Posted by delna on March 24, 2010, at 14:48:37
In reply to bipolar an clinical depression do shrinks no, posted by manic666 on March 24, 2010, at 10:15:57
> in bipolar you get manic an depressive cycles, i have seen patients in hospital fight tooth an nail to stay in a manic state as docs try to stablise them.//i am told i have clinical depression an anxierty //but i act in a simular way not complete mania//when not in clinical depressin ,like a remision, i act like a 20year old nob, the shear release of being depression free make me use every minute of the day catching up on what i missed.// its like reborn an the bad stuff has vanished.//.i no any day it will be back so i live my time at 100 miles a hour its liks an anxierty but not in a bad sence. its an anxierty to do things i no i wouldnt be able to do at any time soon,//bacause a trigger may come ,a med will fail or a depression just show,s it ugly face.manic by name an nature ,is ther a cross between the 2 illnesses.
Hi
I have had this feeling too. When 'better' I too have gone through doing things at a mad pace. My explanation was like yours- that I am catching up on life and making the most of being ok. I thought nothing of it. However it turned out to be hypomania in my case (after many such episodes)The fact that you say "i live my time at 100 miles a hour its liks an anxierty but not in a bad sence. its an anxierty to do things" makes me wonder if it is hypomania afterall. You need to ask yourself a few things that may make it clearer, like:
-are you functioning at a much higher level than ever before and much more than those around you
-Do you feel you can't keep up as you have so many plans and your thoughts are racing.
-Do you feel pressured to keep talking or doing things
-Everyone else and the world seem like in slow motion
-Do you have other symptoms like inability to sleep, distractability, hypersexuality etc, etcjust a things that may give you a clue if you are wondering if you have 'highs'.
TC
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