There are many kinds of depression. (There are also many kinds of mania!) I categorize my depression in two ways: negative or weepy. This is pretty simple. I often get mad, irritated, anxious and worried when I get depressed, but more often I get weepy. Of course there are other types of depression, silent depression for example where a person just stays in bed all day. But today I'm experiencing weepy depression and I hate it sdo much.
Bipolar is chemical- so it's natural it would also control our physical actions in certain ways. If I get depressed and can't stop crying, it's just the kind of depression I'm experiencing. I have friends with bipolar who never cry. They just get angry! And sometimes mean!! I can be like that as well, though I don't take it out on others like I used to. My challenge these days is to not take it out on myself.
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Published on December 28, 2010 07:29