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> anxiety/depression would be replaced by confidence and optimism; lethargy and mental sluggishness would be replaced by physical energy, creativity, productivi
by empath75 8y ago
> anxiety/depression would be replaced by confidence and optimism; lethargy and mental sluggishness would be replaced by physical energy, creativity, productivity and accomplishment; anger resentment towards people in my life would be replaced by kindness and compassion; my chaotic, shambolic lifestyle would be replaced by orderliness.
> However, these states of wellbeing would be accompanied by a nagging sense of fear and dread, that this version of myself wasn't the "real me", that it was unsafe for me to be in this state of health, and that I needed to go back to being my anxious, depressed, sluggish old self.
Isn't this just the manic/depression cycle?
- tomhoward 8y agoIt's not that simple. I've had hypomanic episodes at times and have observed such episodes in friends, but they were still quite chaotic and a lot of the symptoms (resentment, aggression, anxiety) were still there, as were the physiological symptoms of inflammation. The episodes I've described above were quite different, and notable for the simultaneous change both in my emotional state and my physiological state.