News of Mood Disorders

Hi, I am a 42 year old man, separated from a 17 year marriage (although not technically married) with 3 children in 50/50 shared custody. The separation was decided by my ex-spouse. I have since then moved on and met my new spouse, we've been together 2 years, she has 2 children with full time custody. My new spouse has been diagnosed with BPD. It's been a rocky 2 years, most of the time everything ...

I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 2 three years ago and of course the diagnosis helped me to understand myself and know my limitations.
However, beside being living most of my adult life, I am 35, with bipolar I am also living with dreadful tinnitus which started in 2006 before taking any mental health medication and even before I knew that I have a bipolar.
The tinnitus, recently, has made it very hard ...

My husband says he can see me going hypomanic months in advance but I can't see it. By the time he confronts me about it I'm unable to be reasoned with and dismiss all his concerns. How can I stop this in its tracks? What can my husband say or do to help me get a grip?

So. I am back. Starting my new meds today. Aripripazole. Have been taking citalopram for over a year I think. It was sort of helpful against depression but obviously not against hypomania. Starting to come down from the high and feeling exhausted and like a total ###$ up. I'm ruining my life.
I'm someone who gets hypersexual and who is prone to falling in love with people easily. But I am also married with special ...

Hi,
For a few months earlier this year I was convinced that I was pregnant even though I did several pregnancy tests including blood tests. Even though the odds of me being pregnant was incredibly small considering contraceptives and time of 'conception' in relation to my cycle, I was still terrified that I might be pregnant. This was during a time that I skipped my period for a few months which is not uncommon with ...

I was just reading about a new research that people with high sex drive/addiction often overproduce oxytocin hormone as a response to fear and anxiety. (any kind of trauma?)
And that anti-psychotics, quetiapine, regulates this oxytocin production.

It does sound like certain anti-psychotics can be used to treat a variety of things. So a response to treatment doesn't necessarily equal a specific diagnosis.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7492625/Sex-addiction-caused-cuddle-hormone-oxytocin-study-suggests.html

I'm lonely, bored and depressed all the time these days. When I go places with a friend I am okay, or if a friend comes to see me, I'm okay. I don't know any bipolar people locally, and none of my friends know that I have this disorder. I have nobody to call for support. My therapist has been out of town for weeks. He's coming back next week and I will try to get ...

I have a question but first let me explain. I have had hypomania and one manic phases before.
Recently, after a 4 month severe depression, I had my first episode of mania vs hypomania episode. I’m not sure. But I don’t remember much. Just what my family said. It last about 10 days. I remember the rapid thought process. Them talking a hundred miles a minute. I got upset with my grown daughter which never ...

I'm having a really bad time of it these past few weeks. Bad anxiety, feelings of hopelessness and dread, depression. I just want to sleep all day so I don't have to think of these things. But it's there when I wake up. I've been having some passive suicidal thoughts these past few weeks too.

Besides the anxiety, I feel like I've somewhat become a different person since my OCD manifested 3-4 years ago (or ...

I am a Substance Use Disorder counselor and have a client who is severely depressed. I know working on his depression is outside my scope of practice and am encouraging him to see a mental health counselor. However he is not completely ready and it has taken a long time to build his trust in me to talk about his depression and the situations causing it. So I am continuing to work with him on ...