Posted by Dinah on September 17, 2002, at 16:37:21
In reply to Re: Has IT stopped? » Dinah, posted by tina on September 17, 2002, at 9:59:10
Agitated hypomania is the way I describe the bad hypomanias. Here is a better description than I can give. It's from the following source.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/support/depression/bipolar-faq/part1/
3.5 What is the difference between euphoria and dysphoria? ------------------------------------------------------------ There are two basic types of mania (or hypomania): euphoric and dysphoric. A person can experience both types when they have bipolar disorder. In euphoria, a person is high, in love with the world, one with the world, feeling boundless energy, talking a mile a minute, mind is racing, deluded with grandiose thoughts, etc. This kind of mania is generally the kind described in the popular literature. Dysphoria is another type of mania. In dysphoria one is "high" but in a different sense: agitated, destructive, full of rage, talking a mile a minute, mind racing, deluded with grandiose thoughts, paranoid, full of anxiety, panic-stricken. In addition, dysphoria can also come into the depressive side. These are often referred to as "mixed episodes." Mixed episodes are quite dangerous; suicidal ideation often accompanies this state. What's the difference between agitated depression and dysphoric (hypo)mania? Dr. Ivan Goldberg (psydoc@netcom.com) explains: "While folks in an agitated depression show increased motor activity, they never show increased sociability, increased creative thinking, joking and punning that may be seen in someone experiencing a dysphoric (hypo)manic state."
I'm not absolutely certain whether I am referring to agitated depression or dysphoric hypomania. I do know I don't sleep much. And of all my moods, I think that one is the worst.
Dinah
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