Sometimes even I surprise myself. I can get angry suddenly. One moment I'm angry, the next I'm very happy. There are even times when I laugh while crying. My friends also noticed this problem in me. They say make a decision now. My behavior was not consistent. I can have different emotions in the same day. Just when you feel like you're about to explode with uneasiness, a few hours later it feels like it never happened. I did some research on the internet. This situation fits me perfectly with bipolar disorder. Tell me, doctor, am I bipolar?
Frequently encountering the question and the explanation before it made me think that I should write this article. Bipolar disorder, one of the oldest known psychiatric disorders in history, is also called bipolar disorder or manic depressive illness. It is a mood disorder that progresses with recurrent depressive, manic, or mixed periods of both, and between these periods the person can return to his or her healthy state. During the depressive period, the person cannot enjoy life, his self-care and self-esteem decrease, sadness and unhappiness prevail, and his sleep becomes irregular. A decrease or increase in appetite may occur. In addition to fatigue, exhaustion, and difficulty concentrating, the person has ideas that he or she is worthless. During the manic period, unusually elevated mood prevails. He or she is noticeably more cheerful than usual, overly energetic, irritable, or irritable. The person is more talkative than usual and may even mention that their thoughts feel racing. It is noticed that he is very easily distracted. An exaggerated increase in self-esteem is observed. He may engage in some risky behavior without thinking about the consequences. He/she may engage in behaviors that may lead to bad consequences, such as aimless shopping and spending money. Decreased need for sleep is evident. For example, after 3 hours of sleep, one feels rested, and this may last for days in a row. Depending on the severity of the symptoms during the attack, the person may have difficulty in carrying out daily activities. However, we see that negative consequences that may require hospitalization and treatment may also occur. If we think of the extent of the disease as a scale, the lower end of the scale is the depressive period of bipolar disorder and the upper end is the depression period. We can define it as the Nik period. The important thing is that both ends remain at the same level and are in balance. Thus, the person reaches the healthy period between the two extremes. Considering the current symptoms, we see that bipolar disorder can be confused with other psychiatric disorders. Symptoms such as impulsive behavior with a high probability of self-harm, low self-esteem, intense anger in inappropriate situations, and inability to control anger, which are common in people with a borderline personality pattern, are also seen in bipolar disorder patients during an attack. In addition, impulsive-disruptive behavior patterns that occur in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be confused with bipolar disorder symptoms. Therefore, all symptoms are considered in detail when making a diagnosis. If the symptoms listed above are at a certain level and do not disrupt the person's functionality in family, work and social life, the disease is not at a level that can be diagnosed. So, "I wonder if I'm bipolar?" The answer to the question; It may be the triggering of negative emotions that arise as a result of the memories triggered in our past lives by the events we experience in our ordinary lives, the difficulty of environmental stress factors and the lack of strong coping methods. We can't always have the same mood line. It is not possible to feel good all the time. Sometimes we feel happiness, joy and excitement, and sometimes we feel pain, regret and anger. Noticing negative emotions as much as we notice positive emotions and observing what they teach us will strengthen our ways of coping. Fortunately, just like happiness, pain is also temporary...
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