My Mental Trampoline

Symptoms of a Depressive Episode
Home | About Me | Twisting and Turning | The Struggle Within Me | Just A Thought | Bi-polar Blood Donations | Instability Will | Six Questions That Might Save Your Life | Are You Sick Enough To Consider Hospitalization | A Trip To The Hospital - How To Find A Safe Place | A Trip To The Hospital - Admitting Yourself | A Trip To the Hospital - What To Pack | A Trip to The Hospital - Part One | A Trip to the Hospital - Through the Hassle Castle Doors | A Trip to the Hospital - Perceptions of Hospitalization | Patient's Rights In Hospital | How To Deal With Frightening or Disturbing Patients | Romance on the Ward | What To Bring A Friend/Family Member In A Psyche Ward | The Return- Coming Home from the Hospital | Illness Journaling | Medications Chart | The Social Safety Net | Social Safety Net Chart | Your Mental Health Care Providers | Health Care Ladder | Introductions to Symptoms | Symptoms of a Depressive Episode | Symptoms of a Manic Episode | The Swinging of the Pendulum | The Other Half - Spouses of Bi-polar Sufferers | Fostering Friendships with Those Living with Mental Illness | Addictions and Mental Illness | On A Scale From One To Ten | Pet Therapy | Vertical Striving Versus Horizontal Striving | Holiday Horrors | Slicing or Other Self-Abusive Behavior | Panic Attacks | Do Not Hate Me Because I am Bipolar | Children With Bipolar Disorder | Videos on Mood Disorders and Mental Health | Support Groups, Organizations and Associations | Successful People | Guest Questionnaire | My Favourite Links | Recommended Reading Material | Medical Articles/News Items | My Mental Trampoline 25 Beautiful People 2008 | Guest Map | Add Your Story | Caroline's Story | Tell A Friend | Disclosure and Privacy Policy | Webrings | Contact Me

Symptoms of a Depressive Episode

  • Suicidal thoughts (not medicated)
  • Thoughts of self-injury, satisfaction in inflicting pain on oneself (not medicated)
  • Self-destructive behavior (not medicated)
  • Obsessive thoughts with death
  • Reclusive tendencies
  • Melancholy and taciturn disposition
  • Extreme mood swings (being angry, sad, unemotional and apologetic at the spur of the moment)
  • Often in tears
  • Irritable
  • Loss of concentration (small or large tasks become difficult to manage)
  • Overwhelmed easily
  • Loss of sense of taste (food bland and unsatisfying
  • Memory lapses (short term memory affected)
  • Inability to sympathize with or to feel empathy for others
  • Self centeredness (the sufferer may not understand that he/she is in a selfish mindset)
  • Increase of sleep
  • A general feeling of exhaustion and lethargy
  • Muscles aches
  • Headaches
  • Escapist behavior (use of prescription or illegal drugs or alcohol to escape from reality)
  • Increase in daydreams and delusional behavior
  • Loss of appetite/increase in appetite
  • Weight loss/weight gain
  • Overpowering sense of loss
  • Overpowering sense of anxiety, worry, problems
  • Feeling out of control
  • Empty hole feeling in pit of soul
  • Paranoia (conspiracy theories, people are out to get you)
  • Focusing on issues and incidents from the past that cannot be changed or altered.
  • Panic attacks
  • Difficulty socializing (large crowds, strange people, or important events make you experience a panic attack or debilitating fear)
  • Possessive of family and friends
  • Difficulty remembering words (your vocabulary seems to fail you)

When you see not medicated by the symptom listed, it means it is controlled when I am properly medicated.  I, however, still suffer the effects of this symptom, just not to the same degree.  If I have missed a symptom or you have others, I apologize.  Like I said, these are only the ones I have personally experienced.  If you wish to discuss you symptoms, whether they are similar to mine or not, please feel free to email me or leave a message on the message board.

 

Enter content here

Enter content here

Enter content here

The information provided by this web site is primarily based on TattyLou's own opinions and conclusions.  TattyLou is not a health care professional and does not wish to be confused as one.

This website contains information on bipolar disorder, manic depression, anxiety, depression, mental disorders, emotional disorders,  panic attacks, panic disorders, living with mental illness, pets, spouses of bipolar patients, partners of bipolar patients, cutting or slicing, self harm, self abuse, hurting self, self admit, self admit to hospital, suicidal tendencies, health care, health care ladder, hospitalizations, what to take to hospital, social safety net, illness journaling, medication chart, medications, bipolar disorder symptoms, manic symptoms,  depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, scary patients, frightening patients, disturbed patients, how to deal with scary patients, patient advocacy, guest stories, Chat room, Chat,  forum, mental health forum, mental health message board, bipolar forum, bipolar message board, message board, anxiety forum, anxiety message board, panic disorder forum, panic disorder message board, Instability Will, child profile, mental health videos, videos, caregivers, caregiver descriptions. 

Copyright © 2002-2008 Tash
All Rights Reserved

My Mental Trampoline - Manitoba, Canada