Posted by fires on August 30, 2005, at 11:30:21
In reply to Re: Hypomania??? » fires, posted by gardenergirl on August 29, 2005, at 23:59:34
> Hi fires,
> I do not have hypomania (well, unless I happen to have taken Biaxin XL!), but I do get that singing in my head. It's kind of annoying at times when it reaches earworm level. I usually try to get rid of it by singing the song aloud or (evil grin) passing the "earworm" on to my dear friend, Racer.
>The term earworm rings a bell I'm going to have to google it.
> What you describe about your adrenaline increase feelings kind of reminds me of how I feel when I get overstimulated. I'm highly sensitive to all kinds of stimuli, and when there's too much in my environment: noise, restrictive clothing, busy visual images, smells, temperature changes, etc., I tend to feel a bit hyped up. My natural reaction is to want to reduce my exposure to stimuli as soon as I can. Sometimes I am just desparate to take off my shoes and socks or my watch, etc. Or just yell out, "Will everybody please shut up for five minutes?!?" when it's chaotic around me. Or feels chaotic.
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> I also react with adrenaline surges when watching scary movies or dramas with a lot of tension. If the rest of the environment is not too stimulating, it's usually okay, but I generally avoid scary or violent movies.
>
> Could you just be highly sensitive, too? If you decrease stimulation do your symptoms recede?
>I appear to be overly sensitive to adrenaline, yet when I don't have enough "stimulation", I sometimes find that my daydreams are about emergencies and other adrenaline producing events.
It's like I have to have adrenaline, one way or another.
Thanks
> gg
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