Bipolar 2 is not 'Bipolar Lite'. In fact, there is a greater risk of suicide due to more pronounced depressive phases, as the doctor says.This is very important to remember when seeking a diagnosis.
I’ve had this diagnosis since 2008. My problem is I have ptsd and dissociative disorder and teasing them apart is obviously a problem. Since I’m a little more aware mentally/emotionally I just recognized that I’m having a cycle of my bp. Thank you for a very clear and succinct explanation 🙏🏻
When I experience hypomania I stay up for days and have overactive brain/thoughts like I can't switch off. I don't have elevated mood at all. I get so tired but can't sleep
Really? You stay up for days ? Interesting. I know I don't have racing thoughts. I perseverate on the same thought over and over and over - and I don't let things go. I'm also a Cancer so - that makes it worse for me to try to let things go. I hold grudges. That's autism, not Bipolar for me. and a LOT of women that are labeled with bipolar disorder - really have ASD/ Autistic Spectrum Disorder because the insurance will not accept the pervasive developmental disorder as a diagnosis.
@@sandbar3000 That is insane that it has to be diagnosed differently to be covered. I don't hold grudges I've rationalized it like I drink the poison with the expectation of the other person to fall ill. 😉
I get the same way too & I hate it bcz it’s so hard and my brain 🧠 keeps going running with thoughts that make me cry 😭 get anxious and end up depressed that I don’t even want to get out of the bed or house😔😞
Dayssss??! 😮 I’m sorry to hear that. I get really bad insomnia and bad sleep disturbances, once I finally do pass out. Plus I only wind up sleeping like 4 or 5 hours. I do get the overactive thoughts but mine are both over active and obsessive it’s weird cuz in a social situation they are just over active but when I’m alone they can tend to be a little more obsessive. It’s also so weird you don’t get an elevated mood lol I definitely do. I think I’m gonna be the next president of the United States or something 🤦🏽♂️ in rare occurrences I get kinda euphoric but most of the time I’m just very irritable and annoyed with every little inconvenience and with certain people when they try to talk to me. I do get some mixed episodes too tho. Idk if I’m just being honest imma giant bipolar mess 😂😂 throw in some social anxiety and panic attacks
@@gabrielfleetwood6374 Yeah guess that is the difference between 2 or 1. I'm bipolar 2. The lack of sleep sucks and only adds to the suffering. I wish I could feel euphoria or even capable lol
This is a brilliant explanation thank you. I have suffered with bipolar 2 for 15 years and iv had 10 plus suicide attempts. Two of them being extremely close to death. BUT I am the most successful person in my friendship group due to my mania
I want to add, I wasn’t actually diagnosed until a few years ago so they had me on the wrong medication witch pushed me into higher mania and psychotic symptoms
well I came to see if my bipolar 2 hypomania was a true diagnosis or if it was because i was on so many drugs back then. but ya i get these natural highs, have insomnia, I get to write like a maniac and its sooo good. okay I finished video I guess I am bipolar 2
My friend has mood swings, sometimes days good mood, still get distracted, hardly get anything done, sometimes months planning , projects, then completely lose interest in learning languages or photography, then feeling pathetic and useless, low self Esteem, loss of interest in my activities, low energy levels. Can you have bipolar disorder if you have recurrent depression when antidepressants don’t work, sometimes a person has elevated mood, or irritated, aggressive, hard to focus on work and studies during depression and even when mood is elevated or irritable, anxiety, but sleep 8 to 12 hours, It seems that people with bipolar manic episodes sleep 3 hours and feel full of energy which has never been his case, I cannot find this information anywhere could you answer please, He can be fairy energetic and feeling good about himself etc, but stress triggers his depressioon. He has never had lots of energy and Has always needed to sleep a lot, ever since He was a child. He feels cranky and can barely go through hid day, if he hasn’t slept well the previous day. I appreciate your answer.
Could be unipolar depression, sometimes people with depression do return to a baseline instead of always being depressed, this can look like they are very productive and their planning etc is just catching up on what they were too crippled by depression to do. Not everyone with bipolar gets pure euphoria in hypomania, i definitely don't, my hypomanic episodes are filled with rage, irritability and agitation, but also with some euphoria present in the background, very inflated self esteem. The energy is like somebody plugged straight lightning into you, i don't personally become very creative, i just end up doing extreme amounts of exercise and become pretty unstoppable with it. it's quite a strange experience and not always pleasent, as for the sleep, in more severe hypomanic episodes, i barely sleep, like average maybe 2-4 hours a night, sometimes skip a night of sleep and feel totally fine, nobody could tell i hadn't slept, would still be super talkative and energetic. Would recommend your friend sees a professional to get diagnosed.
And the depression comes from people being intimidated by our inflated behind when what they need is someone to give them the benefit of the doubt and be willing to run that race that challenge its like a genius that never had any text book education
Hi Sheela, our doctors offer online consultations for people in Australia, if you'd like to see one of our doctors, please visit our website www.epsychiatry.com.au
Ok but being Bipolar 2 is still being bipolar lol. And you’re implying that Bipolar 2 is easier. Both forms of Bipolar are severe and are miserable to live with- straight up fact.
isnt there greater risk of sucide with bipolar 2 and idky its seen as the “less worse” version when it can meet the criteria for major depressive disorder. someone who drowns in 2 feet water is just as dead as someone drowning in 20 feet. we all deserve support and love at the end of the day
Bipolar 2 is not 'Bipolar Lite'. In fact, there is a greater risk of suicide due to more pronounced depressive phases, as the doctor says.This is very important to remember when seeking a diagnosis.
The mania is lighter. Much. That is where the reference comes from.
Bipolar 2 and I agree on this. No it is not easy to live with it.
Wow I thought it was the other way around they live their whole life depressed if not under meds
Bipolar Lite is more cyclothymania
@@MrBorderdown because its hypomania
Thank you! I just saw another TH-cam doc start out by saying, "Bipolar 2 is less severe!"
I’ve had this diagnosis since 2008. My problem is I have ptsd and dissociative disorder and teasing them apart is obviously a problem. Since I’m a little more aware mentally/emotionally I just recognized that I’m having a cycle of my bp. Thank you for a very clear and succinct explanation 🙏🏻
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When I experience hypomania I stay up for days and have overactive brain/thoughts like I can't switch off. I don't have elevated mood at all. I get so tired but can't sleep
Really? You stay up for days ? Interesting. I know I don't have racing thoughts. I perseverate on the same thought over and over and over - and I don't let things go. I'm also a Cancer so - that makes it worse for me to try to let things go. I hold grudges. That's autism, not Bipolar for me. and a LOT of women that are labeled with bipolar disorder - really have ASD/ Autistic Spectrum Disorder because the insurance will not accept the pervasive developmental disorder as a diagnosis.
@@sandbar3000 That is insane that it has to be diagnosed differently to be covered. I don't hold grudges I've rationalized it like I drink the poison with the expectation of the other person to fall ill. 😉
I get the same way too & I hate it bcz it’s so hard and my brain 🧠 keeps going running with thoughts that make me cry 😭 get anxious and end up depressed that I don’t even want to get out of the bed or house😔😞
Dayssss??! 😮 I’m sorry to hear that. I get really bad insomnia and bad sleep disturbances, once I finally do pass out. Plus I only wind up sleeping like 4 or 5 hours. I do get the overactive thoughts but mine are both over active and obsessive it’s weird cuz in a social situation they are just over active but when I’m alone they can tend to be a little more obsessive. It’s also so weird you don’t get an elevated mood lol I definitely do. I think I’m gonna be the next president of the United States or something 🤦🏽♂️ in rare occurrences I get kinda euphoric but most of the time I’m just very irritable and annoyed with every little inconvenience and with certain people when they try to talk to me. I do get some mixed episodes too tho. Idk if I’m just being honest imma giant bipolar mess 😂😂 throw in some social anxiety and panic attacks
@@gabrielfleetwood6374 Yeah guess that is the difference between 2 or 1. I'm bipolar 2. The lack of sleep sucks and only adds to the suffering. I wish I could feel euphoria or even capable lol
Thank you for the video. I will recommend this video to people who ask me what it means when I say I'm in a hypomanic state.
My is a title psychosis and bipolar 2.cus did lock because the pandemic
Which made me to keep trapped.
And mood swings come from external and internal situations and thoughts and everyone i have ever met have mood swings
This is a brilliant explanation thank you. I have suffered with bipolar 2 for 15 years and iv had 10 plus suicide attempts. Two of them being extremely close to death. BUT I am the most successful person in my friendship group due to my mania
I want to add, I wasn’t actually diagnosed until a few years ago so they had me on the wrong medication witch pushed me into higher mania and psychotic symptoms
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well I came to see if my bipolar 2 hypomania was a true diagnosis or if it was because i was on so many drugs back then. but ya i get these natural highs, have insomnia, I get to write like a maniac and its sooo good. okay I finished video I guess I am bipolar 2
Thank for your clear explanation
Owesome, Bipolar disorderit's a challenge,but it can set you to be able ti do almost anything else in your life
Yall drs don’t know !! Every dr tries to guess what bipolar is and where it comes from but in reality they have no fuckin idea
Thanks for this 🙏
My friend has mood swings, sometimes days good mood, still get distracted, hardly get anything done, sometimes months planning , projects, then completely lose interest in learning languages or photography, then feeling pathetic and useless, low self Esteem, loss of interest in my activities, low energy levels. Can you have bipolar disorder if you have recurrent depression when antidepressants don’t work, sometimes a person has elevated mood, or irritated, aggressive, hard to focus on work and studies during depression and even when mood is elevated or irritable, anxiety, but sleep 8 to 12 hours, It seems that people with bipolar manic episodes sleep 3 hours and feel full of energy which has never been his case, I cannot find this information anywhere could you answer please, He can be fairy energetic and feeling good about himself etc, but stress triggers his depressioon. He has never had lots of energy and Has always needed to sleep a lot, ever since He was a child. He feels cranky and can barely go through hid day, if he hasn’t slept well the previous day. I appreciate your answer.
Could be unipolar depression, sometimes people with depression do return to a baseline instead of always being depressed, this can look like they are very productive and their planning etc is just catching up on what they were too crippled by depression to do. Not everyone with bipolar gets pure euphoria in hypomania, i definitely don't, my hypomanic episodes are filled with rage, irritability and agitation, but also with some euphoria present in the background, very inflated self esteem. The energy is like somebody plugged straight lightning into you, i don't personally become very creative, i just end up doing extreme amounts of exercise and become pretty unstoppable with it. it's quite a strange experience and not always pleasent, as for the sleep, in more severe hypomanic episodes, i barely sleep, like average maybe 2-4 hours a night, sometimes skip a night of sleep and feel totally fine, nobody could tell i hadn't slept, would still be super talkative and energetic. Would recommend your friend sees a professional to get diagnosed.
@@Jovahkiiin Thank you so much for your detailed thoughtful reply JOE Please stay happy!
And the depression comes from people being intimidated by our inflated behind when what they need is someone to give them the benefit of the doubt and be willing to run that race that challenge its like a genius that never had any text book education
Is the depression worse than unipolar major depression?
thanks
Sir, do u have online consultation?
Hi Sheela, our doctors offer online consultations for people in Australia, if you'd like to see one of our doctors, please visit our website www.epsychiatry.com.au
I wish I only had Bipolar 2. Being bipolar sucks, MOST (if not all) of the time.
Ok but being Bipolar 2 is still being bipolar lol. And you’re implying that Bipolar 2 is easier. Both forms of Bipolar are severe and are miserable to live with- straight up fact.
kindly, shut up.
Type 2 is NOT Bipolar 1's lesser type. Depressive episodes are absolutely horrific with type 2 and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
Would rather be manic then hating myself and not being able to look at myself
isnt there greater risk of sucide with bipolar 2 and idky its seen as the “less worse” version when it can meet the criteria for major depressive disorder.
someone who drowns in 2 feet water is just as dead as someone drowning in 20 feet. we all deserve support and love at the end of the day