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Old Sep 16, 2012, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by mojave_rose8 View Post
And I suppose some manic and hypomanic people would abuse downers to take the edge off, I actually felt the times I did do downers when I was up I actually became MORE up.

Just a thought.
I never really thought about it, but I usually only drink when I'm up. If I'm down, I'm just "not in the mood". Maybe subconsciously I was trying to level myself out. I don't know, but definitely something to think about.
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