Message from @MySatellite
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well alot of the patients just go in for a week to test out a new medication to make sure they are safe
well im not saying its inherintly violent
but violent outbursts would be something that seperate it form generic depression
manic depression, highs and lows
outbursts are kinda different tho
depressed people can have outbursts
bipolar is marked more by week + long periods of mood changes
violent outbursts aren't something that make it separate from depression bc you can be depressed & have violent outbursts
well its gonna be more common in bipolar
imo instability of some level is the mark of bipolar
its not an opinion piece
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
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