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

"bipolar: 2 weeks and then 2 months" biploar 2:"short followed by long"

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

what do you want someone to expect from the name bipolar 2

other than a more severe bipolar

i mean

i didn't name it