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How to distinguish normal emotions from mood episodes

I can't tell if my sadness about my relationship ending is normal grief or the start of a depressive episode and the uncertainty is making everything worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Bipolar awareness creates hypervigilance that can pathologize normal human emotional responses.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Bipolar and mood instability?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.