Depression? Anxiety? Both?

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I'm at work right now, sipping my usual morning coffee, trying to come back to life, but it seems like I'm just depressed. I can't snap out of it for some reason. On the surface, I look fine, all dressed up and made up and pretty, but on the inside I feel....heavy. Like....a deep dark pit. I can't really put it into words without feeling like I'm sounding insane. I just feel like if I could be home in bed, under the covers I would be. I'm doing therapy and have been diagnosed as being bipolar, but never really paid attention to my symptoms / thought they were normal and that I was like everyone else. Now that I'm paying attention, I feel like this may be depression and the "down" of my cycle.....I've been super active for the past few weeks so maybe that was the "mania" phase.....I don't know....so confused and scared.

I don't know a ton about bipolar, so I'm not sure how much help I can be. I'll try though. I hate seeing people down.

Depression I do know though. It comes and goes for me. I would suggest trying to do things you enjoy. You said anxiety in the subject, but I don't see anything in the post about it? Anxiety and depression tends to go together a lot for many people, so it's very possible.

Sounds like depression from the way you've described it.

Hi

Can you talk to your therapist or doctor, who you see for your bi polar ?

Probably best to see a professional to help you navigate your ups and downs until your
better placed to understand them more clearly.

I think one problem with bi polar is that the person may not always recognise the symptoms themselves.

So I would think it's good that your trying to understand them and that your noticing the differences, but a
professional would be the greatest help I think.

Best wishes

I'm not familiar with bipolar, but I do know depression and it's normal to find some parts of it intimidating and confusing. It's not a fun thing to live with. If everything is going fine in therapy then don't worry about it, just keep pushing forward.