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For the past 3yrs, I have gone through three different therapists and psychiatrists with second opinions about my diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. It's gone from bipolar 2 to mixed depression and now back to bipolar disorder and depression.

My question is, has anyone else diagnosed with bipolar disorder never had a manic or hypomanic episode but has had mixed episodes? I have only ever experienced mixed episodes. I just wanted to see if anyone else on here experienced something similar to me. I haven't experienced a full-fledged mixed episode since 2019, but I have had symptoms and depressive episodes. #BipolarDisorder #Bipolar2Disorder #Depression #BipolarDepression #Anxiety #MentalHealth #MixedEpisodes

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Appreciation post. From me to YOU

I just wrote this as a reply to a comment but I’ll repost it here. So you can see it too. It is my most sincere thank YOU.

“Life’sfunny…
I just joined Mighty, something I never even knew existed until last saturday. Ive spent the past couple of days going on and on and on about my life .. kinda like a cathartic series of monologues about pieces of me that ive hardly ever talked about before…all with strangers … humpf
as i read their stories, related to their doubts, learned from their experiences, i felt something taking over me … something i couldnt quite figure out at the time … ive been feeling so weird lately with so many mixed episodes that putting a label on it kinda felt pointless.

Now , after 3 days , it finally hit me…that unfamiliar “something” was actually me feeling Seen for the first time in a long time. Thanks to you here in this community …through your courage, your pain, your joy , your lessons, I saw myself. I saw myself as normal. Like you.
A group of strangers who inadvertently saved my life during what could have been a very sad ( and regretful ) weekend.
Im grateful to you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” #BipolarDisorder #Mania #BipolarDepression #MentalHealth #PTSD #MixedEpisodes #Anxiety #Depression #manicdepression

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Anybody with BD Mixed features? Can anyone also feel the switch happening ? How do you cope?

Its so weird how, For example , in the middle of a conversation I realize im starting to take things veeeery personally, Things i normally wouldnt. I have to stop the other person and literally say: “ok,lets come back to this later, what you re saying and what im hearing are different things” . Manic depressive episodes scare the hell out of me… When my mood is crashing, the emptiness is so so so harsh I dont even want to get back to “normal” because i think normal is useless, not worth the trouble. I dont wanna bother people because im always afraid they ll think i just want attention. Last time my sister told me i kept repeating “even when im doing my best im not enough” and that lasted for 5 days after a webinar that didnt go as i hoped. Im not new to mistakes. I normally see them as lessons and a chance to do better.. but when im down.. uff. Im so afraid of what i might do to end the hopelessness : (
#BipolarDisorder #Mania #MixedEpisodes #MixedState #MentalHealth #PTSD

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#BipolarDisorder #Livingontherollercoaster #highs &lows #Mania #Depression #MixedEpisodes

Just wanted to share this with my Bipolar support group as an informative tool or guide you can save & look at whenever you need too! Of course I'm not a Dr & you should always follow the advice of your mental health professionals & your Doctor's! But I figured it could help some of us that doesn't exactly have Dr or anything right now! I hope this helps everyone!! ✌️💚☯️💪🙋

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#Mentalhealthmemes #MakeMeLaugh #DistractMe #BipolarDisorder #Anxiety #MixedEpisodes

Sorry about the S word! But I thought this was cute & light & funny to send this early morning hours of Monday!! ✌️💚☯️💪🙋

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Do you all tend to have mixed states and go to baseline when it ends, or do they slide into an up or down before you stabilize? They're newish to me.

#MixedEpisodes

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Could I be entering a mixed #Bipolar episode? 🤔

I know the DSM says if you have bipolar 2 you cannot have mixed states, but I have also read many mood disorder specialists who disagree. I feel so lonely and bored, yet uninterested in anything and restless; all wound-up inside, yet tired outside; irritable and agitated, and it feels really weird and I don’t like it... mixed state? This is my least favorite feeling, even worse than depression. #Bipolar2Disorder #BipolarDisorder #MixedEpisodes

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Odd Hypomanic Technology Issues

Reposting to make sense: Does anyone have issues with technology when hypomanic/mixed? Like phones or computers glitching/not working properly or not working at all. I know it sounds weird, but I’ve noticed that this happens when I’m really up and sometimes when I’m having a mixed episode. I’ve always thought I was dilusional, but other people notice it. It’s really weird. I’m hoping I’m not alone with this.. #Bipolar2Disorder #Hypomania #MixedEpisodes #BipolarDisorder

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#BipolarDisorder #MixedEpisodes

I am feeling... manic and depressed and anxious-- simultaneously :(

I am irritable and on edge-- One moment I am euphoric and on top of the world, only to flip into sadness for no apparent reason at all.

My thoughts are racing-- Very random thoughts, it feels like I am 'high,' only I have not had alcohol, marijuana, or caffeine in a quite a while (never a common thing for me anyway).

I cannot concentrate at all-- my #ADHD and #SensoryProcessingDisorder seem amplified at the moment. Sounds are too loud, more than normal (and I'm already sensitive to begin with). I cried in front of a coworker at work yesterday, not sure why.

One may think I'm fine because I am so self aware, but that is not the case-- my mind is making things difficult and I know I'm talking too much and sleep is off/on.

The irritability and anxiety is the worst; plus no appetite. I feel my immediately family, while they care, they do not always 'get it'. That's not their fault, none of them have bipolar (they understand depression and anxiety, but not mania/mixed episodes).

I am also behind on school work, should I ask my professor for an extension (without giving detail as the specifics of the situation?)???

Messaged my doctor. I am waiting to hear back, may need a slight meds adjustment.

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This may sound a bit out there but does anyone ever experience technology issues when you are hypomanic or in a mixed episode? Phones, computers, etc.

#Hypomania #MixedEpisodes
#Bipolar2Disorder

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