Posted by barbaracat on March 27, 2005, at 21:54:38
In reply to Re: explain the difference » Spriggy, posted by Larry Hoover on March 26, 2005, at 12:37:27
A bipolar type one might experience moods between -5 and +10. A bipolar type 2 might experience those between -10 and +5.
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**But the +'s on the scale can be euthymic or dysthymic and that's where so much of the confusion lies. Mixed states depression is more like -10 to +10 but it's rocket-fueled depression, nothing euthymic about it.The 'euthymic' description for mania is the one that has kept many of us, myself included, from realizing we were bipolar. I used to read romanticized versions of mania thinking 'wish I had me some of that fun mania', not realizing that's what my anxiety, agitation and irritability really were.
In retrospect, I can see the signs were there all along, including 'fun manias' but BP can take SO MANY different forms. If it weren't for responding so dramatically to Lithium I'd still be denying it. - Barbara
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