Bipolar- Is it possible to restrict your mood swings to certain times or people?
So during depression, you might be a bit under par or unsociable at school or work, but when you get home you might be in absolute rages with your loved ones.
During mania, you would act silly and hilarious at home or school, and at home just stay up all night with racing creative thoughts.
Does this or can this happen if you have bipolar? I am really interested to know so please do reply : )
Does this happen when you have bipolar or would you act the same everywhere with everyone?
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Usually you would act the same everywhere except that your family may take more of your anger (anger is more common during mania) that other people because you feel more comfortable around them. When I am depressed it is much more than just being "a bit under par". I usually manage to get to work (but not always) but I have sat at my desk and cried for hours………..
People confuse mood with emotion….. mood affects everything about you. Your energy level, sleep patterns, appetite, emotional response (which emotions you feel and how strongly), your judgment, sexual appetite, etc……. Bipolar is not about being happy one minute then sad the next then mad, that is just having emotions….. The mood swings in Bipolar last a very long time, weeks to months to years and the average Bipolar only swings once or twice a year.
People never never understand the true severity of bipolar disorder. They also do not understand that for an "episode" to be considered Bipolar it has to last all day every day for a week……. That’s the minimum, in reality the episodes last for weeks or months or even years. There are cases where a person can have more than one or two episodes a year but it is really rare. There is such a thing as Ultradian cycling in which you cycle multiple times in a day but it is exceptionally rare and there are questiona about whether it is actually Bipolar but instead Borderline PD. Also you HAVE TO HAVE the mania (or hypomania) for it to be bipolar. Without mania it is just recurring depression.
The mood swings in Bipolar do not usually have a trigger. They come and go very randomly…… If someone with Bipolar is depressed or manic there is nothing you can do to bring them out of their mood short of medication…..
This is what Bipolar is like for me.
Depression- to tired to get out of bed, shower, brush your teeth….. lie in bed and stare at the ceiling for days at a time, crying a lot, feelings of guilt, and self loathing, may be suicidal but are too tired to even consider planning it, sleep 16 hours a day or more, eating too much or not enough. I get very paranoid and think that people are staring at me and laughing. I feel like people know what I’m thinking.
Manic – over the moon happy or filled with uncontrollable rage, hypersexual (like masturbating 10 times a day or sleeping with numerous men, strangers, your cousin…….decide you are bi because then there are twice as many people to have sex with, decide you are into BDSM and contract to be someones slave for a week), spending your mortgage money on african violets (or some other useless things), driving your car 120 mph, grandiose thoughts (like thinking you can put a new furnace in your house by yourself, or thinking that you can be the president), quitting your job because you are buying lottery tickets with your last paycheck and you know you will win…… only sleep 2 or 3 hours a night and feel completely rested, can’t concentrate, racing thoughts (it sounds like 50 people in your head all talking at the same time), talk really fast and loud because your mouth can’t keep up with our mind. Drug or alcohol abuse is common.
Again, this has to last for a minimum of a week to be considered a bipolar episode. Everyone with Bipolar is a little different and at the severe end it includes hallucinations and delusions.
Ok i have bipolar and it causes me to have terible mood swings and lots of thoughts in my head like not relaxing your mind just constant thinking
I think some (most) can control themselves. Or we would see bi polar fights everywhere you went. They certainly wouldn’t punch a cop in the face.
Bipolar can effect ppl in different ways, My bestfriend has Bipolar and somedays she can be fine and others its like shes not the same person, she has to take medication for the rest of her life, it can cause you to think alot and get you angry and kick off at the least things, but you have to try and keep them under control or they may do something that they regret.
Unfortunetely i was away for a week when i got back i found out she was in rehab, she tryed to commit suicide, when i asked her why she tryed such a thing, she told me she stopped taking her tablets and everything got on top of her and couldnt handle life, but shes ok now, so what im trying to say is you can be ok one minute and turn the next.
But like i said it can effect ppl in different ways.
They are no different than anyone they still can be kind and caring ppl.
Those are all possibilities. Everyone is different, bipolar does not change that much. Theoretically, your behavior towards certain people and certain situations is dependent on your relationship to the person/situation. To answer your specific question, though, no, I don’t personally think it is possible to restrict your mood swings. In my experience, if you’re bipolar, you likely need medication to control your swings. Your behavior in terms of the bipolar has nothing to do with people and situations … it’s a chemical imbalance in your brain.