Monday, January 24, 2011

A mixed state?


"...mixed states is a condition during which symptoms of mania or hypomania and symptoms of depression occur simultaneously. During a mixed episode, the person may experience the impulsiveness, insomnia, irritability, and flight of ideas that can be present in a manic episode as well as suicidal thoughts, guilt, feelings of hopelessness, and changes in appetite that are common during depressive episodes."

Getting closer... I think this is as close to describing how I feel right now as it's going to get. The insomnia one night, then super-somnia the next; the not eating for 2 days then eating constantly, hungry or not; the irratability; the weepiness; the decision to go back to school (remember 2 weeks ago?); the definite feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and suicide.

I think we're looking at a nice mixed state, here, which is just lovely. Depressives with energy are most likely to kill themselves, especially girls, it seems. They always say people just out of the hospital are at more risk because they're more likely in that mixed state.

Can you tell yet? I'm worried?

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