Am I Bipolar or just depressed?

[FriendlyShadow]

One minute I'm happy and laughing by myself in my room, and then later on I'll start to cry and think of negative feelings/memories inside my head. It happens from time to time. I'm wondering if this is a bipolar condition and if anyone else has experienced the same thing. Probably because all of the stress my family, people, and friends(phonies I should say) put me through and I can't stop thinking about it. I don't what to do. :sad:

 

[Gadfly]

I'm not bipolar and I didn't research it so...with that caveat, I'm going to say that bipolar refers to more profound and prolonged periods of depression and elation. I'm just depressed, anxious and avoidant, but I have similar episodes, usually within minutes of each other. I think it's just a normal part of depression...

 

[cowboyup]

I used to work with people who had bipolar and what you describe is not the extreme highs and lows as what I had seen people with bipolar go through. What they went through were long periods of time being extremely happy - like they could conquer the world, they went on mega shopping sprees, were very gregarious, etc. Then when they came down from that high, they were extremely depressed - some almost suicidal.

for what it's worth, I too feel similar at times to what you are feeling.

**Please note I am not a doctor nor claim to be expert on this subject. The views expressed above are strictly from personal experience from working with people who were actually diagnosed with bipolar**

 

[jaim38]

I feel this way too, but I suspect it has something to do with my menstrual cycle.

 

[ImNotMyIllness]

I used to work with people who had bipolar and what you describe is not the extreme highs and lows as what I had seen people with bipolar go through. What they went through were long periods of time being extremely happy - like they could conquer the world, they went on mega shopping sprees, were very gregarious, etc. Then when they came down from that high, they were extremely depressed - some almost suicidal.

for what it's worth, I too feel similar at times to what you are feeling.

**Please note I am not a doctor nor claim to be expert on this subject. The views expressed above are strictly from personal experience from working with people who were actually diagnosed with bipolar**

For me. I'll go into really severe depression and then one day the fog will lift. And then I'll want to make up for lost time and seize the moment. That's when I go into a period full of energy focused on achieving my goals. When I'm in this state, I can accomplish almost anything!...Even my SA, can't stop me (although it still creates huge anxiety). This period can last weeks, months or even a year. But ultimately something will happen that will upset me and cause me to crash, and before I know it, I'm in an even deeper depression from where I started.
This last depression that I'm in has been one of the worsts! If I go into one deeper than this.............I don't know.......

 

[MarionBerry]

There is more than one type of bipolar. The extreme high/low of bipolar 1 is more noticeable to outsiders than the less extreme bipolar 2. If you're worried about this you should get yourself to a psychiatric practitioner. It's possible to feel normal and not miserable all the time.