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Old Sep 24, 2013, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse View Post
You bet it's possible. Your T shouldn't be suggesting that there's something wrong with a normal, baseline mood, although you do realize that as an outsider, she may see something that you're not (bipolars tend to miss the subtle signs that we're ramping up). Good, mellow moods are not pathological.....they just are, and we need to enjoy them because we fluctuate so much.
I agree. I think thats why I got irritated. But then, my thoughts were like "...well what if..."

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Originally Posted by A Red Panda View Post
Of course it's possible that you're baseline.

But each of our hypomanias or manias manifest differently.

Like, mine? I'm quite stable. I'll make stupid decisions, but nothing that's going to get me into trouble and nothing that will mess up my life. From what I've read, one of the differences between bp1 and bp2 is that the hypomanias don't cause a severe impairment to life.

If you and your T are aware of what your symptoms are, then watch out for them. Like.... I can tell I'm going into an up when I don't sleep much, have tons of energy despite that, and want to go out every single night and never want to stay at home. I'll also start a bunch of new projects. I don't tend to pay attention to if I'm having racing thoughts or if my speech gets quicker - because I can have those from anxiety or just in a normal good mood today. (And the energy increase HAS to be combined with sleeping a lot less for me to be assured that it's hypomania). It's different for everyone though.
I did notice the lack of sleep thing. I read the same thing about the one and two. I don't think we're very aware right now, so that maybe where the line needs to be determined. Thanks!
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