Not Sure What Phase I’m In

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  • Rappar
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2022
    • 119

    #1

    Not Sure What Phase I’m In

    Some days I feel restless, talkative, and take on too much, then other days everything slows down and feels pointless. It’s confusing and affecting my daily life more than I expected. I’m trying to figure out what helps. Any suggestions for treatment for bipolar depression vs mania?
  • gwyn
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2021
    • 119

    #2
    Some days feel like a sprint, other days like quicksand - that swings-between-mad-energy-and-flat-numbness is classic bipolar territory, and treatment usually mixes meds to stabilize and therapy to teach skills (DBT/CBT, interpersonal rhythm work). I had a friend who slept three hours during a mania and then couldn’t leave bed for weeks; mood stabilizers stopped the chaos enough for therapy to stick. Read a clear patient guide here: treatment for bipolar disorder medication and therapy options it helped us make sense of options and safety steps.

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