Posted by judy1 on November 19, 2003, at 9:57:53
In reply to Question about Manic and Compulsive Episodes, posted by TexasChic on November 18, 2003, at 10:47:11
There's a great panic site:http://www.algy.com/pdi/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi
that advertises a book by Dr. Shipko that addresses this question. Basically he says that people with panic and anxiety disorders have mood swings based on how they feel- no anxiety and they're happy, have anxiety and they're depressed. There is a HUGE diffrence between obsessively shopping and having a manic episode (bipolar disorder): no need for sleep, delusions, yes, sometimes spending way too much, speaking too fast, etc. Hope this helped- judy
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