SEE YOUR DOCTOR WHEN ..... You experience at least four of these symptoms in either or both categories for at least two weeks.
DEPRESSION
___Feelings of guilt and worthlessness.
___Feeling helpless.
___Thoughts of death and/or suicide.
___Restlessness.
___Irritability.
___Difficulty concentrating or remembering.
___Difficulty making decisions.
___Decreased energy or fatigue.
___Loss of interest in ordinary activities.
___Loss of interest in sex.
___Persistent sadness, anxiousness or emptiness.
___Sleep problems, including insomnia.
___Over sleeping or waking up too early.
___Changes in appetite or weight gain/loss.
___Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism.
MANIA
___Staying up for long hours, feeling like you don't need sleep.
___Extreme euphoria, like you are on top of the world, and could do anything.
___Grandiosity.
___Difficulty managing money, bouncing checks.
___Buy things you don't need.
___Can't balance your checkbook.
___Credit cards always maxed out.
___Getting into trouble with the law, not counting traffic tickets.
___Start new projects before you finish the last ones, and nothing ever gets done.
___Promiscuity, sexually loose.
___Get excited easily, talk too fast.
IF YOU CAN SAY YES TO FOUR OR MORE IN EITHER CATEGORY, AND THEY ARE HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. You may be Bipolar, please talk to your doctor.