Posted by PM80 on June 9, 2005, at 13:16:01
In reply to Re: bipolar sleep problems » yesac, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 9, 2005, at 10:52:42
> FWIW, my understanding of Bipolar Disorder and sleep problems is that during a manic phase you tend to not feel like you need much sleep... as opposed to feeling like you need sleep, but you can't (exhaustion, insomnia).
>Well, yes and no, I think. What if you like to sleep and do not like to be wide awake in the middle of the night? Mania and its accompanying lack of sleep presents differently in different patients. I have actually read about this in some books specifically about bipolar. I, personally, just do not like to be awake in the middle of the night unless I am at a party or a bar/club, which is not that often now. I do not feel physically that I need sleep, but I have never been a night person. But I'll get up at 5am for the hell of it. Insomniacs usually suffer from their lack of sleep, but someone with mania does not. I think this standard is more telling.
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