Depressive Episodes can be listed into at least eight groups. It is therefore important that victims of bipolar, parents, friends and co-workers know how to recognize the bipolar symptoms in a depressive mood. Be certain to educate yourself so you can offer help or seek it at the appropriate time for your friend or a loved one. Early diagnosis is critical with this mental disorder.
Loosing Energy: It is simply loosing energy when compared to the previous week or month and there is nothing mysterious about this bipolar symptom. When you compare your energy level to the previous month you find that you are not as energetic as before. If you look back you see that most nights you can go out for a run and dinner, but now you notice say at 3:00 pm or midday you have no more energy left. This can be noticed by your friends and family members. If you have actually stopped what you used to do it is a sign that you must try and do something about.
Fatigue " Because of the vigorous action or efforts by the mind it becomes weary: Depression can cause physical fatigue and decrease in energy. Sleeping should make us feel refreshed, but with bipolar victims they become tired and unrefreshed. Every morning can be both difficult and tiring. Some on the other hand may have a different experience, during the day they are full of life but, once they get home they feel they have no more energy left.
Lethargy - state of being listless and unenergetic, drowsy, dull, indifferent and lazy: It is a very serious symptom. These people are unusually drowsy or lethargic - spending hours just sitting and doing nothing in a place. They become totally unresponsive and simply uninterested in doing anything because their feeling and mind is indifferent and lazy.
Diminished Activity - Cause to seem smaller, less important: This is usually the result of loss of energy, fatigue and lethargy. In some cases it may occur independently of those symptoms. If you notice their level of activity begins to drop " an example will be she leaves her ironing undone, or unable to do the simple things like sweeping the garden then, you know they have a bipolar symptom.
Insomnia - inability to obtain sufficient sleep: Lying awake worrying, unable to get comfortable, feeling tensed or just having too many going on in the mind. Sleeping is a big task.
Hypersomnia " sleeping a lot: People in depressive mode have been known to sleep endlessly; some can sleep for more than 20 hours straight.
No more Interest in Pleasurable Activities: You are turning down your friends invitation to go fishing because you used to love it. Mary loves to relax by sewing but, now she would not be bothered. Your son John has season tickets to the football but has been staying home, and when you ask, he just says, "I don't want to go." It may be easier for others to spot than for the bipolar person to notice the problem with this symptom.
Social Withdrawal: Because a lot will depend on the bipolar person's personality, it may be easier to describe bipolar symptom, than to notice it. You may be able to notice the symptom when they stop going to social functions, this if the person is an outgoing person. No one will be able to realize that the withdrawal symptom is more serious if the person is a well known "loner."
Other Changes
There may be other changes in activity not listed above which may also come with depression, but the eight listed above are those that are most commonly associated with the depressive episodes of depression.
Loosing Energy: It is simply loosing energy when compared to the previous week or month and there is nothing mysterious about this bipolar symptom. When you compare your energy level to the previous month you find that you are not as energetic as before. If you look back you see that most nights you can go out for a run and dinner, but now you notice say at 3:00 pm or midday you have no more energy left. This can be noticed by your friends and family members. If you have actually stopped what you used to do it is a sign that you must try and do something about.
Fatigue " Because of the vigorous action or efforts by the mind it becomes weary: Depression can cause physical fatigue and decrease in energy. Sleeping should make us feel refreshed, but with bipolar victims they become tired and unrefreshed. Every morning can be both difficult and tiring. Some on the other hand may have a different experience, during the day they are full of life but, once they get home they feel they have no more energy left.
Lethargy - state of being listless and unenergetic, drowsy, dull, indifferent and lazy: It is a very serious symptom. These people are unusually drowsy or lethargic - spending hours just sitting and doing nothing in a place. They become totally unresponsive and simply uninterested in doing anything because their feeling and mind is indifferent and lazy.
Diminished Activity - Cause to seem smaller, less important: This is usually the result of loss of energy, fatigue and lethargy. In some cases it may occur independently of those symptoms. If you notice their level of activity begins to drop " an example will be she leaves her ironing undone, or unable to do the simple things like sweeping the garden then, you know they have a bipolar symptom.
Insomnia - inability to obtain sufficient sleep: Lying awake worrying, unable to get comfortable, feeling tensed or just having too many going on in the mind. Sleeping is a big task.
Hypersomnia " sleeping a lot: People in depressive mode have been known to sleep endlessly; some can sleep for more than 20 hours straight.
No more Interest in Pleasurable Activities: You are turning down your friends invitation to go fishing because you used to love it. Mary loves to relax by sewing but, now she would not be bothered. Your son John has season tickets to the football but has been staying home, and when you ask, he just says, "I don't want to go." It may be easier for others to spot than for the bipolar person to notice the problem with this symptom.
Social Withdrawal: Because a lot will depend on the bipolar person's personality, it may be easier to describe bipolar symptom, than to notice it. You may be able to notice the symptom when they stop going to social functions, this if the person is an outgoing person. No one will be able to realize that the withdrawal symptom is more serious if the person is a well known "loner."
Other Changes
There may be other changes in activity not listed above which may also come with depression, but the eight listed above are those that are most commonly associated with the depressive episodes of depression.
About the Author:
Ken P Doyle is an advocate for bipolar disorder and has a wealth of knowledge on mental illness. As an advocate he would like to share some FREE information and findings on bipolar medication and bipolar symptoms.
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