Bipolar Disorder
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Hi /adv/,
I'm having a tough time figuring out whether or not I am bipolar. It is not severe enough to where it is obvious I need help and I am definitely capable of living a highly functional life without any medicine.
So here's the deal. I'm at a point in my life to where I can't say whether or not I am an optimist or a pessimist. I have recently gotten laid off (due to an industry downturn) and I was the last one our boss held on to, so obviously I am a great worker without any sort of medicine.
But over the last year and a half, I go from very optimistic to very jealous of others which leads to bursts of anger and depression. However, the depression/anger does not last longer than half a day and then I'm back to business. But these bouts are starting to occur more and more frequently, especially now that I've lost my job.
Usually though, when I have the right people to talk to, I feel better. So part of it is just loneliness in a new city. I do have highs where I get very ambitious and become very productive but I can't tell if this behavior is normal or not.
>not severe enough to where it is obvious
> depression/anger does not last longer than half a day
Going by what you said, you're definitely not bipolar. Those are just normal emotions considering your circumstances. I don't know why you're trying to diagnosis yourself as bipolar.
