Posted by karaS on October 2, 2004, at 14:34:54
In reply to Re: Soft Bipolar anyone?, posted by Optimist on October 2, 2004, at 12:11:35
> Possibly cyclothymia, which is a softer variant of bipolar 2. It's usually less peaks and valleys but it can still be very problematic.
Maybe. I don't have much in terms of peaks and valleys. Really just valleys that I'm aware of. The only thing that led my doctor to suggest it was the sleep issues (the fact that sometimes I sleep too much and other times I find it hard to sleep at all). This is a fairly recent phenomenom for me. Most of my adult life I haven't been able to sleep at all from depression and anxiety. I wonder if the times I can't sleep are just my anxiety over my current stressful situation. I don't know.Part of me would like to have the diagnosis because it might make it easier to treat me. On the otherhand, there are psychological issues with adding on another label...
Thanks,
K
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