What is Bipolar 2 Disorder?

Hello everyone, today we are going to talk about

bipolar

two

disorder

,

what

is it and how is it different from

bipolar

one

disorder

? Now I know we have a lot of new people here, welcome if you have any questions or concerns and are wondering if I've talked about it before, just go to the YouTube search bar, enter my name Kati Morton and some keywords for your search, like anxiety, depression and stress, etc. I think I have over 1200 videos, so I've probably talked about it. That's it, now let's get into bipolar two disorder to be diagnosed, someone must meet the criteria for a hypomanic episode and a major depressive episode.

Now a hypomanic episode is characterized by having a distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated irritable or expansive mood and an increase in activity or energy that lasts for at least four consecutive days and is present for most of the day almost every day while feel this way you must also have three or more of the following number one inflated self-esteem or grandiosity number two decreased need for sleep number three talks more than usual or feels pressured to keep talking number four experiences flight of ideas or racing thoughts number five is easily distracted number six has an increase in goal-directed activity and number seven has excessive involvement in high-risk activities if you meet that criteria, remember you must also meet the criteria for a major depressive episode and that criteria is and must have five or more of the following symptoms and must have been present during the same two-week period and represent a change from previous functioning must also be at least one of those five symptoms.

I know this is a little confusing, but stay with me. One of those five should be having a depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in things. Alright. The other. Remember the symptoms, so if you have one of those out of a total of five, if you look for four of one of these, a significant change in your weight could be weight gain or weight loss. Significant changes in your sleep, either sleeping too much or not feeling enough. You are so restless that other people in your life notice it, and if you perhaps mention it to yourself or your healthcare provider, you feel fatigued, lose interest almost every day, and may also experience feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt. .

Decreased ability to think or concentrate or be really indecisive. I don't know if you remember that really old video I made about the least talked about symptom of depression, it was difficulty concentrating and that's it, and the last one is having recurring thoughts of death or suicidal ideation now that all that diagnostic stuff it's out of the way and I hope you've already seen my other video on bipolar one disorder. I'm sure you know that you can see that the only difference between bipolar one and bipolar two disorder is a manic episode those with bipolar two disorder never experienced a manic episode, they experienced a hypomanic episode and if they experience mania that means they are misdiagnosed and their diagnosis would be changed to bipolar one, so bipolar two could become bipolar. one, but all that really means is that they were misdiagnosed from the beginning and that the mania really possibly hadn't manifested yet.

Now the difference between a manic and hypomanic episode is really the severity. Those with hypomania have the same symptoms as mania. They just don't occur to the same degree and that's really a difficult thing for me to analyze and communicate with you, but know that when it comes to a diagnosis, it all depends on our level of functioning, so someone with hypomania maybe You know that He's irritable and feels terrible and doesn't need as much sleep, but he can still function a little in his life. Someone with mania couldn't do it and if any of you have experienced either, please leave your opinion on this in the comments below that way we can learn more about the difference together now I know a lot of people call bipolar disorder bipolar depression that is not the name of the actual diagnosis, it is not

what

we call it and I think that is because it could be confused with the major depressive episode that is experienced in both bipolar disorders, both one and two have it, so know that the Bipolar depression is part of both bipolar disorders and is not a diagnosis per se, at least not in the US.

I know other countries have different diagnostic codes and names, but as far as I'm concerned, I did some research to investigate other countries. I didn't see it, but if you disagree or know something different, let us know below too. Many people wonder how bipolar disorder is different from quote-unquote normal people, and to be honest, those with bipolar disorder can live wonderful, fulfilling lives and nothing about them is really different, however, if you interact with someone which is in an episode. such as depression and hypomania or mania they may act just as you would expect someone in that state to act they may be depressed they may be irritable they have pressured speech and act very irrationally and impulsively if someone in your life is acting this way it is best not to address it until they're done with that episode and then just mention that you've noticed they haven't been themselves and that you're happy to help them get help in any way you can.

The goal is to express our concern and get them professional help so as not to judge them, so try to keep that in mind when you are preparing what you want to say because we want to make sure they really listen to us. Also note that in my experience, most people are more likely to listen to us and want help when they are in a depressive episode rather than a manic or hypomanic episode, so if you can spot them at that time it might be better and the last thing I want to talk about is that.

Bipolar two disorder is often misdiagnosed as a serious disorder, usually because people with bipolar go to see a therapist or doctor when they are depressed and they feel depressed, it makes sense, we feel terrible, we want to get help and then when we They ask about our symptoms, we will only be able to tell them about what we are feeling right now, so they think that all we experience is depression and the diagnosis is such, but the scary part and I mentioned it in my video on bipolar if they give us an SSRI or an SN RI and it's also known as an antidepressant, we can go into mania or hypomania, the medication will actually activate us and push us into that and that can have devastating consequences for us, because if you remember hypomania and mania.

It can cause us to buy too much, have risky sex and do things that are completely out of character and that is why it is so important that we keep track of our own symptoms, write them down and when you go to your appointment, read them, tell them when it happened this, when you felt like this how long it lasted and it can also help to bring a family member, close friend or spouse to our appointment because to be honest, they often notice more than we do and can fill in any blanks they can. We know that a few weeks ago we felt very different to how we feel now and we may have simply forgotten, so doing this will ensure, for example, tracking our mood, bringing someone with us, talking to the doctor, take our time to make sure we tell him.

Tell them all the things we feel and we will make sure we are diagnosed and treated appropriately. I hope I've helped answer any questions you have about bipolar two disorder, and as always, feel free to share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments. It's always better when we learn things together. Thank you very much for watching and we'll see you next time. Bye bye.