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Originally Posted by tecomsin
Hey WC, I often wonder what to say when responding to posts but then I look at your replies and often think to myself that was a response I would also hope to be able to write.
I've been through all kinds of denials before about the nature of my own mental illness but am in a better place now in accepting it and being vigilant about a few things like sleep. Once you have had psychotic thoughts they don't suddenly completely disappear. For instance, you have memories of what you were doing when you were having those thoughts and it can seem like a different person... but it isn't.
I really do think there's a profound divide between people who have psychosis as symptom and those who do not and wonder often why they are put into the same disease like bipolar.
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Thanks, tecomsin. I often do not know how to respond to posts, yet, I give it a whirl. Lol.
I do understand about the "memories of what you were doing when having those thoughts," at least to some extent. I have a lot of memories and when they arise, I often feel like I am in the same environment I was in when the memory was being processed. Maybe a bit similar?
I have been psychotic only a few times that I am aware of. It sometimes happens when I am under tremendous stress and severely depressed. I have also been very psychotic after a long surgery... and lots of meds involved. (A large percentage of post-op patients suffer from some form of delirium. I had all types of hallucinations and was very delusional for a few days inpatient.)
I don't think any case of bipolar (be it comparing BPI to BPI or BP II to BPII) are the same. At the same time, I agree with you that BPI and BPII can be very, very different. Yet, some people/bipolar experiences are right on the line between BPI and BPII. Still others progress from BPII to BPI; so I guess it is a "spectrum." (just thinking out loud here.)
For instance, both my H and I have a BPII diagnosis. His episodes "flirt" a bit more with BPI than do mine. At the same time, he is much more stable and much more functional (easier to treat/manage).
I do agree that it's very difficult for some people with BPII to fully understand what people with BPI endure (from an experiential viewpoint). Quite possibly vice versa?
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and opinions. I feel you are a very intelligent person with outstanding thinking skills. I admire your ability to reason things out. I do learn a lot from you. I am grateful to you.
WC