of Autism as my basis and the other diagnosies resting on it and certainly aggravating or energizing them.
And even weirder concept is that because I am also diagnosed with adhd and it overlaps, exaggerates and suppresses autistic traits, I do feel there is this degree of contradiction when both present. Nothing like the intense and debillitating cycling of bp but almost confusion in how to manage symptoms and moods. I have travelled all over the world, to big cities and places days away from others. This is initiated by the impulsivity of adhd. The travel, by plane especially, is nightmarish for autistic me. But once trekking and self sufficient I build a routine and level of comfort that my autistic self needs. Its a pleasure compared to bipolar cycling but it does illustrate how different us humans can be even within our own skin.
If there is any advice (not really advice) I can give for autism its "imagine you". Not to be delusional but to see yourself from many angles. Of course do this in a very stable head space. I'd worry it would exacerbate bipolar. You have infinite facets based on your past, present and future experiences and developing comfortable digestable even metaphorical understanding of yourself adds even more to the value and things to celebrate about yourself. I don't mean forget the dsm 5 exists or ignore medical professionals. This is a more internal personally journey that only you will know and treasure. And it will help dilute the shame that I think everyone with mh issues, is crushed by.
@@yidavv
@@davidrichards9898 whatd you reccomend for someome dealing with these issues you speak of. Advice, information, resurces.
I have schizoafective disorder with bipolar too. I know from experience it gets better. So hang in there Kit!
i'm also in a depressed state atm and convinced it'll never go away again. honestly don't have energy to add to that, just that i know what it's like
I as well have been diagnosed with severe bi-polar at 17yrs. old. I have experienced hypomanic conditions that kept me awake for days;and later on in my life, schizoaffective syndrome. I'm almost 61 now and I'm off all of my psychotrops. I'm doing great on my own. Thanks so much for your forthright openness with your situation. May GOD BLESS YOU!❤❤❤
It takes courage to share these videos. Hoping that you find comfort in something that helps you regain your momentum in life.
Cute bee.🐝 Feel better!
Thank you for sharing Kit. ❤️You are an inspiration.
You are always beautiful kit. You are a very strong woman. Love your channel
I hope you start feeling better soon.
You're Amazing 🎈
I admire you!
Hope you feel better. 💚💙💜
This reminds me about my initial episodes of my bipolar that I had. My initial episodes for bipolar were practically cyclothymia, well for the first 2 months because it started a little bit before summer break and got worse when school started again, so basically when my episodes began I would have hypomanic episodes that lasted a week but would barely even qualify as a hypomanic episode because it wasnt very noticable to the people around me and i would barely even have the required 3 symptoms of hypomania in the dsm and then after the hypomanic episodes I would have sorta dysthmic episodes that also lasted a week that would happen not exactly right after a hypomanic episode but maybe a few hours to a week after the hypomanic episode and weren't nearly as bad as my most recent depressive episode that lasted about 15 or 16 days, thankfully I haven't had a full blown manic episode yet, but if I don't take care of my mental health I'll probably have a manic episode because of how much more hypomanic episodes I have over depressive episodes
Episodes mixed with mania, depression and gradiocity
great video! hope your mood lifts for you😁
This was really insightful. Thank you 💜
Also... I loooove the warmer bee! Have you decided on a name yet?
Thank you for being so open and honest. Hope your depression lifts soon. What cosplay did you start working on?
Do you have tools to lift the feeling of the grey? I guess you do with the bees 🐝. One of my friends has bad depression however a view of ocean seems bring her a bit back up from it. Might be her remembering all her joys around water she been a real water baby. keeps her from going deeper down she seems to then tear up. I can’t tell but might be old Joys and it really helps her out of the blah empty feeling. She has so much value but sometimes doesn’t realize it. Sharing your moods sure helps others but hope you can stay in area you want when you want. 🐝 Think we all have it at times but some get stuck longer. Good luck Kit you are a great person helping many
I also have schizoaffective Bipolar type and have been feeling low. It keeps fooling me and seeming like it’s going to lift but the lift only lasts hours.
I'm in a situation that i can sleep all i want. for thirty years i had to fight my demons. i was very disturbed. it was a long long time things were not alright. now i suffer from PTSD about my plight though it's over and I just want to sleep. even though sleeping is so nice i am up and doing my thing.
SK - it's very interesting to hear of how your symptoms manifest. Would you say that the most effective medications dull the highest manias while also lessening the deepest depressions? It's like both have a higher intensity, which is food for thought for me. Happy beehive thoughts and honey moments will hopefully come your way soon on the other side of depression! 🐝
the last couple of weeks has been rocky for me. i’m experiencing a low mood kinda like u not too down i still get out of bed, the dominant system is loss of appetite, food and the thought of eating is disgusting right now
I get that Kit… feel better 😘🙏❤️🩹
Warmies are great. I use my red panda to help me get through migraines. I hope your bee helps you as much
I have schizoaffective too and am starting to look up to you
Thank you Kit. As always It's an awesome video. I have learned so much from your videos over the past year and I really appreciate your insights into the schizo effective condition. Are you gonna go live again anytime when you feel up for it?
Wishing you the very best, curious do the videos help your symptoms at all? They are very well done. Anyway wish you the best.Thanks for making your videos, they help me a lot.
You’ll get back up, Kit.
Just so you know your a beautiful person we all have bad days.
I imagine it being like a little hole on the road that adds turbulence to your trip. But you are wearing a seatbelt (the meds). Hope this helps 💪
Your strength and your support system are a helmet and a life jacket ⛑️🛟
WarmBee!❤️🐾❤️🐾🐝🐝
WARM BEEEEE 🐝
Winter depression sucks, is weird to because I love winter but still catch winter depression
3:46 I'm curious as to why she puts delusional in quotes here. Does this not meet criteria for a delusion?
Thank you so much for this amazing video! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
WHAT'S THE LONGEST HIGH THAT Y'ALL HAVE HAD OR THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY?
How do you know if you are depressed from bipolar or whether a medication like lithium is causing anhedonia and emotional blunting? I am asking for myself.
does your boss let you take little cat nap breaks at work? Pacing is something I do a lot bc I live with some chronic stuff.
Have you tried hypnosis?
I’m very intrigued, I go through the same with the same diagnosis and I can definitely relate. I think you are beautiful btw. Can we be friends?
Same
Please consider going to a church this holiday season. Look for a Calvary Chapel church in your area. Talk to the pastor about what you are dealing with. And let the church leaders pray for you about your condition. You may healed of it. You may not. It depends on what the Will of God is for your life. But one thing is for certain. If you open your heart and mind to the Lord, He will never leave you alone in this world a d you will feel His presence in your life forever. And your depression will go away. Come on now. Try it. There is no payment. There isn't even a commitment on your part. All there is, is an introduction and the beginning of a relationship with the creator of everything. Merry Christmas!
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Some of this disorder sounds like normal mood swings everyone gets. Conversely I guess everyone is a little bipolar at least.
“A little bipolar” is not a thing. Everyone gets mood swings, sure, but not bipolar I or bipolar II level.
Nope,absolutely not. Everyone gets mood swings but that doesn’t mean everyone is “a little bipolar”. Having a diagnosis means these things rise to a level that affects your ability to function in daily life. An average person will have days when they feel energetic and productive and days when they just want to veg. A bipolar person has times they don’t sleep for a week and may be arrested for their behavior and times they can’t get out of bed for days. Saying you’re feeling bipolar or describing someone as bipolar because they have a normal mood variation is really offensive to those of us with the disorder.
I am convinced that mental disorders are side effect when someone lacks micronutrients . Have you tried taking multivitamins?
Don’t be ridiculous. There are dietary interventions like keto that can help manage symptoms but there’s a lot more to it than taking a vitamin. I’m on something like 12 supplements including a multi to deal with bipolar and chronic pain and they barely make a dent in either condition.
@@andrewoats One tablet of multi/vitamin+mineral complex per day saves me from falling into a rabbit hole, especially after drinking. I feel the difference, and don't get depression anymore.
You're managing really well! Thanks so much for sharing your 'ups and downs' , like today, as well as all the other things going on.
Have the best Christmas & I hope Santa brings you lots of great stuff!!
thanskk for sharing
This is SO ME!! I have bipolar 2 and a fairly high dose of antipsychotic, meaning my over-active periods aren't real hypomania, and sometime my depression is only lighter and lasting 3-4 days. I go CONSTANTLY up and down between these states, as well as actual major depression which can last for months (but still have mood swings IN that depression).
It's exhausting to never be at a neutral baseline! I also want and think my high days where I get a lot of shit down will last forever, and when I get tired and low I think THAT mood will last for ever. There is a lot more low than high for me, so that's bothersome.
Also, a few weeks ago I also lowered my antipsychotic (Olanzapine like Kit takes), and then I was high for a few days, less sleep and way more active. Then I got low, and now I've had a virus for 3 weeks straight! So even if I'm not low anymore I can't do shit cause I'm ill, so that's annoying. Probably a variant of Covid, so I know I need to be careful to not get long Covid. But it's stressing me out and affecting my mental state.
Have you ever noticed a connection between physical illness and depression? It's often combined for me.
I have chronic pain among other things and it is definitely linked to mood symptoms for me. When I’m depressed it revs right up, I’ve had times when I’m in more pain that i was in during labor for multiple days at a time. That levels of pain plus depression makes functioning near impossible. But when I’m manic i don’t notice the pain until i push it too far. I will be feeling fine and then suddenly my leg starts screaming that it’s been telling me to slow down and I’m not listening.
@@andrewoats I'm so sorry you have that much pain! It must be awful. But really interesting to see the connection.
For me my biggest physical problems is I get infections all the time, my immunsystem has always been very sensitive. I rarely get fever, but tiredness, problems with my nasal cavity and head aches are common. This is actually the fourth week I'm ill, probably some kind of stubborn Covid variant... In the beginning of this infection I was hyperactive, doing too much, so I haven't rested as much as I should and I guess that's why I never recover. Now it's strict rest for me so I get well for Christmas!
I often get infections when I shift to depression, but now it's like I've become depressed by being ill for so long...
It's actually not strange that the mental health and the psychical health is connected, after all the brain is a part of the body.