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Old Mar 11, 2013, 07:50 PM
ultramar ultramar is offline
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Hi Passionskyy,

I actually suffer from both as well. On one occasion it did trigger an episode of mania, but which also continued to have a flavor of PTSD, if that makes any sense. It's so complicated.

A series of reminders converged in a short period of time which led to an enormous amount of anxiety (and some suspiciousness, as with you), which led to no sleep, which led to the rest. I'm actually making it sound like a neat straight line, but I suppose it was more complicated than that.

So I agree with Dark Heart, it's possible that it is triggering your Bipolar Disorder. But I think just recognizing that this may be the case is half the battle. As they can affect each other, I think keeping the one relatively under control can help with the other.

Definitely something to talk to your therapist about. I'm sorry your're going through such a hard time.

ultramar