Please help me understand: Bi-Polar, Mixed states - periods of depression and elation at the same time?

Question

What might a person who has this disorder feel like? Can you answer any of the questions below, any personal experience would be great?
How often does the mood change or is it just mixed the whole time? if it is mixed the entire time then what might the person be like, happy or low or more manic?
What kind of behavoiur would the person display? Would they appear to be very distressed the entire time or sometimes just normal?
Are recurrent thoughts of death, self-harm and suicide ideation symptons of this state?
How could one distinguish this state Mixed State of Bi-Polar and Depression?
If you were going to describe how a person would ACT and FEEL during this state of mixed bi-polar episode, what would you say? Are there any major symptons you could watch out for in someone who has this?

Please don't feel you have to answer all the questions, any information possible would help. I don't need links to sites, i wan't personal answers. Thanks very much for your time, i really appreciate it.

Answer 1

Hi there, i shall try to answer your questions as much as i can, i have Bipolar so have first hand experiance of this illness.



First of all, bipolar is a chronic mental illness that is lifelong, but can be controlled and managed with meds and therapy, there is bipolar 1, 2 and 3 also known as cyclothmia. And through out there are 3 episodes, mania in severe cases milder known as hypomania, and then depression.



Your asking about the mixed state, mixed states are where depressive symptons and some symptons of mania persist together, this however is not being sad and happy at the same time, its all the depressive symptons like crying, no energy etc, but with the severe adgitation and irritbleness that occurs in mania, and impulsivness may come along aswell, this is known to be a bad mix as the impulsivness and the suicide thoughts, see how this may be a problem?



A person in this state would be depressed, feelings of hoplessness, helpfullness, guilt,. suicidal, crying, sleeping issues eating etc, but they would be really agressive, adgittated and be real irritated, they would maybe self harm, quite badly, not be able to sit down, anger snapping at people badly, punching things, this is how i am by the way, many people are different, Its quite horrible, i find myself feeling in a mixed state after a period of Mania, simply because after days/weeks being manic, you simply have taken all your energy out of your, i dont sleep at all or if i do very little, and im always doing somthing, yo yeah energy afterwards, i feel myself feeling really low, but i have that irritbleness and adgitation with it, i get severely stressed and angry at anything but yet i feel so dam low and depressed, its a horrible combination because depression alone is hell, but having that there too makes it ten times harder. This however does not last as long as my manics and certinaly depressive episodes.



You need any more information about Bipolar dont worry to mail me, i dont mind :)



Hope i helped. and if your worried about yourself, or somebody else, hope all goes well, dont leave it long it may become alot worse :) take care. xx

Answer 2

From what I know, bipolar disorder means that a person has separate periods of mania (feeling euphoric or out of control) and depression (being very down in the dumps, possibly even suicidal). It's like an up-normal-down-normal cycle, but with very extreme emotions. The cycle could be a month or two or mania, four weeks of "normal", then maybe a month or two of depression. Bear in mind that the lengths of these periods can vary a lot - but to be bipolar, I'm pretty sure they have to last more than a few weeks. Most people have ups and downs during the day, but these have to be a fairly constant "way up" or "way down" mood.



The thing is, mania HAS to have been present at least once to be considered bipolar disorder, while depression alone is not considered bipolar. Mania is known to cause people to do things they wouldn't normally: go on a massive shopping spree, over-spend money, become over-confident, throw caution to the wind, etc.

When people say, "S/he is so bipolar," they're generally mistaken. Bipolar disorder does not make itself known in a day. It's a long-lasting mental illness.

I haven't had personal experience, but that's what I've heard from people who do have it as well as what I've read.



I read a lot about psychology and mental disorders; I'm fairly sure this information is accurate, but it would be good to do research online or at the library as well. You might go to a bipolar community website - they might have personal stories to tell or that you can read. I hope this is helpful!

Answer 3

Is this question for you cause u think u have it?? anyway i go throug hthat although i havent been properly diagnosed all throughout my highschool lifen teenage years i've had periods of ups n down ups where i'm really talkative outgoin n wanna be around people n downs where i dont wnanna do anythin see anyone or interact wit anyone i thin about suicide and i dont even wanna go to skool. Its pretty messed up when u thinkj about it and it changes every week or so and ithink its tottaly out of my control ....



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