Posted by cybercafe on July 29, 2002, at 21:59:51
In reply to Re: What News Shawn ? , posted by Shawn. T. on July 29, 2002, at 21:18:28
> I believe that I decided this about a week ago. I self diagnosed it; the evidence seems to be there. I have an appointment with my
Hmmm... i know there is a mania rating scale -- but i find it much harder to fill out objectively than the hamilton depression scale -- perhaps because i have nothing to compare the h-mania to (what's normal?)
>previous psychiatrist, which was dysthmia with comorbid anxiety. Bipolar II is one of the most
yeah... did you find your dysthymia was constant mood or went up and down (cyclothymia)?
i know they both tend to start at an earlier age that most depressive disorders
>difficult diagnoses in medicine to make; I have really started to show strong signs of it in the
hmmm... i found it pretty easy to make... i mean... i was upset when my doc didn't accept my self-diagnosis .... it has always been pretty obvious that there were times i would talk faster and louder than others.... or get really excited in a situation where others just couldn't understand what i was so excited about...
.... i think i have a bit of a cluster B axis II disorder ... (narcissistic personality disorder perhaps) and that certainly has an underlying mood instability to it...>past two years (I realize now). I am lucky that I caught it early; it gets worse when untreated.
yeah... i wonder if that is grounds for a lawsuit?
>Believe it or not, I am glad that I am bipolar; it has done me more good than harm.
... i could sure use some of that h-mania right about now
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