Depression Episodes
Among the symptoms of bipolar disorder is depression episodes. This condition may have an impact on both one’s mood and physical well-being. The condition may also make it difficult to remember, think, eat or sleep.
One must also feel significant weight loss, hopelessness, or worthless, loss of energy, and an attempt to suicide. It takes at least two weeks experiencing this to receive a major depressive disorder diagnosis.
Depression may linger or worsen if left untreated. In extreme circumstances, it may result in self-harm or death. Fortunately, with therapies, the severity of depressive symptoms can be decreased.
Bipolar disorder’s down phase can be identified by indifference toward once-enjoyed activities and retreat from familiar people, places, and things. Music, art, athletics, or any other activity that formerly provided a feeling of significance or purpose no longer energizes depressed people. They separate themselves and seek solitude.
Major depressive episodes don’t happen to everyone with bipolar illness, but they occur for many.
While depression can result from bipolar disorder, one significant distinction exists between the two conditions. The person can experience “up” and “down” mood states due to bipolar disorder. In depression, however, until people receive therapy, the emotions and mood may stay “low.”
