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Mood Swings

User Profile: niseyyy
niseyyy June 4th, 2025

Does anyone else experience mood swings that cycle throughout the day? I started today fairly optimistic and right now I'm feeling irritated, almost angry. It's so easy for me to get hung up on a random thought that will catapult me to an extreme. I rarely feel "happy" but once I get in an "angry" trajectory, I'll stay in that mindset for a while.

I'm open to talk about others' experience with bipolar in general. I don't have any other peers or friends that share a bipolar diagnosis. Any feedback is welcome. :)

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User Profile: cyanessence
cyanessence June 7th, 2025

@niseyyy

I'm not diagnosed with bipolar but there's a chance I have it.

I can experience rapid mood cycles. Something will make me angry, which makes me sad and cry as I don't like anger, which makes me happy and laugh because I'm glad I can feel. I can fall into depression at the slightest hint of rejection, and shortly after see so much light in life.

Each day feels like the full range of the human experience. It is hard to find balance but it is getting better, especially since I've been expressing myself here.

So I don't know for certain if that's bipolar, but I do relate to a changing mood throughout the day!

User Profile: Dooptydoo
Dooptydoo June 8th, 2025

@niseyyy I go through that a lot except my morning starts off annoyed that I woke up have a coffee feeling pretty good but by about noon time I'm agitated for the rest of my day and I have no idea on what to do about it I take my meds and everything I see my  dr regularly yet still the mood swings still happen and morning thoughts are stay there there daily.

User Profile: MeatyCricket639
MeatyCricket639 June 9th, 2025

I am both diagnosed and being treated for bipolar. As long as I take my meds, I wake up feeling ok. I naturally have more energy in the morning so I feel good. But it usually goes to *** pretty quickly.

User Profile: MeatyCricket639
MeatyCricket639 June 9th, 2025

I am both diagnosed and being treated for bipolar. As long as I take my meds, I wake up feeling ok. I naturally have more energy in the morning so I feel good. But it usually goes to *** pretty quickly.

User Profile: waterguy
waterguy October 20th, 2025

The same thing happens to me

User Profile: Geminiguy2167
Geminiguy2167 January 24th

I completely get that one. I live with roommates that don’t understand my moods as I don’t tell or share my being bipolar. I do find I get angry and irritated especially when I feel they don’t listen to me. Sadness or happiness I find it’s all cyclical too. Part of the daily life of a bipolar person but don’t stop being you. Talk it out with someone you really trust like a therapist. Good luck!

User Profile: Geminiguy2167
Geminiguy2167 January 24th

I completely get that one. I live with roommates that don’t understand my moods as I don’t tell or share my being bipolar. I do find I get angry and irritated especially when I feel they don’t listen to me. Sadness or happiness I find it’s all cyclical too. Part of the daily life of a bipolar person but don’t stop being you. Talk it out with someone you really trust like a therapist. Good luck!