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Old Mar 25, 2015, 02:22 PM
manicattack manicattack is offline
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Originally Posted by joymc2 View Post
I'm not sure if this is a bipolar thing but I use to be a bit of a social butterfly. I had a great desire to constantly plan get-togethers, try to make lots of friends and loved to be the life of the party. Of course my erractic behavior didn't keep people around for long but it didn't stop me from trying. Well in the last few years I've pretty much cut ties with most friends & even some family members & I started to live a life of seclusion. I avoid leaving the house unless I have to & I don't have any desire to make any friends. Just the whole thought of socializing now gives me anxiety. Can anyone relate?
I do not necessarily get anxiety, but I went from being everyone's best friend and favorite party girl to ZILCH in about 3.2 seconds. I got my diagnosis and figured out things and now, I prefer to stay home and knit, read, do my nails, etc, than to go out.

I was voted Class Clown and Best Laugh in high school (12 years ago) and now I'm mostly down-to-earth and smiley (for the most part). When I admitted to a few people I was a party girl and got a DUI and spent a couple nights in jail, they were surprised because I don't socially drink with them often. It's no longer in my comfort zone; before, drinking alcohol WAS my comfort zone.

Now, it's something I do mainly from my own home and not when I'm around a lot of people. And I can't remember the last time my husband and I went out with a group, honestly. We have two sets of couple friends that we stick with and call it good.

Nothing wrong with it.
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Generalized anxiety disorder - 1998 -
Bipolar I disorder - 2007 - not medicated


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Thanks for this!
joymc2