News of Mood Disorders

Hi, I often experience depression and a few months ago I decided to create an animated short film that deals with the issue. The name of my film is "The Depression of Detective Downs." Today it premiered on IFILM.com. I tried to make sure I included every symptom I could think of to fully let the viewer see what it's like to be depressed.

The story involves a detective, by the name of Rolando Downs, ...

I can get very irritable very easily. I have had times for about 4 days where I can be joyful and very happy. And then for no reason at all can get very agitated and I start yelling and raising my voice at people :evil: :cry: I don't like it and want it ...

Just wanted to say Hi and thanks for having me. :wink:

~Windy

I am diagnosed Bipolar II and havent yet gotten on a modd stabalizer~me and my family doctor are woking on that but does anyone have any suggestions about how to help calm down or somewhat control the angry mood swings?

My husband has been soooo wonderful and he's trying to be patient~i think hes just happy that we know whats finallt going on but I know it hurts him when one minute Im happy and ...

Hi there.
I am at risk for paranoia, scizophrenia and depression (it runs in my family), and I've been noticing recently that the depression is starting to take a turn for the worst. thre was one eriod where itw as absolutely crushing, but generally its just moderate to strong feelings of being alone or worthless, generally at night, even if i've had a full day of hanging out with friends, etc.
Anyways, yesterday, I was ...

if you havent gotten around to prozac yet than i would recommend it greatly

it is a great medication zoloft just made me get panic attacks but PROZAC WORKS!

I truly am posting this as a question regarding a friend of mine.

D has had four children, her last being a girl. Another friend of ours (M) said to her that she thinks she (D) is suffering from PPD. M and I believe that she is. D doesn't believe that she is simply because she "never got that way" with the other kids.

So my question is - is it possible to get it ...

hello i am 15 years old and i have been diagonsed with clinical depression. i am feeling very anxious and down right now (even more than i always do) and i recently learned that sleep deprivation can help you to feel better. it was a technique used in the 1950's by psychiatrists, but it was abandoned after antidepressants were made. now it is making a comeback. i think that many people who visit these forums ...

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I've skipped meds here and there. I used to take them consistently but I don't seem to care anymore. I hate my psychiatrist because I feel like a specimen and I hate how she treats my future and I hate how she makes suggestions for me when she hardly knows my situation or me outside of the bipolar label. I am biased. Again, I hate her I hate her I hate her I hate ...

Pls help me determine if my husband is bipolar. After two years of marriage, he recently told me he was unhappy, never loved me, and wanted a divorce. Apparently, he did a similar thing to his previous wife (of 3 years). My husband is a charasmatic, fun guy to be around, people gravitate towards him. He can be sweet and go out of his way to do creative things for me. But he sometimes seems ...