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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook
I used to write a lot of short stories in high school all the time. I really wanted to major in English instead of Microbiology. I let my father push me into the microbiology major. I was smart, it was OK, but I really had wanted to study English, perhaps teach as an adjunct later. Now the meds have zapped my creativity in the area of writing short stories and poetry.
Although the long writing can be a sign of hypomania too. Once I had it so bad, it was the automatic writing thing, hours & hours nonstop, and I couldn't quit. But this I can stop.
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Writing is wonderful and therapeutic! I write a lot, too. Many of my posts are also long, and they are numerous. My post count here at PC is not that high, but on another bipolar support forum site they number almost 13,000 and I've also posted thousands of posts on other forums, too. When I couldn't get enough writing at those, I started a blog where I've since posted almost 300 posts that average between 500 and 1,200 words. And those are articles, poetic prose, and other types of writing.
I sometimes have hypergraphia from hypomania and mania. Sometimes it's just a release. I call it the "dance and flight of my fingers on my keyboard".
I wrote a bit about hypergraphia and my love of talking and writing in my blog post
Writing and/or Talking A Lot! Hypergraphia or Pressured Speech? – Bird Flight