mood (redirected from Moods)

mood (mldbomacd) the emotional state or state of mind of an individual.

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mood (md)

n.

A state of mind or emotion.

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mood,

a prolonged subjective emotional state that influences one's whole personality and perception of the world. Examples include sadness, elation, and anger. See also affect.

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mood

Psychiatry A pervasive and sustained emotion that, in the extreme, markedly colors one's perception of the world Examples Depression, elation, anger. See Affect, Bad mood, Emotion, Good mood.

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Patient discussion about Moods.

Q. Who will help me then? I moved out of my parents house at 18 because I couldn't deal with my dads mood swings or his drinking anymore. A friend of mine went over to my parents house one day and saw how he was acting and my mom told her about all this stuff that had been going on. My friend then said she recognized the signs of him having manic depression. I want to know what the signs are and I wanted to know if there was anything I could do to help. It doesn't help that he's making my mom depressed (she really is .I don't know what you'd call it yet though) and she has become addicted to prescription medication for her headaches). I was searching for An information and posted these questions on many forums but i didn't get any valuable response at last i found a solution and I belong to this community called iMedix. Here they have a very supportive and helpful Bipolar support group. This site has helped me a lot and I would like to share it with all of you here.

A. Hello Michael. I see you care for your parents. It may be hard for them to take advice from you. All you can do is try and get them to go see their doctor. Its wise to move away from a situation involving addiction and alcoholism as you have done. You have to go on with your life and hopefully not let the other situation drag you down. Perhaps your parents have friends or relatives that you could contact and ask for help in dealing with them. If the suggestions come from multiple fronts than maybe there is better hope the light will come on for them to seek help. For you, there is a group called Al-Anon. Its not AA. Al-Anon is for people who have been on the receiving end of having to live with an alcoholic or addicted person. They can help you. Alcoholism and drug addiction affect everyone around the one with the problem. You have been living in a tough situation. But you are strong enough to do something about it. Good for you.

Q. My wife is suffering with bipolar and now she needs some medications. My wife is suffering with bipolar and now she needs some medications which could cure her. I will be happy if someone replies me what are the medications are used to treat bipolar disorder?

A. To get her imediate help I would suggest getting her to a mental health specialist who can get her theropy along with the proper medications for her. Everyone is different so different treatments work for different people. we wont be able to tell you here what medications will be helpful for your wife she will have to work closely with mediacal professionals to find that right combination. There are also others like lixuri who choose a more natural treatment. Be patient with her and continue to support and love her. She needs the positive influences in her life more now than ever.

Q. can someone close make a bipolar person "snap out of one of his moods? I'm very close to my nephew-who is bipolar- and I was wondering if I'm able to help him move from a manic mood to the normal for a while, like to cool him off. Is it possible? what should I do to try? I don't want to hurt him...

A. My mom has bipolar disorder and it took me several years to figure out how to react when she is one of her moods. Like the above posts, you cannot snap him out of his mood, but you can try to calmly talk to him without overreacting. I found this works best when my mom is (excuse the language) bitchy. Even if he says things that you don't necessarily agree with, talking calmly and trying to understand what he means can help a lot. For example, if he says something that hurts you, just tell him calmly that it hurts you. Try not to lash back because from my experience, that only makes things worse.