Thanks for doing this today. Reading all the posts and replies is very enlightening.
My mother has been had numerous psychiatrists and psychologists help her with depression and anxiety. My observation has been that she is bipolar 2 with periods of hypomania and severe depressions that last anywhere from 1 month to a year.
The “cycles” used to be every 3-5 years however now they seem to be much more regular almost perpetual as she reaches her late 70’s.
Does bipolar 2 get worse or more severe with the aging process?
A second question also comes to mind, is aggression and anger part of the hypomania? She gets very agitated at certain times and lashes out at family mainly but can “turn off” that part when around other people in her life that are not super close to her.
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Thanks for doing this today. Reading all the posts and replies is very enlightening. My mother has been had numerous psychiatrists and psychologists help her with depression and anxiety. My observation has been that she is bipolar 2 with periods of hypomania and severe depressions that last anywhere from 1 month to a year.
The “cycles” used to be every 3-5 years however now they seem to be much more regular almost perpetual as she reaches her late 70’s.
Does bipolar 2 get worse or more severe with the aging process?
A second question also comes to mind, is aggression and anger part of the hypomania? She gets very agitated at certain times and lashes out at family mainly but can “turn off” that part when around other people in her life that are not super close to her.
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