Hypersexuality is one of my biggest issues. The urges become so great that it affects my daily life, taking over my mind and my body. It feels like my baser self just takes over. Does anyone else experience this? How do you handle it? Any other people here go through episodes where you feel like a man (or woman, I suppose) eater? Sometimes I feel like I could (and would want to) go through men like tissues without remorse or respect to myself or others. (I feel like I'm rambling. Am I rambling? I hope my point and ideas get across in this mess. I have a lot to express.)

The other part:

In December, I began having a severe episode where I wasn't able to work, I would cry at the drop of a hat and wouldn't be able to stop and had extremely bad suicidal ideation, so I admitted myself to a partial hospitalisation program where I was re-diagnosed as having bipolar II, along with my previous diagnoses of depression, PTSD, panic disorder and general anxiety. My treatment began with going off of Zoloft (200mg/day, no longer taking) and starting Effexor (75mg/day) then adding Trileptal (300mg/3xday) and a larger daily dosage of Klonopin (0.5mg/2xday). I've been living with bipolar II unknowingly for so long that I'm extremely confused. I'm so used to the mindset that comes with the mental illness that I don't know if what I'm feeling is normal or not. I feel unsure about everything from my relationship to my life path. Do I just need time to adjust? Did anyone else experience this? I feel very lost and as though I'm treading on unsteady ground, just waiting for my tentative hold to slip.