SYMPTOMS OF HYPOMANIA FREE

You may spend large amounts of money on things you can't afford and wouldn't normally want. Maniaĭuring a manic phase of bipolar disorder, you may feel very happy and have lots of energy, ambitious plans and ideas. Alternatively, visit the Samaritans website. You can talk to them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

SYMPTOMS OF HYPOMANIA FREE

If you want to talk to someone confidentially, call the Samaritans, free of charge, on 116 123. If you're feeling suicidal or having severe depressive symptoms, contact your GP, care co-ordinator or local mental health emergency services as soon as possible. You may initially be diagnosed with clinical depression before having a future manic episode (sometimes years later), after which you may be diagnosed with bipolar disorder.ĭuring an episode of depression, you may have overwhelming feelings of worthlessness, which can potentially lead to thoughts of suicide. Unlike simple mood swings, each extreme episode of bipolar disorder can last for several weeks (or even longer), and some people may not experience a 'normal' mood very often. Symptoms of bipolar disorder depend on which mood you're experiencing.

mania – feeling very high and overactive (less severe mania is known as hypomania).

depression – feeling very low and lethargic.

People with bipolar disorder have periods or episodes of: Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another.

Symptoms of hypomania