Treatment for Cyclothymic Disorder
Mood disorders rarely go away on their own, and in fact, they often get worse over time. Like many other mental health conditions, mood disorders are easier to treat early on before symptoms become more severe or you develop additional complications. That’s why, if you feel like your moods are interfering with your relationships, work, or other areas of your life, or you’re finding that you’re turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms such as drugs or alcohol, it’s important to seek the help you need as soon as possible.
At Blair Wellness Group, we specialize in treating all types of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and addiction. Under the expert care of renowned Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Cassidy Blair, clients can benefit from her unique and personalized approach to treatment in a caring environment that nurtures resilience and positive mental health.
Symptoms You Might Experience
People with cyclothymia usually experience many weeks of low-level depression followed by an episode of mild hypomania that lasts several days. Although most can function with their symptoms, the unpredictability of them can pose a challenge to everyday life.
The following are examples of some of the depressive symptoms that one may experience:
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- Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed
- Feelings of sadness
- Trouble sleeping
- Changes in eating habits
- Excess fatigue
- Difficulty concentrating
- Lack of motivation
- Social withdrawal
When someone is experiencing high or manic symptoms, they may look like this:
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- Excessive talking or speaking very quickly
- Euphoria or feelings of profound happiness
- Increased anxiety
- Lack of focus
- Inflated self-esteem
- Decreased need for sleep
- Racing thoughts
- Excessive physical activity
- Impulsivity
- Reckless thrill-seeking
Hypomanic and depressive symptoms are also commonly associated with other mood disorders as well as various health conditions, medications, and substance abuse. Because of this, and because many people are still able to function despite their disorder, it can be difficult to determine how many people actually suffer from cyclothymia.
Risk Factors
Like many mental health disorders, the development of cyclothymia can be influenced by a variety of biological and environmental factors. There is a strong correlation to genetics as it has been found that people tend to have a higher risk of developing the disorder if one or more of their family members also had a mood disorder. Even if someone has no prior family history of the disorder, each person’s unique brain chemistry can play a part in its development.
Environmental factors — specifically situations that cause significant stress — are also thought to influence mental health disorders, and Cyclothymia is no exception. As with the other forms of bipolar disorder, experiencing one or more traumatic events either as a child or in adulthood can increase your risk of developing it.
These risk factors can also increase your chances of developing a comorbid Mental Health Disorder, such as Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, or Addiction Disorders. These Mental Health Conditions can exacerbate symptoms and complicate both the diagnosis and treatment of Cyclothymia.
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Diagnosing Cyclothymic Disorder
Because many of the symptoms associated with cyclothymia overlap with other types of mental health disorders, it can be challenging to diagnose. In general, those with cyclothymic disorder will have several periods of hypomania and depression that significantly affect daily life. Symptoms should be present for at least two years with stable moods not lasting for more than two months at a time. In addition to this, it must also be determined that a person’s symptoms are not caused by another mental health condition or substance misuse.
Even though all of these conditions must be met in order to make a clinical diagnosis of cyclothymia, each person is different and may have varying degrees of the disorder, or a combination of several disorders. If you feel as though your moods control you instead of the other way around, it’s important to know that psychotherapy is considered to be one of the most effective treatments for cyclothymia as well as other mood disorders such as Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2. The worst thing you can do is to ignore your symptoms or just assume “that’s just the way you are.”
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