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Bipolar Eye Colour?

I've heard ppl that are bipolar sometimes have changing eye colour. I've noticed with me, my eyes seem greener when I'm in more of an "up" mood. When I'm really depressed my eyes have more blue/grey in them. I have kind of goldish/brownish around the centre as well. I just wondered if that means anything. I'm waiting for the official diagnosis of my mental issues. I'm hoping I'll find out in July. A few ppl I've spoken to think I'm bipolar. Anyway, any input is appreciated.
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I've never heard of changing eye color being associated with bi-polar. Did you mention this to my mom? I have eyes that go from green to blue to grey and I too thought I was bi-polar for a while. Ultimately I was diagnosed with Severe Clinical Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and PTSD. Have been able to get an official diagnosis yet?
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might be to do with your pupils dilating when your angry/manic or whatever. don't know. mine are blue btw but i'l keep an eye out... scuse the pun
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I have a form of bi polar, when I was a kid my eyes were blue but they changed to green, the govt says hazel, when I'm in a great mood or maybe hypomanic my eyes turn the prettiest blue and when I'm depressed they're green and in between their a hazel like green
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I'm not bipolar; my eye color seems to change with my mood, anywhere from green to blue to gray.  My boyfriend is bipolar and his eye color doesn't change, but there is a change in his eyes when he seems to be manic.  The only way I can describe it is like the difference between a clear blue sapphire and a blue star sapphire.  It's a significant enough of a change that it catches my attention.  I don't know if it's coincidental or if there is some physiological change that happens when he cycles.  Am I imagining things?
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Happens to me all the time.
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omg i thought it was an abnormality. im not the only one that does this. i never heard of it related to being bipolar but my eyes have done this for a long time. it started when i was a kid. it stopped for a long time until i was in highschool. my eyes were originally blue and then they turned green. my boyfriend always jokes saying its because im in the Mood. but thats not always true. it just happens. since highschool though my eyes have stayed green.
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Blue, always blue.
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I think its dependent on the lighting and distance from the mirror and such at the time of looking at your eyes as to what color they will be.  Like my eyes look greyish blue up close with brown in the middle but from a distance they look green due to the color combination.
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