{"id":344,"date":"2009-09-09T11:32:31","date_gmt":"2009-09-09T10:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=344"},"modified":"2009-09-09T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2009-09-09T10:32:31","slug":"cyclothmia-is-nothing-to-do-with-the-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/2009\/09\/09\/cyclothmia-is-nothing-to-do-with-the-tour-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclothmia is nothing to do with the Tour De France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cyclothymia:\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A<\/strong> mood disorder and a form of bipolar disorder. It is defined in the bipolar spectrum. Specifically, this disorder is a milder form of bipolar II disorder consisting of recurrent mood disturbances between hypomania and dysthymic mood. A single episode of hypomania is sufficient to diagnose cyclothymic disorder; however, most individuals also have dysthymic periods. The diagnosis of cyclothymic disorder is never made when there is a history of mania or major depressive episode or mixed episode. The lifetime prevalence of cyclothymic disorder is 0.4-1%. The rate appears equal in men or women, though women more often seek treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cyclothymia\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 is also a pain in the arse and severely screws up your life&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dysthymic phase<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Difficulty making decisions; problems concentrating; poor memory recall; guilt; self-criticism; low self-esteem; pessimism; self-destructive thinking; continuously feeling sad; apathy; hopelessness; helplessness; irritable, quick temper; lack motivation; social withdrawal; appetite change; lack of sexual desire; self-neglect; fatigue or insomnia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Euphoric phase<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unusually good mood or cheerfulness (euphoria); Extreme optimism; Inflated self-esteem; Poor judgment; Rapid speech; Racing thoughts; Aggressive or hostile behavior; Being inconsiderate of others; Agitation; Increased physical activity; Risky behavior; Spending sprees; Increased drive to perform or achieve goals; Increased sexual drive; Decreased need for sleep; Tendency to be easily distracted; Inability to concentrate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho Hum<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclothymia:\u00c2\u00a0 A mood disorder and a form of bipolar disorder. It is defined in the bipolar spectrum. Specifically, this disorder is a milder form of bipolar II disorder consisting of recurrent mood disturbances between hypomania and dysthymic mood. A single episode of hypomania is sufficient to diagnose cyclothymic disorder; however, most individuals also have dysthymic &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/2009\/09\/09\/cyclothmia-is-nothing-to-do-with-the-tour-de-france\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cyclothmia is nothing to do with the Tour De France&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterseaweb.com\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}