Looking to chat with people w/ Bipolar 2

@Spiritofthecheetah

I was just diagnosed about a month ago with BP2 and PTSD. Prior to that, my entire 34 years I thought I was clinically depressed. Little did I know those "happy" times were hypomania.

My entire adult life has felt like peaks and valleys. I'm motivated, killing it at life when I am in hypomania, piling things on my plate, and overachieving in every possible area of my life. Then, the depression sets in and I crumble, and basically give up or quit everything I was doing during the hypomanic phase. Once the depression ends, I feel like I woke up from a coma and can suddenly function again and am so elated that the depression is over that I just get manic all over again. It is truly exhausting and now that I am a mother it is causing problems.

Depression = sleep, apathy, and zero motivation for me. Which is really bad with a husband, dog, and two toddlers. The laundry and cleaning will pile up to an overwhelming level during these times. I sleep way too much and stop exercising and socializing.

Hypomania = crazy decisions like spending cash until I have zero, signing up to do things like teach a class, run a race, start a fundraiser.. and then miserably failing or having to quit when the manic phase is over and I realize I have overcommitted myself. I also have jealous delusions at times and snoop around looking for evidence that my husband is cheating. Also have an overwhelming fear that my husband will leave me. Even after 11 years. He has never done anything for me to suspect infidelity, and reassures me until he is blue in the face but I can never realize that it's just a delusion before I cause a fight.

Hey, I was recently diagnosed with bipolar 2 and feel so isolated in my experience so hopefully this helps some. The depression feels like deep loneliness, emptiness, and physical pain. Nothing matters and everything is pointless and hurts. The hypomania feel like productivity. Except I can’t stop or it hurt me. The agitation is severe. I have to do something. I wake up and jump out of bed to stay busy. Keep the restlessness at bay. It’s impulsivity in spending and self harm. It’s wanting a million piercings to distract myself from the pain. It’s internal restless that makes you feel like you can’t catch a break and have to keep moving. It’s lonely. It’s confusing. It’s hard to control. If you feel like any of this, I’m so sorry. But you’re going to be okay.

Hey! You are definetly not alone! I struggled with bipolar all my life till 27 years old. And didn't even know what it was. I had a loooooong journey of 4 years of therapy and medications. And I will take med for my whole life. And only now I'm in a real remission... Hope you'll find your remission, too!

@Spiritofthecheetah

Hello, thank you for your post! I do not have Bipolar 2, although I do experience mixed episodes and they are very difficult. What would you like to know? What is your experience like?

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering what made you guys realise you had bipolar 2/ how did you go about getting help and getting diagnosed.

I am not for a second trying to self diagnose! But the past few years have been the most confusing of my life and every symptom possible aligns with bipolar 2.

whatever that has been going on with me, it’s starting to have a really detrimental effect on my life and those around me. Just looking for some advice really if this were to be the case, or maybe will make me realise that it may be something else that is the issue.

@Spiritofthecheetah

Hey, I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 in grade 7. Has been really tough for me all this while...but I hope you're okay and wish you all the best:)

@Spiritofthecheetah

I have bipolar 2 and am willing to talk to you sometime.

@Spiritofthecheetah

I have bipolar type 2 and it's a nightmare. I'm more than happy to talk sometime, I'm a verified listener, u can send me a message if u want

I'm rapid cycling bipolar2 I feel no one understands me sometimes and the people That I feel I'm close to don't really know me at all? I sometimes feel like they just feel sorry for me. But maybe i'm just more negative right now because i'm on the downside