mood symptoms
DEPRESSIve symptoms
Depressive symptoms often manifest in the following emotional, behavioral, cognitive and physical symptoms
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Persistent Depressed mood (sadness, hopelessness, emptiness,tearfulness)
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Unbearable emotional pain
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Decreased interest or pleasure in enjoyable activities
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Social withdrawal and self-isolation
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Noticeable weight loss or weight gain
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Irritable feelings, increased agitation and/or anger outbursts
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Decreased planning ability and/or difficulty making decisions
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Decreased concentration and/or being easily distracted
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Decreased or increased sleep (Insomnia or hyposomnia)
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Low energy or fatigue
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Feelings of worthlessness and excessive guilt
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Delusional thinking (e.g. blaming oneself for world hunger)
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Thoughts of dying, being better off dead or not wanting to wake up
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Planned or past attempts to end one's life
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Increased physical illness or somatic complains
bipolar mood symptoms
A person struggling with bipolar mood symptoms usually experience manic like episodes that may or may not be followed by a depressive episode. These symptoms usually cause significant disruption to social or occupational functioning.
These Manic episodes are usually characterised by the following symptoms
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Elevated, expansive and/or irritable mood
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Increased goal directed activity (socially, at work or school, or sexually)
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Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
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Decreased need for sleep
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More talkative than usual
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Flights of ideas or racing thoughts
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Easily distracted
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Increased Engagement in risky activities
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Depressive episodes are usually characterised by the following symptoms
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Persistent Depressed mood (Sadness, hopelessness, emptiness, tearfulness)
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Unbearable emotional pain
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Decreased interest or pleasure in enjoyable activities
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Social withdrawal and self-isolation
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Noticeable weight loss or weight gain
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Irritable feelings, increased agitation and/or anger outbursts
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Decreased planning ability and/or difficulty making decisions
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Decreased concentration and/or being easily distracted
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Decreased or increased sleep (Insomnia or hyposomnia)
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Low energy or fatigue
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Feelings of worthlessness and excessive guilt
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Delusional thinking (eg. blaming oneself for world hunger)
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Thoughts of dying, being better of dead or not wanting to wake up
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Planned or past attempts to end one's life
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Increased physical illness or somatic complains
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