Blog Post 2 : What is Mood Swing?

I think our mood is not only stick and stay always in one mood state like always being in a good mood or in a bad mood but it also change, sometimes fast, sometimes not quick, and sometimes extremely change and I think that's we call mood swing.

And it is explained in this article I have read from the website "www.psychcentral.com" entitled "All about Mood of Swing" by John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

That "mood swing is a part of mood where your mood easily change. Example for that is, a one person feel happy and excited then a little while his/her mood changed and became frustrated, depressed or angry. This mood swing is common to a person who has mood disorders and also it is a common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and pregnancy."

It explains there the literal meaning of mood swing, that it is an extreme or rapid change of mood. Such mood swings can play a positive part in promoting problem solving and in producing flexible forward planning. However, when mood swings are so strong that they are disruptive, they may be the main part of a manic depressive or bipolar disorder.

Mood swings are universal, varying from the microscopic to the wild oscillations of manic depression, so that a continuum can be traced from normal struggles around self-esteem, through cyclothymia, up to a depressive disease. However most people's mood swings remain in the mild to moderate range of emotional ups and downs.

So my conclusion to that is having a mood swing is not bad, because it is the natural part of our lives facing any particular situation but if it is disruptive or strong it can lead to serious health problems like mood disorder.

         
What triggers our mood swing? I think this article from "www.webmd.com" entitled "Mood Swings and Bipolar Disorder" reviewed by Joseph Goldberg.

Shows that many different things affects and trigger mood swings, like unhealthy diet or life style, drug abuse or hormonal imbalance and other improper living activities. A person that has a problem with sleep patterns , self-esteem, concentration, or even improper eating habit can be sign of an oncoming mood disorder. Because of that I knew the major cause of mood swings is hyperactivity sometimes accompanied by inattentiveness, symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. If the mood swing is not associated with a mood disorder, treatments are harder to assign. However, mood swings are the result of dealing with stressful and/or unexpected situations in daily life.

My conclusion is mood  rapidly change because of thinking too much that you forgot many things and sometimes you can't sleep because of many things that troubling to your mind, but take care of yourself and be wise to manage your task, don't take things very serious and be responsible in every situation that you encounter in our daily lives to have a balance and a good mood. And people having a mood swing or rapid change in their mood is not bad, because these are natural part of people's lives and this is only the result of dealing with stressful and/or unexpected situations in daily life.