For Bipolar People Is There an Opposite to Manic Dysphoria and What Is It Called?

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Question by bluguy57: For Bipolar People Is There An Opposite To Manic Dysphoria And What Is It Called?
I know that for bipolar people you can be in a manic state of energy but extreme upset i.e. manic dysphoria.

Is there an opposite? Is there a mixed state where you have the low, sluggish energy of depression but with the extreme happiness that sometimes accompanies mania?

If there is what is it called? I was thinking “euphoric depression” but that sounds like an oxymoron because “depression” has connotations of being sad. This would be like a state of depression minus the unhappiness plus great happiness.

Best answer:

Answer by Baby Doll
The opposite of manic dysphoria is depression. And yes a person can have both at the same time it’s called cycling. Look up cycling bipolar and you’ll get the proper name that you are looking for.

Answer by Andrea
Yes, it is called aggitated depression… there is no euphoria but typically you are depressed in mind and body but have anxiety and irritability….. there is such thing as a mixed state but you are truly manic and depressed at the same time…. honestly I am euphoric AND dispairing at the same time. For me a mixed state is so confusing that I become psychotic and have intrusive thoughts.

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