{"id":9547,"date":"2016-06-18T08:10:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T15:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=9547"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:46","slug":"bipolar-and-depressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-and-depressed\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar and Depressed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-3-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9550 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-3-0\">Signs that you might need some help for bipolar disorder depression:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-3-0\">&#8211; You have not been out of the house in a few days. <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-3-0\">&#8211; Getting out of bed is difficult and on some days impossible.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-3-0\">&#8211; You&#8217;re not eating, brushing your teeth or shaving. <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-3-0\">&#8211; The phone rings, but you CAN&#8217;T answer it. <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-3-0\">&#8211; You&#8217;re binge watching TV shows and you feel really, really guilty about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d6o8r-0-0\">People are worried about you.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"dcsbd-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"dcsbd-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dcsbd-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"eq03r-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"eq03r-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eq03r-0-0\">Your regular self leaves the house, brushes his teeth, feeds the animals, goes to work, interacts with the world and looks forward to life. That person has disappeared. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"12i08-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"12i08-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"12i08-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"13ish-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"13ish-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"13ish-0-0\">Depression is INSIDIOUS.\u00a0 It creeps up on us and day by day sucks the life out of our lives. We must fight this by taking action. Right now, if the above describes you, please know you are not alone. Depression is a nasty, walking dead succubus that you can fight. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"7i467-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7i467-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7i467-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"50nm9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"50nm9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"50nm9-0-0\">If you have bipolar disorder, it&#8217;s normal to have depression. If you have depression, it&#8217;s normal to have the above symptoms. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"9koj4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"9koj4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9koj4-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"dk6ch-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"dk6ch-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dk6ch-0-0\">What do you need to do right now to get help? Answer that phone? Shave just to show yourself that you are human damn it and this illness will NOT take over your life for another day? Call a suicide hotline? Call a friend? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fastjulie\" target=\"_blank\">Please feel free to visit me on my Facebook page at Julie A. Fast.<\/a> If you ask for help here, \u00a0you will get some help from people who understand. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"8o7c3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8o7c3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8o7c3-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"ab4qm-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ab4qm-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ab4qm-0-0\">If you love someone with bipolar depression and are not sure what to do, you can\u00a0visit Facebook and ask for help. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliefast.com\/family-coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can also contact me regarding coaching through my coaching page on my JulieFast.com website.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"8p2q1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8p2q1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8p2q1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ct761\" data-offset-key=\"b0m9u-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b0m9u-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b0m9u-0-0\">Julie <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b0m9u-0-0\">I wrote my book Get it Done When You&#8217;re Depressed to help us get out of bed and get on with our lives. We can get better.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b0m9u-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b0m9u-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-it-done-cover2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-it-done-cover2.jpg\" alt=\"get it done cover\" width=\"232\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-it-done-cover2.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-it-done-cover2-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-it-done-cover2-101x150.jpg 101w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9550 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stock-man-depressed-anxiety-sad-stress-worry-bed-7y2w.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Signs that you might need some help for bipolar disorder depression: &#8211; You have not been out of the house in a few days. &#8211; Getting out of bed is difficult and on some days impossible. &#8211; You&#8217;re not eating, brushing your teeth or shaving. &#8211; The phone rings, but you CAN&#8217;T answer it. &#8211; You&#8217;re binge watching TV shows and you feel really, really guilty about it. People are worried about you. Your regular self leaves the house, brushes his teeth, feeds the animals, goes to work, interacts with the world and looks forward to life. That person has disappeared. Depression is INSIDIOUS. It creeps up on us and day by day sucks the life out of our lives. We must fight this by taking action. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-and-depressed\/\">[ Read More ]<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9547"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9547"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11154,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9547\/revisions\/11154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}