Posted by judy1 on May 11, 2002, at 12:48:12
In reply to Does this sound like a manic episode?, posted by bookgurl99 on May 11, 2002, at 10:37:14
Bipolar is kind of like the 'designer' label right now- it is overused and abused. No, as one who has experienced numerous hypomanic and manic episodes- you do not sound like you have bipolar disorder. When manic I am hypersexual, overspend (like 10's of thousands of dollars- once buying the same pair of shoes in EVERY size in case I needed it for presents- weird stuff, lose all inhibitions, am grandiose, etc. Eventually I get extremely irritable and psychotic (true mania) and land up in the hospital. Not everyone gets manic, but even those with hypomania do not sound like you. I think your doc is stretching here, and what happened to the conversion disorder dx? Take care, Judy
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