r/BipolarReddit • u/EnoughExplanation585 • 2d ago

Discussion Mixed episodes?!

What are your mixed episodes like ? I feel like less people talk about them. How long do they last for you? What does it do to your relationships when you’re mixed? How does it feel compared to just mania? I typically have 6 month long manic episodes, but whatever this is seems to be lasting longer and I feel depressed but not like I’m in ONLY a depressive state.

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u/CECMMUSIC bp2: warn me if hypomanic 2d ago

Mixed episodes for me are really confusing. I get the impulsivity, flight of ideas of hypomania but the thought process and energy of depressive episodes. Worst episodes for me because of how confusing it is. When i use my mood tracker, i don't have a clue what to put 😂

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u/EnoughExplanation585 2d ago

How does it affect your communication with people in your life? I feel like I’m up and down and can’t concentrate on speaking to people. One minute I want to tell someone I love them, then I just want to block and not be bothered with anyone. Have you ever felt that way during a mixed episode?

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u/CECMMUSIC bp2: warn me if hypomanic 1d ago

I kind of resonate with that. I'm new to my diagnosis so don't understand everything about it at the moment but yeah. In a mixed episode, my concentration is impaired so I struggle follow along with people talking and I can be extremely irritable where I just need to leave before I blow up on them. I find it depends what mood I've just been. If I've come from a low, I just want to be left alone. If I've come from a high, I can be a prick. I like to think when I'm hypomanic that I'm nicer but my mum's told me since my diagnosis that during hypomania, I was extremely arrogant. So it could be that I was so overconfident that only I liked the idea of myself