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I was on another forum and the topic is
"Tough Love". Someone posted the following:
"So if I'm bipolar, and I've done things while in a manic state - destroyed relationship, run up huge bills, etc. - that make me suffer once the mania is past, I might eventually be motivated to try and avoid being manic again".
The poster is under the impression that all manic episodes are caused by the person w/ BP dx.
My response:
COMPLETELY disagree. Mania is not something a person w/ bipolar can permanently avoid. Episodes happen even if the person is medicated. People w/ BP dx can TRY to avoid things like drinking, stress and lack of of sleep HOWEVER even doing so is NOT a grantee. I've had a manic episode AND I followed ALL the rules, I'm not sure were you received your misinformation from....let me guess a movie.
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