Posted: Jul 3, 08 8:41am
"Clinically a 'mixed state' or cyclomic bipolar episode is where depression and mania meet and collide. In a mixed state you have all the relentless, agitated drive of mania, but none of the euphoria. Instead you feel depression's misery and self-loathing. It is the most dangerous condition possible, the one in which most suicides occur. No longer protected by depressions inertia, you now have the ability to act upon your despair"
quoted from MANIA by Terri Cheney, 2008.
My question is, besides myself, have you experienced a similar episode and would you describe what it was like.
I suffer from it quiet often and it is part of my diagnosis (DX). I am BP1 with mixed episodes and suicidal ideation. What scares me in my "normal" moods is what I may do to myself when I am out of control. My medication does not stop these episodes and I don't believe there is one without putting me to sleep until it passes.LOL.
beaux
The original post was made on July 3rd and I have been in a mixed state through a 5 day vacation for my spouse. All went well at first but by the end of the 3rd day things got dark for me and likewise for her.
It is very difficult for her to "hang in there" and not get sucked into my moods. I manipulate her and this is very scary for her. I admire her overall strength to endure and still profess to love me. But, she does!!!
I am surprised that no one has responded (Now is 7/16) to the original post. Please, I would like to share with someone with a similar problem and see if our suggestions to each other can be of help. I am on medication, but it may be as much a problem as it is a solution. The side effects may outweigh the benefits at times. I too, am under the care of a Psychiatrist, but basically all she does is monitor my meds and shakes her head at the stories of my episodes. I need real life communication with members of this group that share my madness!
beaux
