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but ok
well if they can both be marked by outbursts of some sort than whats the difference?
the lines shouldnt be that blurred
long periods of mania and depression, or hypomania and depression
these periods are marked by big changes in mood, energy levels, and activity levels, and last from 4 days to months
simplified "instability"
referring to it as "instability" implies shorter, more sudden changes
someone with bipolar may have 2 weeks of mania where they're extremely productive and energetic, but unable to sleep, and then may have 2 months of depression
someone with bipolar II is more likely to have shorter periods of hypomania, followed by long periods of depression
bipolar 2...
mood swings are distinct from bipolar
just call it severe bipolar
well id imagine bipolar would be treated similarly to mood swings
trying to find some middle ground coping mechanism
*it's different*
it's not more severe
it's hypomania, which is different from mania
bipolar I and II can be equally severe, and simply have different symptoms, because they are different forms of the same disorder
and why does the treatment matter
i mean
was that trying to make a point or just a statement
how else would i interpret it other than one and then a more severe
bipolar is treated with a lot of the same medications as schizophrenia
idk how mood swings are treated
2 months isn't long tho
i was meaning 6 months to 2 years
tell that to someone locked in their room blank face for 2 months
i'm just talking about things relative to each other
i'm not saying it doesn't suck to feel awful for 2 months
i wasn't clear on that one because i was just using random numbers for the first example
that was my bad
and the examples were random
so its just a somewhat more stable bipolar
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no???
they're different. it's not that one is "just a less x" version of the other
aye maybe theres a reason demon chicks always attack in your sleep 😉
shorter hypomania, with longer periods of depression. if you want to think of that as "just a somewhat more stable bipolar" you do you
bipolar 2
bipolar II depressive episodes are also often more severe than I's