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Originally Posted by amaviena
How can you tell the difference between mania and addiction? Maybe I bought all of those things I don't know with themes, maybe I had all of that sex, maybe I'm abusing drugs because of an addiction, Where do you draw the line? Is it so convoluted we just can't say? My school work is suffering. I can't think as fast as my brain is going. Maybe this is regular stress from holiday runoff. I wish I knew what to do with myself.
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Mania. Addiction. They are two sides of the same coin for me. I think of it as one of those nifty Chinese coins with the hole in the middle (that's the depression). Except, for me, I stay mostly manic high or toxic high with only very occasional crashes.
Since either kind of high can lead to the other, I'm not sure it's always easy to tell which is which. Too bad they have the same sucky consequences.
Hope you are able to get things calmed down. I hear those dual diagnosis units are real helpful, though I haven't ventured to that side of the unit yet myself. Probably won't have a choice next time.
Good luck to you.