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Q: bipolar states ?
asked by: Nberry on November 18th, 2008
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I have a friend whose mother is bipolar and she is very extreme. I know of many manic episodes of hers and of her darkest state. Now, the episodes are not ALWAYS extreme are they? And can your mood change from maybe 2 good days to feeling at the bottom of the pit.. or maybe half-way at the bottom? Kinda like in an "I don't care about anything" state rather than an "I hate myself" state?
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soucie
replied on November 19th, 2008
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I range from suicidal (not recently - you can all relax), to just relaxed and normal, to paralyzed in overwhelm/fear, to having a low grade depression, to anger/rage/massive frustration/irritation, to being the wittiest, funnest, most exuberant woman you've ever met, to being a "stand up comedienne" (this is more about just being greatly entertaining, not exactly hyper). And I can experience any amount of those in any given single day. I've gone from loving myself to hating myself in one day. I've gone from being suicidal to being a 5 minute stand up comedienne with the clerk at the grocery store.

It's not like we operate in any particular box at any given time. There is almost a "chessboard" that we move around on. I can be almost anywhere at any given time. I am the Queen on that Chessboard and I am not even playing by the rules. I can move anywhere on the board and I can do it quickly. This is why people say they aren't ever sure which "Soucie" is going to show up.
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Nberry
replied on November 19th, 2008
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Ok, well my friend's mom is usually very hyper when off her meds. My friend calls them her "moods" when her mom is being angry/ depressed. Just curious, thanks for the feedback!
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